Feb 29th Leapyear weekend photo fun
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tompm
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Here we have a local passing Castle Rock
P2K GP7 – Reading
Athearn RTR 60” Flat with two Stake Bed trucks – TTX. This is one of the flat cars I have been working on recently.
Atlas ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Car – Citgo Petroleum
Atlas ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Car – Citgo Petroleum
P2K GP7 – Reading
Athearn RTR 60” Flat with two Stake Bed trucks – TTX. This is one of the flat cars I have been working on recently.
Atlas ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Car – Citgo Petroleum
Atlas ACF 23,500 Gallon Tank Car – Citgo Petroleum
rhoward
S.L.O.&W. Trainman
Bob B your photos and your modeling are inspiring! I love your scenes.
Thought I would pop in and share a couple that were e-mailed to this morning. These were taken on a cell phone during the Op session yesterday.
Kyle eases the Decapod up the slope with a string of reefers.
Just to prove I was there. I'm the "mature" guy in the red shirt.....
The session was a great first time event and showed me where all the problems are on the layout. The 2-6-6-2 derailed in the tender in the same spot every time it went upgrade. Nothing else had any problems in that location. I think it might have been a piece of ballast.... In several spots the scenery kept creeping closer to the rails and caused a few derails as well. I spent a couple hours last night "trimming" scenery and looking for the bad spots. I also decide to make some modifications to a couple of the 85' heavyweight passenger cars so they could make the 22" curves that I have in a couple plces and in running those found a small kink just after a bridge in the new section that caused p[roblem with the long cars. Got that fixed as well. All told a productive day for the SLO&W.
Thought I would pop in and share a couple that were e-mailed to this morning. These were taken on a cell phone during the Op session yesterday.
Kyle eases the Decapod up the slope with a string of reefers.
Just to prove I was there. I'm the "mature" guy in the red shirt.....
The session was a great first time event and showed me where all the problems are on the layout. The 2-6-6-2 derailed in the tender in the same spot every time it went upgrade. Nothing else had any problems in that location. I think it might have been a piece of ballast.... In several spots the scenery kept creeping closer to the rails and caused a few derails as well. I spent a couple hours last night "trimming" scenery and looking for the bad spots. I also decide to make some modifications to a couple of the 85' heavyweight passenger cars so they could make the 22" curves that I have in a couple plces and in running those found a small kink just after a bridge in the new section that caused p[roblem with the long cars. Got that fixed as well. All told a productive day for the SLO&W.
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MLW
Active Member
Started a bit of "folliage etc.." on the lower portion of Chambly.
This is the SL&C main line heading east into "La Chine Yard" which is pretty much on the same grade all the way east to St-Lambert. Basically it is situated on a dried-out riverbed.The main line eventually re-join the upper portion of the "CN main line" that goes from the maritimes (westward) to Montreal and beyond (eastward). The CN main line roadbed and tracks (upper portion) can be seen on the background, above the shrubs.
Anyways, the tunnel portal is the section of the SL&C that goes underneath the city of Chambly (westward) and re-emerge west of town and "connects" to the CN main line and various industries.
This eastward CN train interchange with SL&C and is heading to La Chine yard.
So here's my "run-by" railfanning shot.
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This is the SL&C main line heading east into "La Chine Yard" which is pretty much on the same grade all the way east to St-Lambert. Basically it is situated on a dried-out riverbed.The main line eventually re-join the upper portion of the "CN main line" that goes from the maritimes (westward) to Montreal and beyond (eastward). The CN main line roadbed and tracks (upper portion) can be seen on the background, above the shrubs.
Anyways, the tunnel portal is the section of the SL&C that goes underneath the city of Chambly (westward) and re-emerge west of town and "connects" to the CN main line and various industries.
This eastward CN train interchange with SL&C and is heading to La Chine yard.
So here's my "run-by" railfanning shot.
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johntealon30
Member
I think my camera problems are sorted, dug out my older camera which didint look to promising til I messed with the settings, it now looks half decent.Did some more ballasting today and started work on a new track side building (ex container)
darkened my fence post a little too..
John
RJR
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Finished up a couple of wrecks this weekend.
Old 97
Hogger
Job well done Jeffrey. I imagined some old timer in the shed havin to get up an turn on the lights everytime it went dark. The delay is long enough to seem as if he was bumpin into things while trying to get the light.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
There's nothing quite like the smell of rust in the morning
OldGettysk
Running the MC & Buffalo
Jerome you really enjoy wrecking those Locos !!!!!
Clonefan94
New Member
I've got a good start on things. This is basically a layout so my kids,2 & 4, (girls) can watch trains run. And use a handheld to control them themselves. I think it works pretty good for that. I had to put it on a door because sooner than later, we'll be moving. Instead of doing a tear up, I'll just pick up and go.
BTW - if anyone saw my "wanted" post for the MRC command 2000 walkarounds, I ended up building two this weekend. My kids absolutely love having their own controller in their hands.
Still a long ways to go, but, I've got the track to where trains can roll. This is about 3 weeks work so far.
BTW - if anyone saw my "wanted" post for the MRC command 2000 walkarounds, I ended up building two this weekend. My kids absolutely love having their own controller in their hands.
Still a long ways to go, but, I've got the track to where trains can roll. This is about 3 weeks work so far.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Looking good so far.
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
Caught a Conrail GP35 coming through the yard.
