Model Train Journal

Happy Fall Friday!

Big news for me this week is I was finally able to pick up a premier 611. I went w/ the 'Spirit of Roanoke' version.






























The kids enjoying the trains -








NS SD70ACe 1160 leads northbound 165 over US 29 in Ruffin, NC on the Danville District


Look closely & you will find NS SD70ACe 1111 heading eastbound as it crosses the Tug Fork River in downtown Welch, WV


NS SD40E 6320 (ex CR 6706) shoves 20T past the Conrail era signals at CP MO in Cresson, PA


NS ES44AC 8031 passes the classic N&W era coal tower in Capels, WV on the Pokey


NS 226 w/ SD70ACU 7249 leading, meets southbound 285 w/ ES44DC 7698 in downtown Atlanta

Love the Valley shot. Weird play on making reality look like a model

The weathering on 8031 is outstanding...you'll have to show us how you do that.

Nothing exciting to report. Made a quick swing through York today...visited a couple of my favorite members. Picked up this nice prewar Flyer 480 for a set I'm pulling together:





From the last of Flyer's prewar production, 1940-41.

Healey

The Premiere 611 is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to seeing it run on your layout.

Chris. the 611J is sweet!

jlong wrote:Chris. the 611J is sweet!

I can't believe how massive it is!

Christopher
You have become an expert at scenery. Some of those scenes look real. And the photography is very professional.

Now if you would spend a few less dollars on trains you could buy those kids some shoes.

Christopher,
I have been through Welch several times. Your photography makes it look much better than I remember.
That must be a characteristic of a good photographer. We live a half hour from Savannah and see photos
of the town and try to figure where it was taken. We can have the magazine with the address and still
have trouble. Good ones just make stuff look better. If I need to say it again, beautiful.

HONDO74 wrote:Christopher
You have become an expert at scenery. Some of those scenes look real. And the photography is very professional.

Now if you would spend a few less dollars on trains you could buy those kids some shoes.

Nah, they are fine w/ the 1 pair they each have

rogruth wrote:Christopher,
I have been through Welch several times. Your photography makes it look much better than I remember.
That must be a characteristic of a good photographer. We live a half hour from Savannah and see photos
of the town and try to figure where it was taken. We can have the magazine with the address and still
have trouble. Good ones just make stuff look better. If I need to say it again, beautiful.

Thank you Roger! Appreciate it