[Tour Index] Mark Watson - Beginnings of TBX 3401 - Starting Page 1 #1 Ppuinn. - Peoria and Pekin Union Railway visit - Starting Page 4 #36 Stourbridge Lion - BNSF, D&H visit "Rocky Flats" - Starting Page 7 #67 river_eagle - TCC Lines visit "Wheel Defect" - Starting Page 10 #96 r_i_straw - spotted in Rosenberg - Page 12 #115 Mark Watson - BNSF visit "Display Installment" Starting Page 12 #115 river_eagle - "Wheel Defect" Paperwork - Page 14 #137 Tracy McKibben - "Mistere Meats Reconnaissance" - Starting Page 14 #138 friscobob - Frisco Lines "Load of Crap" - Starting Page 17 #162 pastoolio - SP and SF "Break of Dawn" - Starting Page 18 #173 Scott Stutzman - SP visit "Broken Coupler" - Starting Page 19 #182 RBrodzinsky - "Blast from the Past" - Starting Page 20 #191 SteamDonkey74 - "Eire Things in Dairyville" - Starting Page 21 #206 Over the course of the past month or so, I've been exchanging numerous phone calls, text messages, and e-mails trying to coordinate something very special and today I got the joyous pleasure to watch it become a reality! Instead of bore you with the details, lets jump right in and I'll show you what I've done. The first of my order arrived this morning and was promptly moved into position: These wheels are heavy and take a lot of man power even to just roll them into place!
Watching the expert work crew lower the trucks onto the wheel sets was a real treat! Their experience really showed through by how easy they made it look! One of the guys check the bearing while another adds some grease.
It was quite a fun light show as they welded the frame together! They sure dont waste any time getting the job done!
Before I knew it, they had the whole Gondola assembled!! Here they are finishing up the coupler mounts. Same thing on the other side:
This is where I came in! Finally, after a long month of coordination, that lightening fast assembly crew presented me with a finished and painted TrainBoard Exchange gondola, road number 3401! I cant wait to put this baby to work!!
Awesome, Mark! Excellent way to start the story. I can't wait to see the rest! Very good photography and modeling.
Nice storyline, Mark! I can hardly wait to see what this car will get to haul, and where it will travel!
