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[GabeTehGameh]

My Moniker changes usually, but I make Nose designs of locomotives sometimes (all my work), and the name GabeTehGameh is pronounced Gabe The Gamer. I’ve had a few names in the last decade. Here are some or all examples; GTGaming - Lasted 2 weeks, ForeverGrady - I used Grady since one of my best friends had moved away at the time, he was a big train enthusiast, and he encouraged me to start the NRPS this name lasted 4 Years, GabeTheGamer - Lasted 2 days, and now its GabeTehGameh I put my twist on the name I was given in both High School and Middle School and has stuck with me ever since and now I’m applying it to everything

Examples of my front-view cab work: (I’m making revised versions of these to fit their character better)

EMD SD89MAC ‘GM91’ - Only EMD SD89MAC EVER built. (Built as a derated SD90MAC-H2 and sometimes referred to as an SD70ACe for its 4,300HP)

New Southern Pacific GE AC44CW (Love the bloody nose paint it fits well on GE wide cabs, I wish SP made it into the days of the GE ET44AC that would have been interesting)

Weathered Southern Pacific GE AC44CW (Before UP Patches, SP 343 was the last SP unit to be patched)

Union Pacific Ex. Southern Pacific GE AC44CW (Weathered but still had the bloody nose paint scheme - lasted until 2016 when SP 343 was painted into UP colors and renumbered up 6308)

Union Pacific GE AC44CW (Designated by UP as C44AC rebuilt units designated as C44ACM)

Canadian Pacific GE AC44CW (4 units are known for being movie stars; CP 9777 - Played AWVR 777 in earlier scenes, CP 9758 - Played 767 in earlier Scenes, CP 9782 - Played the damaged AWVR 777 in later scenes (in the scene where 777 hits the horse trailer CP 9751 was used instead of the other damaged 767 double), CP 9751 - Played the damaged 767 in later scenes

CSX GE AC44CW YN3 (Desginated as CW44AC - Rebuilds are designated as CM44AC or CM44AH)

CSX GE AC44CW YN2 (CSX’s AC44CWs are known for wearing the iconic ‘YN2’ paint scheme - the numbers of the YN2 units are dwindling, better catch them before they are gone)

Canadian National GE AC44C6M (One of only 2 Railroads that never ordered AC44CWs rebuilt from the GE Dash-9-44CW)

BNSF GE AC44CW (The BNSF AC44CW has been seen wearing the H1, H2, and H3 Paint schemes only railroad to have them rebuilt to ES44C4 specs - only 4 axles out of 6 are powered; these units are designated AC44C4M)

[der5997]

Welcome!
Those are some Solid Creds!
Wondering if you have a model layout, and if so, Scale, Era, Locale, etc.?

[Track_Fiddler]

Good morning

Interesting thread Brent, enjoyed.

Well, since being a kid, I’d play with Hot Wheels, (Sizzlers were a gas!), as slot cars were fun as well. Along with my brother, we’d put together some elaborate tracks. We loved going over to our Dad’s on the weekend, as he had the neatest fold down from the wall track.

Even the first train layouts at a young age, was more like a race track then anything else. Which is the reason all my locomotives and rolling stock were broken

On my forth and final layout, the original plan had to be changed several times. The layout consists of two industries, coal and lumber. The yards, or (fiddle tracks as many call them), originally were in the middle of the layout. Even though the layout slides easy away from the wall for only a two foot reach, the layout design was changed a few more times. Getting the small yards to the front of the layout, would make things alot more enjoyable fiddling around, uncoupling coal and lumber cars.
So thats how Track Fiddler came about.

TF

[Engine_1988]

Well, BNSF 1988, an SD40-2 originally owned by the C&S, is the yard engine in town here. 1988 is my favorite locomotive with BNSF 1442 (the other yard engine) in a close second. As such, my Internet presence basically consists of 1988. Not much else to explain, other than the fact that the digital camera I used to get my profile picture of 1988 was a rather old one. I have better pictures now, but it still looks nice in a sort of artistic sense.

[elranchodecomposo]

Our farm is about 140 years old (my bedroom still has 1950’s cowboy & Indian wallpaper from when I was 5 that my wife hates). The orchard has termite-chewed fruit trees planted in 1906; my dad would be out there fixing things with bailing wire and use them until they literally fell apart from age, and since it’s in the heavily Spanish-influenced Southern California, El Rancho de Composo seemed like a good wordplay on how our place is literally falling to pieces.

[MP104]

Brent, My dad wad stationed at Dutch Harbor, BEFORE the war. On his return to Ft. Lewis the war broke out. Needless to say he spent the war where he had just left. He talked of Attu. Understand now: On the left side…North. Clever. regards mike endmrw0524251452

[MP104]

Brent, change that address/message. I see it was sent by John @ Attu.
endmrw0524251454

[MP104]

Eric, Your trip brought to memory mine. Was at Grand Canyon. Snow was updrafting from the canyon. I left, next day they were snowed in. Regards mike endmrw0524251509

[davefoxx]

Nothing too cryptic here. My moniker is my name, and my avatar is a clip of a photo that I took of East Penn Railroad GP38-2 No. 2179 about five years ago. With the exception of the Wilmington & Western RR, which currently is not operating, the East Penn is the closest railroad to home.

DFF

[Dietpebsi]

My screen name was based on other usernames I had. The name itself came from an inside joke in a video game community, and my profile picture is something I drew!

[mobilman44]

Well, Mobilman44 has been my “moniker” for a long time. I worked for Mobil Oil (and later ExxonMobil) for 33 years, and they were very good work years. And I’m obviously a “man”, and I was born in 1944.

My avatar is a pic of a place that was near and dear to my youth. It is a very close replica of my Grandmother’s house in southern Illinois. It sat just across the road from the Illinois Central track, and sitting on the porch gave a perfect view of the many freights and streamliners that passed daily.

[Bunny]

Just trying to participate here on the forum, seemed like an innocent enough thread

So, my name actually IS Bunny. It’s cute, I like it. It’s my middle name. I use it with friends.
The avatar is one of those create it things It’s as close to looking like me as I was able to get, minus the bunny ears of course. It doesn’t convey my age too well

[Bigguy511]

Profile is a pic of MBTA 2011 I drew, It’s my PfP for most platforms. MBfA is short for Mass Bay Foaming Authority, A meme within the community lol

“Foamer” Definition

What Is A Foamer? Improper Intro to [Abstract Swim]

[DirtyD696]

One time back when my brother and I were teenagers we were pretending to be rappers as a joke and I called myself “Dirty D.” The name stuck with me ever since.