This is my new K-Line Southern Pacific Trainmaster. It just arrived today! It was immediately put into freight service on the Brisbane and Bushong Railroad.




IT IS INDEPENDENCE DAY! Have a Happy 4th of July Everyone!
Matt

Great pictures again!


Oh please!

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Why did you use the Canadian locomotive to start an American weekend? Poor choice IMHO. Dave G.

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........Looking down the platform at New Orleans Station......

Happy Fourth of July and always remember our military that has made it possible.

Overviews of layout.

Happy Fourth of July!

Here are a few shots from my visit to Steve Tapper's layout.
This is Steve:











Doug

Childhood hook that got me into trains deep:


When was this pic taken? I know it was early this season judging by the new tire on the rear driver and the "bunting" on the front of the engine, but the date on the pic doesn't make sense. The guy on the right in front of 18 might be me!!!

Jon

From the great state of Ohio, I wish all of you a happy Independence Day!.

Happy July 4th Everyone

w.

Happy 4th everyone!

Below is a new MTH Railking car. If you look closely the yellow M&M is holding a sparkler that has an red/orange LED that slowly goes from off to bright and back again...It looks like it is the same circuit and LED as the FRED light...on both sides. It also has new couplers with no thumbtacks on the chocolate brown painted trucks.

I am starting to collect the holiday cars. So far: Fathers Day, 4th of July, Xmas, and Thanksgiving. I love the holidays!

Some day I am going to have on of the Red,White and Blue Bessemers done. I modle the B&LE and that would be a nice one to have.

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Originally posted by Steaming Jon:
Childhood hook that got me into trains deep:


When was this pic taken? I know it was early this season judging by the new tire on the rear driver and the "bunting" on the front of the engine, but the date on the pic doesn't make sense. The guy on the right in front of 18 might be me!!!

Jon

Hi Jon, I charged my camera right before we left. The date always needs to be reset. I remember it was a Saturday! I think it was the 23rd. My girl thinks it was the 30th? I remember it was the week right before the double header. There would have been a great pic of the whole crew together but I missed it. Sorry, Joe

Hope everyone is having a great 4th of July weekend. Great photos as always. I look forward to this thread every weekend. Here are a few pictures from my vacation to Southwest Colorado. I'd never been to Colorado before, but greatly enjoyed it.

A few shots of the Durango & Silverton trip
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The Galloping Goose at Delores


Old Rio Grande Southern Water Tower at Trout Lake (and me and my wife)

I'm really enjoying the pictures on the forum on the Fourth of July 2009. Great pictures as always!

Here is a shot of a 30 car BNSF coal train pulled by an MTH SD70MAC in executive paint and an Atlas Dash 8 BNSF.



And train pictures wouldn't be complete without at least one Warbonnet shot. Here is my Lionel F-3's pulling the Santa Fe El Capitan on the bridge across the gorge.



Art

as usual, amazing graf sno!

More pics from the Basement & Ping Pong Railroad...

Passing by the parked Hudsons


Under the trestle






...aaaaaaaaaaaaand now back to the BBQing! Happy 4th!

-Dustin

Happy 4th to ALL!!!!!

Scott Smith,
Congrats to you for your publication in July 09 CTT! My wife and I are in San Fran for fireworks this weekend and we picked the issue up at Border's. Nice work!


a few shots from az...









music video

Happy Birthday America

David (Baran),
I really like your layout - you have mastered illusion and made a nice small layout with what looks to be a lot of operating possibilities to boot. What are the dimensions?
Terry

David - I agree with Terry, I think you have mastered the art of the small layout. It is as good as any small magazine layout I have ever seen, in fact much better.

Terry it's funny, I just came back to post the same thing and saw your post.

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Overviews of layout.



VERY NICELY DONE! As a fellow small layout owner, I'm very impressed. It reminds me of the great 5x9 layout in the window of the "Old and Weary Car Shop" train shop in Old Tappan, NY. I hope I'm not breaking any etiquette rules by posting them here - I did ask him if I could take a few photos. And if anyone is ever in that town (in Rockland county) it's a nice store, and the owner is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.

One thing I noticed about it is it's a lot more entertaining than mine. I think the fact that he's got two trains that really disappear for a while in a long tunnel (like you seem to have) makes it that much more fun anticipating its return. I like the way you're bottom level loop seems to accomplish the same idea. Well done! Thanks for posting.

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I really like your layout - you have mastered illusion and made a nice small layout with what looks to be a lot of operating possibilities to boot. What are the dimensions?

The dimensions are 5x9.

