Model Train Journal

Happy Friday!
Running a mix of postwar & Reading stuff this week.


























My daughter Lucia is horse crazy, so I wanted to add a little horse fun to the layout for her. I picked up a 9280 Santa Fe horse car off ebay for cheap. After a few weeks of running it, the bright red body was bugging me. Made it appear too toy like ( bc real railcars have horses hanging out of them lol!). Ordered some decals & gave it a paint job. Blends in much better now.



NS Dash-9 9636 is on the point of 51V as it heads through Salem, VA on the Whitethorne District.


A trio of UP motors are leading NS 202 as it crosses over from WV into Maryland on NS H Line.


NS SD60E 6952 is in charge of P60 as it prepares to swing off the S Line & onto the Piedmont main in Salisbury, NC


A pair of SD40E units shove 38Q under the classic PRR signals at Summerhill, PA. I'm really going to miss these when they come down!


In a scene out of the 1950's, N&W M class 475, (built 1906) runs light past a farm in the early morning hours.

Very nice 1654, Christopher...pretty much a postwar carryover of the prewar 1684. The 1684 was the first diecast prewar loco I bought (a million years ago). Manufactured during the months running up to the war. I think the 204 was the O version. I gave it to my daughter, along with a set of 1600-series freights. Hopefully she will someday play with it with her kids.

Healey

Great stuff Ben!

Fabulous layout Ben. Is that the TW Trainworx Empire State Building?

All very nice.

Very nice, Ben!

George

All:

Given that Lionel has announced the Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 #643 Texas type locomotive in its new 2019 catalog, I thought I would go see the prototype. Yesterday, I took a little trip to McKees Rocks, PA (just west of Pittsburgh) and snapped some photos from each side of the yard. The locomotive is stored outside.









You can find more information at: https://www.steamlocomotive.co...0-4&railroad=ble

George

Too bad it doesn't fit in your area.

rogruth wrote:Too bad it doesn't fit in your area.

True. But a J1 would.

George

G3750 wrote:

rogruth wrote:Too bad it doesn't fit in your area.

True. But a J1 would.

George

Oh yes!

rogruth wrote:

G3750 wrote:

rogruth wrote:Too bad it doesn't fit in your area.

True. But a J1 would.

George

Oh yes!

I should never say "never", but my first choice would be another I1s Decapod to double-head with my current one. Given everything else ahead of it on my layout list and the money involved, I'd say there are not great odds on that happening. But we can dream.

George