Guess I'll start this weeks photo fun.

My latest (G)normus scale acquisition. USA Trains GP38-2. This one is getting repainted. Haven't decided either to match my HO scale Southwhick & Winsted GP38, or one of Winchester and Western's. I'm pulling for W&W's #2184, which I got a cab ride in back last October.

Got six Intermountain MILW boxcars in the mail today. Used some time to tone the wheels and trucks down and "wash" the shells.

They join the Fox Valley cabs


ps. MILW, CR and BN are my three preferred operations scenarios used and exchanged frequently.

Found this sitting down at the pier.

Bruce

Here are a few shots of a not-yet-finished DPM structure for the town of Elfrida:











Wayne

A couple of double-headed freights heading west towards Hamtown on the Grimsby Sub

Here is a shot of the "Shiawassee River Gorge" bridge on the Lansing Model RR Club. It was scratch-built many, many years ago by a member. It will soon be gone due to numerous "earthquakes" (hip bumps) through the years that have severely damaged it. Plan are underway to replace the bridge and scenery around it.



Chuck

Chuck Wrote:Here is a shot of the "Shiawassee River Gorge" bridge on the Lansing Model RR Club. It was scratch-built many, many years ago by a member. It will soon be gone due to numerous "earthquakes" (hip bumps) through the years that have severely damaged it. Plan are underway to replace the bridge and scenery around it.

Chuck

That's too bad! Its a great looking bridge!

Meanwhile, local railfans are happy about a recent agreement between the Kings Port & Western and the Baltimore & Ohio that will have two B&O trains a week using KP&W tracks to reach Williams Yard in Kings Port. Trains will likely be headed by this aging pair of F7's in the classic scheme. Does anyone know if this livery had a particular name?

A quick search didn't reveal a name, but it did confirm my suspicion that it's loosely based on the blue & grey of a fracas in an earlier era. There's a little bit of info HERE.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne! That was interesting!

My Grande Valley Railway Road Mate and power unit a GP38-3 on a grain transfer. Did this unit 2 years ago and never noticed till I took this pic I never finished the paint and numbers on it.GP38-3 is an original ATLAS/KATO unit that was painted in 1994.The RoadMate is a ATLAS Classic I did two years ago.



The building in the back ground is a exact sized scale model (before the addition) of Williams Form the company I retired from in 2008 after 30 years.

Another bridge scene as a double-headed coal drag heads east over the Desjardins Canal bridge

I hope I'm not taking advantage by posting another shot but the rail-fanning action on the Grimsby sub has been a much better alternative to the live action at Bayview Junction especially during the recent frigid cold spell.Here's a couple of photos of some of the passenger trains that are seen on a regular basis at Beeton.

cn nutbar Wrote:I hope I'm not taking advantage by posting another shot but the rail-fanning action on the Grimsby sub has been a much better alternative to the live action at Bayview Junction especially during the recent frigid cold spell.Here's a couple of photos of some of the passenger trains that are seen on a regular basis at Beeton.

I don't mind seeing your pictures, and it is like going south to where it is warm all the time.
Charlie

Wayne, that is really nice work on that structure

Thanks, Kevin.
Once my brother makes a sign for it and a few other background structures (some of which still need painting), I should be able to "finish" the town of Elfrida, which will "complete" the lower part of the layout. Like all layouts, though, it'll need more details and there's always the chance that some things will be re-worked, too.

Wayne