Model Train Journal

Happy Friday!

Here's my stuff for this week -






NS AC44C6M 4130 is about to duck under US 460 as it leads westbound 189 through Elliston, VA on the Christiansburg District


NS ES44AC 8075 leads a coal train by Control Point 'Jersey' on the CNO&TP District in Chattanooga , TN


The overcast weather is fitting as 611 passes the former NW east end shops as she returns home to Roanoke under steam, perhaps for the last time on 9/26/18


NS Dash-9 9379 leads 177 through Austell, GA on the Atlanta North District.


NS SD70M-2 2701 is about to duck into the Allegheny tunnel in Gallitzin, PA as it begins the descent down the east slope with eastbound stack train 24W.


In very dreary conditions, NS SD60E 6985 (ex NS SD60 6675) passes the ADM mill in downtown Charlotte as it leads 192 towards Linwood,NC


Wide angle view of NS Dash-9 9501 leading eastbound 272 through Kumis on ex Virginian rails near Elliston, VA

The side of the 611 looks like something happened or is that just some kind of light reflection. Or maybe graffiti has been removed ??

CN M384 on the CN Shoreline Sub in Wyandotte, MI with an SD75i leading.

Hondo,
I think that is a eflection of some kind. It is also on the tender, auxiliary tender and the next car.
A lot of flat sheet metal shows "wrinkles" that look similar to that.

rogruth wrote:Hondo,
I think that is a eflection of some kind. It is also on the tender, auxiliary tender and the next car.
A lot of flat sheet metal shows "wrinkles" that look similar to that.

They keep 611 polished, don't they? The ladies could do their makeup with 611's reflection.

Stringing telegraph lines along the mainline:



This was underway when I shut down work on the layout a year or so ago...hoping to get back to it this fall. Have to say I'm a bit concerned about stringing lines along the layout periphery, as I can envision some overly exuberant spectator taking them down with a sweep of the hand.

Healey

healey36 wrote:Stringing telegraph lines along the mainline:

This was underway when I shut down work on the layout a year or so ago...hoping to get back to it this fall. Have to say I'm a bit concerned about stringing lines along the layout periphery, as I can envision some overly exuberant spectator taking them down with a sweep of the hand.

Healey

Happens in real life. The Power Company just puts them back up.

In Tucson, they have replaced wood power poles with steel power poles in places where the wind snapped power poles every year.

On a model railroad, you want the wires to break easily so as not to injure you or your guests when you/they accidentally sweep your/their hand through the wires.

I bought some stretchable wire/filament at Michael's in their jewelry aisle...figured that'll give a bit before the poles separate from their bases. It'll be taut, though, so won't have any sag, which would look more realistic. That said, it's a tinplate layout...who needs realistic, lol?

Just got around to this second look of the J with a Super Chuffer and Chuff Generator from John Will

https://youtu.be/frF9sdq1_ac

MartyE wrote:Just got around to this second look of the J with a Super Chuffer and Chuff Generator from John Will

https://youtu.be/frF9sdq1_ac

I am not a fan of smoke or sound but that is really quite nice.