Model Train Journal

Happy Friday!!!!

Here's some CNJ goodness (w/ a little PRR too) -
























611 steams westbound through Elliston, VA on the Christiansburg District -

With storm clouds looming in the background, 611 steams through Montvale as it heads towards Lynchburg

NS ES44DC 7647 leads 201 westbound through Elliston, VA on the Christiansburg District running just in front of 611



Former Conrail SD70 2576 sits on the engine track in Radford yard. The SD70 has been used on the local jobs the last few weeks




NS ES44AC 8032 leads 33K through Piscataway, NJ on the Lehigh Valley Line

The weathering on your rolling stock/engines is very well done, subtle. I think that's why it works. Is it airbrushed? Do you have any "tips" you'd care to share?

Moving on to the 1:1 equipment. Was the weather as menacing as it looks or did you use filters/post processing to make it more so? It's very dramatic.

Chuck,

The weather was pretty bad on that morning 611 ran. I did use a graduated filter to bring out the clouds a bit though.

I've been weathering the rolling stock & engines using chalks. Still working on perfecting it

Christopher,
What company made the locos in your layout photos?
I never quite know how to ask that anymore.
We used to ask "Was that made by Lionel/American Flyer/Marx/ETC but most
of the sellers today are importers and not makers it can get confusing.

A visitor from Canada: Windsor's Essex Terminal Railroad GP9 108 sits in CSX Rougemere Yard. The unit was brought stateside for engine maintenance.

rogruth wrote:Christopher,
What company made the locos in your layout photos?
I never quite know how to ask that anymore.
We used to ask "Was that made by Lionel/American Flyer/Marx/ETC but most
of the sellers today are importers and not makers it can get confusing.

Roger,

The FM is Lionel
K4s & Camelback are MTH
GP7 - Atlas
RS3 (dummy) is Weaver

Thank you.

Nice catch Lucas! And super sharp image. It might blow up to poster size very nicely.

Notice the door latch/lock? It used to be black. And what is that on a chain next to top of the door? It looks like a railroad padlock.
Nice video of ETR 108:=> https://youtu.be/wegZjoS3VmI shows 108 with silver door latch and the padlock on a chain.

My one "railfan" photo subject on my recent trip to the Lancaster, PA. TCI phone show was taken in a rest area on I-81 in VA:

Close-up of a Hi_Rail wheel assembly:

Dave,
The owner name is in shadows. Who owns it?

Norfolk Southern.