I just got an Email from Gold Rush Bay and they are doing an HO scale Aadams Family mansion for a reasonable price. I have bought from Christian before and I am very happy with his offerings. I just want to pass this along for those interested. They may be in other scales too. He has a pretty extensive line of 3d printed buildings and other items 
https://www.goldrushbay.com/collections/ho-scale-1-87
   
Charlie

OH NO MR.BILL 

   

I'm starting a new thread since my other log cabin thread is giving me a few fits, plus this is a new project. What I want to achieve is making a log cabin using the logs that Jim sent me. Rather than notching the ends, I'll terminate each corner or junction using a vertical post. I have room on my layout for a park which will include the original log cabin, a ranger station/museum and a picnic area surrounded by a chain link fence.

   
   

I created my own leasing company by simply modifying a existing companies logo and changing the color to give it a prototypical look but making it my own.

I'm trying to keep the roster powered by 645's. The GP38-3's are built from GP35/38/40/50 donors. 

   
Built as a GP38.

   

Built as a GP40. Retained the three radiator fans.

   

Built as a GP40. Center radiator fan removed and hole plated over.

Caught WPMA-19 working Absegami Plastics.  After making a few see-saw moves, the engineer is having a few words with the conductor.



   

So this was my friend's other hangout. He was always mentioning you and talking about the trains with us uneducated ones. I met him on rimfire central. He became a great friend would always get me through a bad day. You all know his anniversary is coming up this weekend. In case you didn't know they are having this event in his honor.
   

Took the tourist trip on the Durango & Silverton. We got lucky, this was the only day this week that it didn't rain. We also brought heavy jackets but it wasn't that cold. We did see snow, but high on some hills.

We left Durango as a double-header (480/473) steam until we got to the top of hill and took on water, then 480 went ahead because of the weight restrictions on one trestle. We then went double-header  into Silverton. On the way back, 473 took us all the way. We followed the river and at one point was 400 feet above it, and many times was so close to the edge, all we could see when we looked down was water. In many places, the rocks were shored up by old rails and bailing wire. At one point the engines let off steam. Seems like they use river water and need to get rid of the sediment that collects in the boiler.

All-in-all, the ride was a good one, a bit cramped since it was narrow gauge. The scenery was exceptional if you like hills and trees, which I do. The trip is about 3 1/2 hours each way. They stop running steam for the winter late October, and only go half way until Spring.

Here are some shots I took. My friend took some shots with me in them, but I couldn't believe I looked that decrepit and so I won't scare you all by posting any of those....

Classic CNR steam---U2G #6213

P1460039 by Ed Creechan, on Flickr

WPMA-17 making a pick-up at Oisin Sand.

Bruce

   

Not sure how this will go over, but I have been thinking of making a thread like this for awhile now. 

I watch a lot of you tube vids on trains/train stuff, and have no one to talk about it with, or if you have stories train related you would like to pass on, or have rail fanned and want to talk about it, etc. 

Pics are more then welcomed, but not a must. 

I encourage replies to peoples posts, so come on, lets talk!    

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To start out, I watched todays post from Jawtooth, on youtube, and seen an NS train, the lead engine was an AC4400 I believe, and it had two UP engines behind it, what blew me away was the second engine, a UP, was an SD90/43MAc , WOW! I thought I read about two years ago that UP had retired all the SD90/43MAc's, guess that was 100% wrong, it was really neat to see...cripes, I'm a nerd