What do you have on the layout at this time?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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What do you have on the layout? At this time I have:

Two Bachmann GP7’s
One Athearn GP35 on a Frankenstein chassis
One Athearn F7 on a Frankenstein chassis
Two Varney F3B’s on Frankenstein chassis
Three GP9m’s on Frankenstein chassis
One Bachmann K4 4-6-2 Pacific as a display
Varney 36’ hopper w/coal load
Bachmann track cleaner tank car
Two Athearn 50’ gondolas w/scrap loads
Two Tyco 52’ Old Dutch Cleanser covered hoppers
Two Bachmann heavy duty depressed center flats with Caterpillar loads
Tyco Diamond Chemical tank car
Two Bachmann 50’ flats w/Athearn container loads
Mantua 45’ gondola NYC w/coal load
Two Athearn 45’ tank cars, MKT, Magnolia
Athearn 50’ dbl door boxcar CPLT
Athearn 50’ boxcar ATSF
Tyco 52’ Kellogg’s covered hopper
AHM 50’ Niagara covered hopper
Athearn 52’ mill gondola UP
Athearn 36’ covered hopper
Two Bachmann 40’ gondolas
Four Bachmann 40’ hoppers, three with coal loads
Two Bachmann 40’ tank cars, Gramps, Shell
One Athearn 40’ tank car ATSF
One Atlas tank car, ACFX
One Athearn 52’ well car

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A few Diesels for a video shoot…

and the Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3CPcel_q0A

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Chad, as has been demonstrated in another thread, the layout is no place for a cat. I can’t think of a way to kindly-word suggestions for improving train performance when a poster with problems mentions that a cat is involved. [:(!]
While yours may not cause a great deal of “loose hair” disruptions, its diminutive stature would be unlikely to deter a spider, let alone any self-respecting mouse, so I can see little need for it on the layout.

Also, if I may make one other suggestion: once the cat has been dealt with, do yourself (and your back) a big favour, and raise that layout up to your waist-level, or, even better, eye-level. Keeping it low enough to allow the cat to jump on it will no longer be necessary. [swg]

I took quite a bit of rolling stock off my layout a few days ago, but still in place on the mainline, at various locations, are:

a pair of helper locos
a doodlebug and trailer
a doubleheaded train with 17 cars
a doubleheaded train with 8 cars
a passenger train with 1 loco and 3 cars

There’s also a switcher working an industrial district with 4 cars in tow and another 18 spotted at various locales in the same town, and another 16 cars at various other sidings elsewhere.

In staging, there’s a doubleheaded coal train of 13 cars, a mixed freight of 10, and another of 7, plus 6 loose cars.

At the shop complex in Lowbanks, another 6 cars and three locomotives.

I usually place newly-completed locos and rolling stock on the layout, but the rolling stock eventually cycles off the layout, to be replaced with either new stuff or cars from storage. Locos remain on the layout unless they need repairs or maintenance.
Most stuff built or repaired for others gets some layout time, either for test running or simply to be enjoyed and/or photographed.

Wayne

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Williston Yard…3 RS3’s and 2 RS11’s plus several flatcars waiting for loads at this point.

Sim’s Jtn…2 H16-44’s with about 20 covered hoppers at Galliger’s Mill

1 very long train consisting of 3 RS2’s and about 40 covered hoppers with a few boxcars in it as well…travelling towards Exceda Yard…

Exceda Yard…2 RDC’s getting ready to carry passengers back to Williston…

" …3 RS2’s being readied for trip to Thompson Mills plants #3-4

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Lots of trains, pulled by multiple HO and HOn3 locos…

Representative examples below[{]

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On the layout, right now, - nothing. Sad isn’t it.

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Brings a tear to me eye that does.[:'(]

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As of right now:

3 0-6-0

2 4-4-0

2 4-6-0

4 2-8-0

2 Flat cars

35 Gondolas

3 Drop Bottom Gons

8 Hopper bottom gons

5 Twin hoppers

3 Cabooses

13 Reefers

3 Stock cars

3 tank cars

5 Ventilated boxcars

45 Boxcars

2 Coaches

In the paint shop

5 cabooses

2 Coaches

2 Baggage cars

1 RPO

All in 1900-1905 era.

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Not very much:

  • Short coal unit (three articulated hoppers, two hopper-brakes and TTT 0-8-0T #42.
  • 2-unit DMU (KiHa 17 class commuter-service control coaches.)
  • Work train (ED1722, Bo+Bo catenary motor, three gondola loads of track nails and rail joiners, gondola-brake)

Also present, a lot of junk that should be moved - probably into the recycle can or the dustbin.

