Welcome to the April “Show Me Something” thread! This is a place where forum members can post their photos containing a view of the “requested” scene or object.
No “real-life” photos but models only. After 24 hours, if the requested scene is not posted anyone is welcome to make their own submission and make their own request. It’s all about having fun!
The Last request for the March “Show Me” was for a crossing.
Here’s a C44-9w, painted for my freelance road, the Great Lakes Central.
When I first came up with the name, I was, at first happy with it, and the concept and story of my freelance bridge line, then while searching around, I found a real Great Lakes Central, in Michigan! [:^)] It used to be called the Tuscola Saginaw Bay Railway, after buy-outs, and reorganization, now the Great Lakes Central. Oh well, at least the prototype is shades of blue, maybe I can merge, and be the Western division, and bring back the ferry boats. [(-D]
Pictured is a Winchester & Western Alco RS 3 with a string of hoppers. The W & W is a short line owned by the Unimin Corporation for the purpose of hauling sand from its mine in Gore, VA. It connects with CSX.
Please show freelance, private roads or short lines
I always loved cars, trucks, and trains so my favorite model railroad thing is trucks on trains. Here is a pair of UPS trailers on a intermodal flatcat.
Please show me more piggybacks or some double stacks.
Here is TOFC Piggyback and Private Roadname. Sorry it is not on a layout. Picture taking in a hurry.
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Stratton and Gillette TOFC service circa 1954:
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The flat car is a Tichy GSC car with scratchbuilt rub rails and Details West hitch and end ramps. The brake wheel is from Utah Pacific. The trailer is from Custom Metal Works. Decals were printed by Rail Graphics. Of course the trucks and couplers are from Kadee.
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Show me another specialized duty freight car with some custom modelwork.
Custom model work on an HOn30 SRRL flatcar with a tractor and 4 row seed drill load. The seed drill was too wide for the narrow gauge flat, so the 2 outer drills were removed and shipped on a framework the shop cobbled together
Here’s a 50’ Heavy Duty flatcar with 6-wheel Buckeye trucks. The load is two M40 155mm self-propelled guns (recycled M-4 Sherman carriages). Both the flatcar and the guns are by Roco/Minitanks.
“Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep 'em rolling…” John.
Oh…Show me more Military material or any other loaded flatcars.
When I first joined this forum, you had to be quick, and organised, to participate in this thread. By the time, I’d found a photo of a red boxcar, uploaded it to Photobucket, the request for a red box car had often morphed, by that time, into something completely different.[sigh]
Now it needs rescuing from Page 2 for the 2nd time in four days.[sigh][sigh]
While not a flat car load, here’s a gondola that’s in cement service.
So any one can participate, I’ll try the generic, please show me your favourite model railroad thing.