Thanks!!!!

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VERY NICELY DONE! As a fellow small layout owner, I'm very impressed. It reminds me of the great 5x9 layout in the window of the "Old and Weary Car Shop" train shop in Old Tappan, NY. I hope I'm not breaking any etiquette rules by posting them here - I did ask him if I could take a few photos. And if anyone is ever in that town (in Rockland county) it's a nice store, and the owner is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.

So, since you are in the "area", You must show up at the Bergen Co Model RR club display in Pearl River, NY and perhapse the Orange county Historical society xmas display as well!

Happy 4th everyone!
Some really great work and shots, as always!
Caught this on my cell phone while driving through the neighborhood.

Dave Baran, thanks for your tip on your ballast.

Super fun pictures, everyone...

I completed a new trestle this week and finished installing it yesterday. The old one was a little rushed, and I was never quite happy with it. I finally bought myself a band saw (good deal from Harbor Freight), and it's made the small stuff a lot easier.







-Randy

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Originally posted by David Baran:

Exceptional job Dave.

Spankybird,

How did you get that turkey vulture to fly over your layout? Was it true 1:48 scale or did you have to go with 1:43?

Rick

The beginnings of my Patriotic Consist...



Thank you, K-Line, for doing such a fine-looking red, white and blue cabin car.

Andy

David....

Very nicely done. One of the best small layouts I have seen. Your eye for details, trees and nice buildings do make a difference.

Tex

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Originally posted by prrhorseshoecurve:
So, since you are in the "area", You must show up at the Bergen Co Model RR club display in Pearl River, NY and perhapse the Orange county Historical society xmas display as well!

YES! My husband and I did go to the Pearl River show for the first time last year. It was AMAZING! And even more so because of the fact that it's built every year for a 3 week show and then taken down. It seems like a lifetime project to accomplish. We'll have to add the Orange County show next year. Thanks for the tip!

Happy Independence Day everyone

Phil

Hi Jon, I charged my camera right before we left. The date always needs to be reset. I remember it was a Saturday! I think it was the 23rd. My girl thinks it was the 30th? I remember it was the week right before the double header. There would have been a great pic of the whole crew together but I missed it. Sorry, Joe

I'm 99% sure that's me. Here I am on the day of the doubleheader:



Jon

randy
Terrific job on the trestle.

Also enjoyed all great photos this week

Here is a couple of pictures of the layout with most of the lights in the buildings and towers wired up.





Lights on



I found this GP ?? on a siding in an industrial area. Any body know the exact type of geep it is?





Hope everyone had a nice 4th.

Richard Gonzales

Great photos.Thanks to all who have served to preserve our independence.

My Lionel PRR M1a pulling a military train around the outer loop on my temporary layout. The train consists of the M1a, a Weaver PRR boxcar, an MTH PRR flatcar with two Sherman tanks, six modified Geller Toy Trains military flatcars with various diecast military vehicles, an Atlas PRR gondola and an MTH PRR N6b cabin car.



Two of the modified Geller flatcars




The flatcar with the Sherman tank



Thanks to all who have served to preserve our independence.

Andy

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Originally posted by Richard Gonzales:

I found this GP ?? on a siding in an industrial area. Any body know the exact type of geep it is?



Richard Gonzales

I believe that is a GP9.

Here are some photos from my O-27 layout...
Same crossing, different trains.

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Originally posted by Richard Gonzales:
....I found this GP ?? on a siding in an industrial area. Any body know the exact type of geep it is?


Hope everyone had a nice 4th.

Richard Gonzales....

Richard,
Googled "RJ Corman Railroad Company GP9 Diesel Engine" and found an American-Rails.com site with a Roster that lists Diesel Engine #9007 is part of a group of GP9 engines [#9001-9010 - EMD GP9: Ex-Baltimore & Ohio/Chesapeake & Ohio].

Tom

The Bear family stopped by to show off their new train on the way home from the parade.





Doug

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Absolutely wonderful pictures everyone! I am especially impressed with the smaller layouts in O scale, very nicely done.

Hope everyone had an outstanding Fourth of July. My wife and I spent it alone together, unfortunately, but we did read the Declaration of Independence. You know that is the first time I read the whole thing! It's almost embarrassing to admit.

Now I want to start collecting 4th of July cars and the American Freedom Train.

This is the best forum ever!

Scratchbuilt 55 gallon drums in brass made for me by a member of 'The-Forum-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named'

MTH MILW coil car hood weathered.

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MTH MILW coil car hood weathered.

This is just excellent....