A little early, but I was itching to start! [:)]
Some New Pictures!
The British Are Coming!
A new 3rd Rail Greenbrier… What a beauty!
Took some stills for inventory
Passenger trains on the Baltimore, Ohio and Wabash RR.
I spent the last 3 weeks making an upper loop for my prewar #203. I also had room for #50 gang car. This is my first attempt at mountains, amazing what you can do with a can of foam and spray paint. Still have temporary wiring in some spots and the track needs to be secured as soon as I get more roadbed.
Special Days call for Special trains. While Mamma was sleepin’ in, I headed trackside, and was totally startled when this set of Warbonnetts came into Meyersdale.
Turned out to be the famous Super Chief so I decided to follow it as long as I could.
Heading towards the viaduct at Keystone.
Managed to get my tripod set up in time to watch this beauty working upgrade.
Got down to Baltimore Street in Cumberland in time to catch the tail end of the Chief departing town.
Great photos everyone.
j.t.- The layout looks great. I am curious about your roadbed. Did you put the roadbed ontop of the carpet, or cut out the carpet for the roadbed? If the roadbed is on the carpet, how did you fasten it so it stayed curved in the turns? I’m assuming you can’t glue it to the carpet? I’m putting a layout together and am trying to figure out my roadbed/carpet deal.
Better late than never. Love seeing the tinplates. J.T. that’s a great looking layout. SCD the Ives electric looks great running by those stations. I would love to see more pictures of those.
Spankybird,
I love the Reading Crusader set you took photos of, that is the only set I want to add to my layout when I can afford it. The prototype was designed to switch the engine & tender around to the other end and run it that way instead of switching the whole train around.
The other photos are good also, just I happen to like the Reading Railroad because I grew up in Reading PA.
Lee F.
Thanks,
The table was covered with carpet first then the track was layed out. The road bed was sliped under the track befor the track was screwed down with some #4 x 1" pan head screws painted black. I finally found the screrws at an industrial suppy shop, it seemed everyone else only had the screws up to 3/4". In the cuvres if the cork roadbed buckeled alot I put a screw threw the roadbed to hold it down otherwise the wooden ties keep everthing flat.
Fifedog,
Your photos of The Chief are truely lovely!
I’d like to know which cars those are. Are they Lionel postwar, or something else? What Nos.? I have a SF F3 AA and would like to get some appropriate Pass. cars. Thanks.
runtime
And so is the model made with 2 observation cars
This model was made by K-line.
runtime - My son likes the SantaFe, and he received those Railking F3’s (30-2131-1) when he was 3. The MTH Premier 70’ 5-coach set (20-6543) was purchased second hand at YORK a couple years back. They are 3421 (baggage), 2914 (coach), 2921 (coach), 500 (dome), and NAVAJO brining up the markers.
Thanks Fifedog,
I caught your other reply on ‘…most cars pulled’ also. Too bad. I’ll have to keep looking for some shorter cars. I wonder what is the max actual length pass. car I can run on 031?
runtime
runtime - I have a series of LIONEL aluminum side series 6-19000 that look "near"scale on my pike, and seam to like the O-31…
FIFE,
I have the same set that a guy redid with PRR decals, looks real good. Got them at a flea market for $100. All six cars. a steal, nobody wanted em because they weren’t originals.
laz57
laz - At $16.66 per car, you got your dollar’s worth then some…[tup]
spankybird,
I know that the K-Line model is more realistic in detail than the MTH model, MTH don’t have the rounded ends on the observation cars and not sure about the special end for the Crusader’s tender. Only two complete trains were made for real life far as I know.
Lee F.