Model Train Journal

Happy Friday!
I can see why a lot of people make trains a fall/winter hobby. Lot's of outdoor activities have held the majority of my time so I wasn't able to get anything big done, but made some little progress on certain parts.

I worked on the Jersey City terminal area mostly & the bridge.
Painted the MTH platform roofs black & wired in the lights. Added a few people & started some ballast. BIG improvement!













Added a road w/ traffic lines, CNJ herald & some concrete walls to the underpass. There is also a light under there, so you can see the cars


Then Ran some trains for a bit-














NJT ALP46A 4642 leads a Long Branch local through Red Bank, NJ on the NJCL


NS GP38-2 5283 passes Lawes Coal Company in Shrewsbury, NJ as it heads down the ex CNJ Southern Division w/ SA31


NJT ALP46A 4660 leads a NY bound train over the Raritan River as it crosses from South Amboy into Perth Amboy on the NJCL




Conrail Shared Assets transfer OI16 is shown here, entering Browns Yard w/ NS SD40-2 3365 leading the EL Heritage SD45-2




NJT ALP46A 4645, wearing the 'Honoring our Veterans' decal, shoves a rush hour train over the Navesink River in Red Bank, NJ

Photo 9, why does the backdrop looki shiny? Is there a window behind it?

chuck wrote:Photo 9, why does the backdrop look shiny? Is there a window behind it?

Probably some reflection from the flash. I have a bounce flash & even though it's aimed straight up, you still get some reflection.

Great pics Christopher...what's the source on the small line shed in the fifth shot? Is that a scratch-built?

No significant train-related activity here. The guys over at Vienna Station sent me a nice Flyer 478 boxcar for the set I'm working on:



Just a 476 gondola and it's complete.

Healey

Chris,

Your ability to get things done continues to amaze me. We are still in "box city" here. I have managed to get the computer working (obviously), as well as parts of the workshop, but I am still a long ways from being able to do anything on the layout itself.

George

...and he's working full-time and has three kids and a couple of dogs running around.

Christopher sets a blistering pace. I'm retired and can't keep up. My theory is he sleeps less than three hours per night.

Healey

healey36 wrote:...and he's working full-time and has three kids and a couple of dogs running around.

Christopher sets a blistering pace. I'm retired and can't keep up. My theory is he sleeps less than three hours per night.

Healey

Must be great to be young. I'm retired as well. I would agree with your theory. Maybe he mainlines caffeine!

George

I think Christopher is able to get so much done because he is really twins.
Now seriously, is the background in the photos of the big city to any scale?
I think I have seen it in HO but not O.

lol I average around 5-6 hours of sleep. Probably should be getting more though

healey36 wrote:Great pics Christopher...what's the source on the small line shed in the fifth shot? Is that a scratch-built?

No significant train-related activity here. The guys over at Vienna Station sent me a nice Flyer 478 boxcar for the set I'm working on:



Just a 476 gondola and it's complete.

Healey

No, it's resin casting. I forget where I got them, but they are based on CNJ prototypes. I have 2 of them. Would love to get a few more, but I haven't a seen anymore.