In 1937, three Southern Pacific P-6 locomotives were transferred from the Pacific Lines to the Texas & New Orleans. These were rebuilt into P-15 class locomotives at the Houston Hardy Street Shops by adding disk drivers, streamlined skyline casings and side skirts while increasing boiler pressure to haul the Sunbeam between Houston and Dallas. The old heavyweight Sunbeam consist was also being re-equipped with with new lightweight Pullman built cars painted in the Daylight scheme. The Baggage, Railway Post Office cars were still heavyweight and were painted to match the rest of the train. This N scale engine started out as a Con Cor/Kato NYC Hudson with a little bit of kit bashing.
Good morning from partly cloudy and cold Northeast Ohio! After 60's yesterday a cold front came thru and we are now in the 30's. No new cars complete this week, still working on assembling some kits. Another view of my Rapido PRR FA-2's and FB-2's with a mixed freight with the pictures taken on the Strongsville Club Layout, I can't take any credit for the scenery. By the way the first car after the engines is one of the new Rapido X31 boxcars. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
A look at some grain cars spotted at the elevator, center flows on the Bids track and two bay hoppers at the cement silos
Haven't been here much lately; been dismantling and downsizing the railroad for our move to warmer climates. ATSF 717 in Hannah Vista John
Finally got my Just Plug lighting working. And my DCC and Momentary remote switches working for my turn outs. Me very happy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ok, ok, ok, let's get a little bit closer........ At The Chesapeake Bay 20 years ago (more or less) Enjoy your WE! Sven BTW: The track on the other side ends here......
A visit of the shops at the shore of The CHESAPEAKE Bay is highly recommended,... .., because the pictures are not able to catch this special atmosphere correctly Best, Sven
@SMR: Your scenery and buildings are fantastic as usual. I've shown some of your photos around (to non-modelers) and most find it hard to believe it's not the real deal but instead a 1:220 miniature. The first photo of the shops with the water generates the most skepticism about it being a model. Keep it up! It keeps me inspired in my modeling work. And it keeps a lot of other people confused.
Thank you, Mike, Water is the most important land scaping element on all my layouts. I love water, and like to model it......... Best, Sven
Here's another layout that has inspired me: Club layout of the Montreal Vermont & Essex. Before the pandemic, they held an annual open house at the end of November - about a month before Christmas - and I was a loyal visitor. Their attention to detail is amazing. Everywhere you look, there's something going on. And it's a hit with the kids. I told a co-worker about this, and she went with her young son. The little tyke was ecstatic, running around and following trains, like he was on a sugar buzz. No sugar added. I love to see the joy in the young ones in these events. Reminds me of myself way back, 45-50 years ago.
Freight trains roll through the passenger station. Here a coal drag headed by Jersey Central F7A and F7B (Roundhouse/Athearn RTR) pass a stopped Reading local on its way to Pottsville. I know CNJ did not have any F7's and thus the scheme is a foobie but I have been after a tangerine and blue CNJ for a long, long time. The price was right on this pair so I grabbed it. Not the first nor will it be the last non-prototypical train in my collection. Some day I will get the elusive tangerine and blue CNJ F3's.
They look great to me Tom. Years ago I tried to custom paint N Scale Kato F-3s in tangerine and blue with awful results. I gave up. I was reading one of my books recently and learned that the CNJ affixed cast plaques to the sides of eight F-3s, each with a name of a CNJ employee that made the supreme sacrifice in WW-II. Each plaque included the employee's name, occupation on the CNJ, branch of service, and date and location where they lost their life. When the F-3s were retired years later, the plates were removed and presented to family members.
Just some random photos. Rio Grande GP30s pass by a wearhouse that was built in 1892. Some Coca-Cola trains under the tree. And the last two shots are of the Rainbow Mining company's GE power.
A NS mixed freight passes the tower and crosses the bridge at the Pleasant Valley. The coyote is planning something at Acme Maritime. And, unbeknownst to the men 9n the street, Batman watches over the affairs of Thomas Food Service and the village of Sebring... ... at the Sebring (Ohio) Model Railroad Club. Sent from my SM-A716U using Tapatalk
