Let's get the pictures started. I know a lot of you out there have special Halloween layouts--I for one do not. So I a going to start with pictures of the Brute.


How big is the Brute??Here it is beside a 400E:


Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith

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Gee Scott, I was hoping to see your new York purchase, the ETS loco do a lap around your pond.

The CNJ takes an extra of Halloween candy over the OCSMRR's High Line.

I'm in San Diego this week for a meeting. I was able to take a side trip to Balboa Park and visit the San Diego Model RR Museum. Here are some shots from the 3 rail layout. This part of the layout was decorated-up for Halloween.

These cabs to pull my MTH Western Maryland tractor trailers were bought at York in October.




In keeping with the All Hallows Eve theme, here is an outhouse near the graveyard... spooky if you have to go at night!

I'm spending tonight in an asylum. If you want entertained tune in tonight at 8pm on the travel channel.

Edward Hopper, "Approaching a City" 1946, Oil on Canvass



My rendition..




Another view...

Outstanding as always, John.

John, wow! All I can say. Amazing resemblance.

And now finally I have some progress to post. Thanks to a couple new Ross switches I bought from our forum's Paul Kallas, I finally had all the peices (and some free time) to finish the trackage into my South Station passenger area.

Hey Scott, if the Brute ever flys off the overhead anything underneath it is HISTORY.

A lIonel Milwaukee EP-5 passes through on a campaign assignment

A Pumpkin Patch

WOW Mike that is incredible. I want whatever job you have haha. Love that BNSF power!

Scott, I can't see the Brute in your pictures. I guess the engine is too small to notice.

In all seriousness, that is a great looking engine.

Happy Halloween!

In town for Halloween, these visitors are admiring the fall foliage.







On the scarier side of town, it's best not to visit the brothers in pink for any treats this Halloween:










Jim

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MartyE:
I'm spending tonight in an asylum. If you want entertained tune in tonight at 8pm on the travel channel.

You work at NEP?

They are over the river in Harmarville!

harleyhouse

Hey Scott, that Brute looks like a good way to test the structural integrity of your bridges!

I have to admit I kind of cringed when I saw the first picture! It's a neat engine though.

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Originally posted by harleyhouse:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by MartyE:
I'm spending tonight in an asylum. If you want entertained tune in tonight at 8pm on the travel channel.

You work at NEP?

They are over the river in Harmarville!

harleyhouse

That's us.

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Originally posted by MikeAA9ZY:
Hey Scott, that Brute looks like a good way to test the structural integrity of your bridges!

I have to admit I kind of cringed when I saw the first picture! It's a neat engine though.

That "DEEPWATER" bridge does look like it's buckling!

On a beautiful fall weekend here in northern Arizona, the kids and grandkids came up for a weekend, so I had to do a little "bending of the twig". Did some railfanning on the BNSF main line near Seligman. You sure get a lot of friendly waves from engineers when they see little kids watching!

scott.smith - Who's the Brute driver mounted on the side? You or your son?

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Scott......have you placed the "Brute" on a scale, how much does it weigh? I thought I saw a "sag" in your girder bridge.

Tex

Gee Marty, what is the going nightly rate at the Asylum? Can't you afford a Motel 6? Next spring, on my trip to Texas I'm going to spend the night in a haunted MKT hotel. I saw it on Gost Stories....seems someone got murdered and missed the train.

Tex

I'm always up for a little orange and green!

A few little pumpkins:








James

Mike,

A most impressive "patch."

Peter,

Great Seligman shots.

Some "pumpkins" in a Halloween sunset:

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Originally posted by BNSF Mike:
A Pumpkin Patch

Now, a site like that would creep out a resident of the Isle of Denial. That said, it is impressive -- scary but impressive.

Winter is a coming! Don

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Now, a site like that would creep out a resident of the Isle of Denial

Matt,

I think one has to face reality every now and then. But then this does help kill the pain:



RM

Wow, Mike! Your pumpkin patch really gets me in the spirit of Halloween. Halloween has never been my favorite holiday after I out grew the trick or treat age, but your pumpkins go a long ways toward improving that. I wish I could get my wife to grow these kinds of pumpkins.