Not listed - half a dozen operable consists in cassettes, and the cars on the separate module.

Now that the temperature in the train room has dropped from the unbearable to the uncomfortable, I’m looking forward to getting back to work!

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - temperature permitting)

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I have, according a vast amount of MR’s on my layout, a cat.

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No working steam, Jeff? [:|]

I have a new BlueLine DCC/sounded A Class, a new Spectrum C&O heavy 4-8-2, both with QSI Titans (very nice!!!), an older BLI Niagara, and an Atlas Gold Master H24-66. Heck, I guess they’re all QSI’s! Attached to the Niagara are two BLI reefers and five Walther’s 20th Century heavyweights of various descriptions. That’s it. I am still testing track, and keeping them there for some relief when I get tired of pondering my next moves, now a 20 week process.

Crandell

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Crandell, I’ve been “pondering” for so long that lack of progress on my stagnant layout should merit a name change to “the Ponderosa”. (With apologies to Lorne and the boys.) [sigh][swg]

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Working on building subnstructure consisting of cabinetwoek and support system that will benefit both mywelf and the railroad. I am taking my time because I want it to be good.

RIch

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Nope. I used to use a 2-10-2 for the tourist train. Even though it could negotiate 18" curves it was too big for the layout. Same for the 4-8-4 Northern. I traded the 2-10-2 to Ken and sold the 4-8-4 to a member on my forum. I now use an Atlas H24-66 Trainmaster to pull the tourist train and it’s borderline.

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“All” my rolling stock (other than many car kits yet to be assembled):

  • Locos: a Mountain, a Mikado, a GP9 and a NW2 switcher

  • Cars: all 5 freight cars plus 2 caboosii

  • Most important: Finished (except decals and weathering for some) the engine facilities, that in some cases affected track finalization. All Walthers kits…2 stall engine house, Crane Shovel & Machine shop (using for a small diesel house), wood coaling tower, cinder conveyor, sand house and towers and wood water tank. It’s a milestone to have these done so I can glue down the track around some of these facilities (e.g., cinder conveyor calls for creating an opening under the track for its pit.

Next will come 2 bridge kits to put together (in tandem) plus lots of freight car kits to put together.

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I honestly have know idea. If I had to guess I would say around 200 pieces of rolling stock, 50 ish locos, 4 or 5 passenger trains and a bunch of unbuilt building kits. [B]

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Chad, that photo and that video are awesome. Superb line up.

Mike, love your layout and those three photos are tremendous. Very well done.

Wayne, whatchutalkinbout, Willis?

Rich

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Did you watch right to the end of the video, Lamont? (you dummy) [(-D]

Wayne

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Far as engines

PCM Y-6b

PCM Big Boy

Blue Line CSX GE AC 6000

Bachmann FTA In Warbonnet Colors.

Blue Line RSD 15 in Santa Fe Freight Colors

BLI Hudson

BLI M1a

BLI Heavy Mike

PK 1 Erie Built A&B Santa Fe Warbonnet

Blue Box F-7 A&B Santa Fe Warbonnet

Frankenstein Dash 9 (Jeffery Would Love the Engine) [:D]

PK1 UP F-7’s A&B both powered

PK1 Monon F-3 Both powered

PK 1 F-3 NYC B unit waiting on me to repair it’s A unit.

Athearn RTR UP Dash 9 sitting on a spur because it makes to much Racket!

PK 2 E8 A unit

MRC F-7 A’s2 two of them - the MRC Decoders that worked like new, in other word broken! [:-^]

24 Covered hoppers that are being pulled now. Plus 4 on the RIP track and another 20 under the layout.

43 coal cars at the Mine waiting to be picked up.

10 Pearl Beer Cars, heading to my house! I like [B]

8 Piggy Back Trailer Cars, hum missing 2 of them? [:-^]

69 Dodge Daytona and a 1970 Plymouth Superbird on flat cars. [Y]

3 Tank Cars (15 or so under the layout)

10 Cabooses

Around 70 50 foot Box Cars

Right around 70 Fifty Foot Box cars. I wonder how many under the layout there are?

4 Track Cleaning Cars

50 turnouts

40 1970’s Mopar Muscle Cars

20 builds, annotate 25 under the layout done and painted.

150 tress, have 200 in a box done waiting to be planted.

Pray Tell Jeffery, why do you ask?

A few Empty [B] Cans [:-^]

In my case it would be Whats Under The Layout that would be more interesting.[(-D]

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I like Frankensteins. I have sixteen that I built.

Just curious.