To kick things off this week I guess I will go with a non North American train. This is a Japanese RR C53 Pacific. It is made by Micro Ace in N scale.
Well, that is a very nice Pacific, and it looks right at home on your nicely photographed module, Russell. For this week, Pop and the kids are once again railfanning, and they are treated to a fast moving J Class 4-8-4 pulling a light consist of coaches for a commuter run at end of day. Mom must be wondering what is keeping them...supper's ready!!
No new pics but I don't think I have posted this one. Action on the CD&WJV. The SP roars by on main line with local tourist train in the high country. :bear-angry: The SP is gone, except on our railroads ! ! Long live SP ! !
I have heard that this is a very smooth engine. Has anyone kitbashed this into another type? Very nice, Russell.
Yes, even without a flywheel it is a very smooth running locomotive. I have it so I can swap out the tender and the boiler shell and come up with a quasi MoPac steamer. I am working on a smoke box cover for the new boiler shell right now. That way I can use the same engine for two different locomotives, depending on what floats my boat that day.
my first H0 engine... Hi, after several models painted and detailed in N scale I thought why not do something in H0 for once and I did like it, it is much better for my eyes...
Friday night the guy brought a few engines and run them at the Westport Terminal RR or at the Silver Creek module. Wolfgang
I believe that is called "compression" in modeling. I know from experience that it can be quite scary too. About 15 years ago I was on a UP excursion with the 3985. My son and I were riding in the first car behind the concessions car. When they stopped to unload everyone for a photo run-by the front end of the train was in a cut in a hillside. I think they figured we should climb up the embankment but it was covered in poison ivy which both my son and I are terribly allergic to. We were a little farther back but it was still quite terrifying when that huge steam locomotive went by. Not very good location for taking photos either. At a fast shutter speed this is all I got.
Wow- Fantastic shots-!!! I will try to post up a few myself. If I can format properly for RI. Keep up the great and inspiring work-!
CB&Q in Hawk Point Mo to switch some cars Here is a link to my collection of signs for RR layouts. http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/album.php?albumid=721
Hi, MOPMAN. Yes, that practice would be actively discouraged today. In my youth in the Peruvian Andes, I did this routinely by myself or with my brother and a friend or to....no Dad. My own father tells me, once he saw this image, that he remembers standing close to the tracks when he was a lad and doing the same thing, only it was on the right of way of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario. It would have been 1941 or so, and steamers as well. In truth, I wonder if standing 8 feet away from a passing steam locomotive is any more dangerous, risk-wise and probability-wise, than standing curbside at a busy intersection in any city in the world at any time between 0700 and 1900 hours. I would conclude that the latter is about four times more dangerous.
I like those weathered trailers, especially the Katy "pup" trailer. The rest of the pics ain't too shabby, either.:thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