Art

Here are a few shots of my layout with my new Canon A1100 IS digital camera. Thanks for looking,

Ray

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This junction should have been the name of my railroad before I got Command Control. Don

Don, somehow I can't believe that your layout ever had a malfunction.
TumbleWEED 381

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Gee Scott, I was hoping to see your new York purchase, the ETS loco do a lap around your pond.

Dave,
Don't you mean "IN your pond"? I think Scott's wife would see that it got there...



Mike, THAT is one heck of an impressive pumpkin patch! Gee, I hope you like BNSF...

Here is my Halloween theme contribution:


The last time I posted to the weekend Photo thread, Idlewild Amusement Park got mentioned. So I thought I'd post a few shots from there. My apologies for the quality of these: I used frame capture from my video camera for several shots.

Idlewild has one long loop of track, and 2 of the ubiquitous Chance C.P. Huntingtons. The engines differonly in their paint schemes, but the trains they pull are quite different from each other.

This is one train.


This is the engine for the other,


and these are the cars.


Idlewild is well known to the small set for something that is uniquely theirs: Mr. Rogers Trolley. There are actually 2 of them. Feel free to take a ride, but be warned: This is a KIDS ride, NOT a TROLLEY ride!


Lastly, lest you think to pass by this park, it is home to some rides and attractions that are found in few other places. Thier Wild Mouse ride is a prototype of the common ride seen all over the country. But this one is not a rubber stamped one of thousands. Quite unusual. They also have one of the last surviving (if not THE last) Catapiller rides. Lastly be sure to check out Confusion Hill. This attraction seems to defy the laws of gravity.


Chris
LVHR

Halooween layout


My new control panel a bowl of spagetti


Red Sunset Maple

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Great photo's everyone!! Here's my contribution, I have been working on the layout this week, not as much as last week but still some progress. I'm almost finished with the Moonville station and still need to do some detailing.

The Texas Special made a stop this afternoon...






I'm also almost finished with the stockyard, just some more detailing to do. The Docksider is rolling by now, take a look.






And finally here are a couple of over all shots of the yard area.




Paul

Marty, which room did you opt for?



TR-A LA LA-LA-LA-LA

No Halloween train here either, but I do have the Hershey's 100th Anniversary Train from K-Line. What's more appropriate to celebrate Halloween with than candy?

This is a neat set. In addition to the smokey pacific leading the train, it also hauls five differently decorated cars, plus five buildings and people. This photo shows the station, newsstand and roof of the house. It also came with a barn and station platform.

I also have a few Hershey's Collectibles figurines...


Happy Halloween. Get lots of candy!

Always loved those cattle cars Paul. Been wanting to get one for a long time - does your work smoothly?

TumbleWEED, have you ever seen a Berkshire fly? Don't tell anyone, but I had a few problems in the past. When do I get to see the finished plans? I have tons of molds if you need to borrow them. This is a shot for you, I took it two years ago...........Don

Paul,
Love the shot looking down the Moonville platform! Just need a couple of people waiting for the train and your in business!

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Originally posted by MartyE:
I'm spending tonight in an asylum. If you want entertained tune in tonight at 8pm on the travel channel.

Thanks for the heads up!
I viewed the the website today. Wow! Some serious history at that place. Very creepy!
Good luck !


http://www.travelchannel.com/Ghost_Adventures_Live/

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Originally posted by EmpireBuilderDave:
Always loved those cattle cars Paul. Been wanting to get one for a long time - does your work smoothly?

Dave, with some tweaking after I installed it on the layout it works great. I bought two basket case sets and refurbished them into one unit but I only have one car, it took time but works great.

Paul

John Sethian, That is a fantastic exicution of Edward Hopper's work. Famed modeler John Armstrong did Hopper's "Night Hawks" on his layout and I have always admired his idea of including "fine art" scenes in three dimensions. You are an inspiration...now if I can only follow your lead....
Paul Goodness

Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!