Work is continuing on the Christmas layout at the museum. The one outside loop now is expanded to the other leg.
tom
Due to all the great advice I received this week concerning the feeding and care of an RMT BEEP, it was put on the front end of AMTRAK 805 as it left Roger’s Corners, Ohio. [:D] It’s next assignment is to pull about 100 hoppers full of Ohio coal to Roseyville, NC. [:)]
Building a 25” long boxcar for my 7/8n2, representing a 22’ long shorty boxcar
As for my 7/8n18, which runs on O gauge track, I built a (sorry for banned words) flatcar based on prototypical photos on handlayed track.
The entire car is made from a single Lionel truck. The axleboxes are actually the trucks cut into 4 pieces and nailed to the wood from. Using link and pin couplers, with the link coming from Lowe’s (AGR Test #41 offset link, replacement part).
I forgot to say on the post today…
As you can see we really “get into” our trains.
Jim H
Great pictures everyone. Looks like the museum lay out is coming along great. nice job on the cars fj and g. jimhaleyscomet looks like your family is really standing by the train. Buckeye Riveter I like the great picture of your lay out. Great job everbody keep up the great work.
Hey Jim…
Those people look almost real…
Where did you find them?
Kurt
A view down Main Street. Father and son admire their purchase from the hobby shop.
With flanges squealing on the icy rails, Trolley #60 prepares to cross Main Street.
A postwar 2037 approaches the Girard station.
Layout progress to date:
That’s all folks! [:)]
I love Christmas photos posted on CTT every year . [bow] I copy many of them and send them on to friends and family.
that’s a keeper - by the way Dr John, that #60 Trolley must have the longest route in history, it was recently seen on my layout.
Yeah, Frank. #60 does seem to get around, doesn’t it? [:)]
I “found” them in my digital camera. Then $100 for photoshop elements and away you go!
Jim
That is me (lower right), my lovely wife (lower left), Lauren, and Nathan.
Jim H
I love all these here christmas layouts.
Nice pictures everybody!
Grandma–I really like it when you and Grandpa take care of me because I know the first stop when we go shopping will be Caboose Stop Hobby store, YEA!!
Nice pictures everyone! Great snow shots. No snow here in Phoenix ((([:(]))) … but it’s plenty cold!