MODELING Weekend Photo Fun, April 29, 2022

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  1. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Still in the process of upgrading my Missouri Kansas Texas heavyweight train. I am replacing all the old Atlas/Rivarossi cars, that are based on ATSF prototype, with Microtrains cars. I am modifying the bolsters and trucks so that they have a center pivot instead of the offset between two wheelsets. Also moving the body mount couplers in so that there is not the vast chasm between cars.

    Here is the diner I just finished. Not sure what the prototype is but it sure ain't Santa Fe. ;)
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  2. SP-Wolf

    SP-Wolf TrainBoard Supporter

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    Happy TGIF to Y'all

    Here's an oldie - St. LS&W (Cotton Belt) FT's

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    Wolf
     
  3. dti406

    dti406 TrainBoard Member

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    Work I got done this week!

    Well, I finished my Lot 794 Boxcar this week, with a surprise painting and decal job. The Youngstown and Southern was 100% owned by the Montour Railroad, which was 50% owned each by the PRR and P&LE. This car was painted in 1977 which is after Conrail and the P&LE was independent of Conrail, so they now owned both railroads and the P&LE leased 135 of the Lot 794 boxcars to the Y&S. As this was early in the IPD period I believe the Y&S was trying to get some revenue from the IPD movement. Car was kitbashed from Accurail, Branchline, and Moloco Parts and pieces, painted with Floquil Century (Jade) Green and lettered with Mark Vaughn's Decals.

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    Walthers PS 2893 Covered Hopper kit, painted with Scalecoat II MOW Gray Paint and lettered with Prime Mover Decals. Car was built for the Erie to haul various products usually soda ash and many lasted into Conrail still in Erie paint and were never painted for the EL.

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    Kato GP35 and 2 Atlas RS-32's hauling a general freight on the Strongsville Club layout.

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    Thanks for looking!

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  4. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

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    Every model railroad needs a business car and here's mine, just an old N Scale Rivarossi observation car painted in LV Cornell Red and (although you can't see it) lettered for my Delaware, Susquehanna & Northern. The brass hats are on hand to oversee progress (or lack thereof) on the all new DS&N v3.0. :)

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  5. gmorider

    gmorider TrainBoard Member

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    Cool pics! The Katy train is really coming along well. dti, the railroad was 100% owned by the railroad and then the railroad was fifty percent owned by the 100% and then...(I'm spinning. My head hurts.) :rolleyes::confused::D
     
  6. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I never knew this. Interesting that it comes to light via a model RRing photo topic! :D
     
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  7. Shortround

    Shortround TrainBoard Member

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    Happy Arbors Day all.
     
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  8. SecretWeapon

    SecretWeapon Passed away January 23, 2024 In Memoriam

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  9. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

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    Wow, those E's are beautiful @SecretWeapon , as is the entire train. (y)

    Noting signals of green and white,
    'tis safe this Road of Anthracite.
     
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  10. Tompm

    Tompm TrainBoard Supporter

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    Coal hoppers being taken to the Power Plant by a Reading GP30 (Bachmann) running long hood forward.

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  11. Candy_Streeter

    Candy_Streeter TrainBoard Member

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    Not finished yet. Always more to do.
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  12. Candy_Streeter

    Candy_Streeter TrainBoard Member

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  13. GP30

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    The like the N&W, the Kanawha Youngstown & Northern was late to dieselize. Here we we have a KY&N 2-10-2 switching hoppers in the coal yard in Charleston, WV at this late date on May 1, 1959.
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  14. Paul Liddiard

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    PXL_20220501_165829246.jpg PXL_20220430_160229148.jpg Well I realize I'm late. But I have stripped these EMD GP15Ts.
    The back story:
    In 1981the Rio Grande wanted some switchers with a little more horsepower. They turned to EMD and ordered five GP15-Ts. These arrived on property with numbers 155-159.
    Three were kept in Denver, and two (157 and 159), were sent to Salt Lake's Roper yard.
    After a couple of years, Roper transferred the pair to Provo. They worked the Tintic branch as well as the runs to Geneva Steel and a couple of locals.
    Denver sent their three to Grand Junction.
    I'll work on these when I get a chance...
     
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  15. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    I'm sure they'll look Grande! :cool:
     
  16. pomperaugrr

    pomperaugrr TrainBoard Member

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    I worked on some foreground scenery on the N scale HRRC. It left me feeling a little "drained" as seen in the second photo.
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  17. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Nice job on the rip-rap and culvert!(y)
     
  18. Paul Liddiard

    Paul Liddiard Staff Member

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    Someone called these Culvert Motors...
     
  19. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    :ROFLMAO::D:LOL:
     

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