[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYSTXHtKqI"]YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia] My latest addition to my D&H collection takes it's historical first run!!!!!!! - -
Some nice stuff from everyone to get things going this weekend. I really like the old steamers. Nothing new for me. Here is a shot of some Santa Fe head end cars that I built up from brass car sides. The "Fish Belly" baggage car was a very common sight on the lesser ATSF trains. They were built as wood cars on steel chassis in the early 1900's but were sheathed over in steel plate later.
Nice pics (and vid) so far. This is the one place I have to stop each week to see the great progress the members here at TB achieve. I added another industry to Van Buren to fill a gap in the backdrop and add a little more operation. This is a mock up of Crockett Plumbing Supply. And here is an overall shot of how it fits in. Have a great weekend everybody.
What a beautiful model of the first USA-designed steam locomotive! Wow! I show a Pennsy J1 trailing several laden coal hoppers as it crosses the interchange bridge over the Seneca River.
Great work, everyone! This is my buddy, Cork, switching his namesake industry CD Smoker skid and pallet factory. This is my other buddy, Al, running K4s. Switching complete.
Finally got to take some photos on my layout. These shots are all around the west end of City Yard in Scranton on the Erie Lackawanna. This shot is train CS9's power crossing Bridge 60. The train entered City Yard, cut off from its train, moved west across the bridge and is now backing east into the yard for the service area. CS9 normally rates small power but today a U33C and U36C are in charge. Moments earlier, CS9's power was heading west off its train. The Jersey Central has trackage under Bridge 60 on the west bank of the Lackawanna River. The CNJ is just about to pull out of PA and soon this track will be gone. Today all that is left are the tell tales hanging above tracks that exist only in memories and photos. After CS9's power headed back east into the yard some time was spent next to the D&H tracks waiting for a train. Nothing running on the D&H today unforatunately. The D&H has pulled up one of its tracks recently. In the background is the Lackawanna Ave bridge. This bridge, like Bridge 60 crosses the D&H, the Lackawanna River and the CNJ tracks. Today, even this bridge is gone, replaced with a new span. Scott Lupia
Great stuff everyone. When I get done with another special project I'm working on I hope to get some more track laid and start to enjoy running trains on some new sections of the layout. In the meantime I am in awe of all your artistic skills. Brain
Water Street Freight Terminal Finished up the next structure to be placed on the layout - the Water Street Freight Terminal. Fully weathered, all detail parts installed, just needs to be wired to the bus and planted.
Water Street interior The only shot I have of the interior. I realized, after the roof was glued on, that I hadn't taken any shots of the finished interior. Oh well...
Beautiful structure Tracy! Well while I'm commenting here I might as well share some pics I took today. I've been detailing this 4-4-0 for the 2nd Annual Winter Party. First I re-built the tender trucks so the wheels have pointed axles. With that improvement, this engine just glides, so I figured some super details should go along with it. Seen here are new hand rails, bell housing, boiler cap, pistons, and smoke stack along with the original paint stripped where the factory glopped over some find details. The new pistons, smoke stack, and boiler cap are all brass, replacing former plastic pieces. Its probably safe to say those replaced parts have doubled the weight of this guy. Next is just a few more details, a working headlight, and then it gets new paint.
That thing is originally a Bachmann 4-4-0 that the makers never gave a chance. The truck design on the tender is probably the worst I've ever seen, especially since that's where the power is picked up. They might as well just soldered the pick ups to the wheels as the design hardly allows them to turn as is. Once you re-build the tender trucks, practically forge new wheels, and replace the stock 3-pole motor with a 5-pole, this little guy actually runs incredible. [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHoiY-gelHM"]YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]