Weekend Photo Fun February 3, 2012

**r_i_straw** · February 3rd, 2012, 03:58 PM

Some passenger power and some freight power.

Con Cor DL-109s

Life Like E8 with a "Nose Job" to make it look better.

My home made FTs that I had finished about six months prior to MT and IM both announcing that they were going to make them in N scale. Only the A unit is powered.

**MOPMAN** · February 3rd, 2012, 05:25 PM

Cool pics. I especially like the "nose job".

**mikelhh** · February 3rd, 2012, 10:47 PM

They sure do look smart.

My ex Santa Fe SD26 purchased by Guilford Rail

Atlas loco weathered with oils.

Mike

**SecretWeapon** · February 3rd, 2012, 11:48 PM

**Geep_fan** · February 4th, 2012, 12:57 AM

Santa Fe Manifest on the high bridge.

F units on the refueling rack.

Another Santa Fe Local in Watrous, New Mexico

**Candy_Streeter** · February 4th, 2012, 03:18 PM

A photo of my motorcycle shop

**atsf_arizona** · February 4th, 2012, 05:23 PM

Great shots, all. Geep_fan, what scale is your layout?

For me, slowing making progress, N scale Santa Fe U30CGs using Minitrix N scale shell, will go on Kato U30C / C30-7 mechanisms:

More details in: http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/...ix-U30CG/page7

:-)

**Geep_fan** · February 4th, 2012, 05:31 PM

All the shots are HO, but none of those are my layout. One is my local club, and the last 2 are Bob Foltz's Santa Fe New Mexico Division.

**TWhite** · February 5th, 2012, 05:55 AM

Good stuff everyone, as usual. Here's my Rio Grande Challenger with a westbound freight crossing the Deer Creek Viaduct partway up Yuba Pass. The loco is an old Westside brass import and can haul anything you want to put behind it, even on this 2.2% grade. Even with a 36" radius on the bridge, the overhang is something else, LOL!

Tom

**Geep_fan** · February 5th, 2012, 06:58 AM

Tom,

We have a member that models D&RGW down at our club. Majority of his engines are older brass large steamers. Whenever we do track work, we always have him bring down equipment for the exact reason you mentioned. If the brass steamers make it through, anything will. We did have one case with a large 4-8-4 that make its own extension to a plaster tunnel portal when the cylinders swung out on a 42" radius curve.