Hi all,Just joined, am building a large G-scale outdoor railway, modeling 1940's-1950's UP and SP.Its a dead rail system, and as such I've posted a lot of info to Freerails. The LCC project:https://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=8252&forum_id=54 The track build:https://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=8181&forum_id=52 The deadrail design:https://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=8145&forum_id=45 It appears that my endeavors match a lot of what I see on this site, so I expect to be ...

    I'll start                                   Back in the day in the hood                

If your lumber company happens to need an airplane, there's a prototype for that, https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/035020 Looks like a Grumman Widgeon. Apparently nicknamed "Splinter"? "F. Edwin Mower and Ben Alley in Front of the Mower Lumber Company's Plane, Charleston, W. Va. "

I will admit that, until now, I have shown no ability to keep plants alive (I once killed a cactus by underwatering it, for example). Given that the Durango & Jasper is meant to be a garden railroad, this clearly needs to change.   Starting from such a stunning position of ignorance, I've decided to take advantage of a lucky coincidence and hire Nancy Norris, the gardening editor for Garden Railway magazine, to plan, install, and teach me about these living things that I will be nurtu...

Few spring shots so far this year. My new Scratch built Class A using Bachmann Climax parts. Battery powered.  I did not build this.  I  bought it off a friend who scratch built it.  Yes Rooster I have a friend.          

Testing my new iPhone 12 Max Pro with an indoor video of the new tunnel on the MVRR. The close ups are a little blurry, but I was only 3" away from the train in some spots. Most of the rolling stock on these trains are scratch, and the Shays are customized Bachmann.  

The May operating session is going to be held on 1 and 2 May.. Anyone who has been vaccinated is welcome to attend.. Folks, if you haven't been vaccinated, then please, don't come to the OPS..  I am sorry, but this is to protect everyone..   As you can see below, the ballasting crew (Jane) has been busy ballasting..  She started on the south end of Memphis and is heading north..               Hopefully, there will be more pict...

It's probably been 2 months since I've used JMRI to create a switch list. During that time, no thanks to LSC & Facebook, I have acquired quite a few more cars.  Being a mostly rainy day today, I wanted to run a train on the indoor division. JMRI refused to build a train with more than one car. A quick look at the build logs showed why: There is only one open car spot at each end of the railroad. JMRI has tons of cars wanting to move, but no where to put them!   So, it's time to a...

Any one know how to access the tender tank section, Bill

Finally got a place I could actually set things up, while temporary, for the first time since I was sleeping through trigonometry.  Here are some highlights from last summer/fall and hoping to expand as that raised flowerbed allows. 

Aloha,   2021 is fast upon us, and I am busy evaluating options and budgeting the casbh for the main push in 2021, the "Rehabilitation of the Missile Sponges," the upgrading to near-model status of cheaper motive power we acquired to let the youngest visitors and crew interact with the Triple O.  To that end: Has anyone tried / used the motor blocks from Smallbrook Studio (link)? Will they hold up to the elements, namely rain, high humidity, high temperatures, and proximity to th...

  Since I use the Freight Shed option to host my pictures here I have been reluctant to start posting this build addition to my railroad because of the warning by the site owner that all will probably be lost when he upgrades the site. This seems to be coming true as most of the photos I have posted over the last dozen years are already gone from the threads, making the information they contain pretty much useless.  However this may last a while and maybe someone will enjoy it while i...

Hi guys, I have begun gathering up materials to build one of these bad boys: Looking for a pair of tender trucks, part number 29134, used would be fine if in good condition. Thanks for looking!   Cheers,Matt

I just finished editing and uploading a fun little video composed of some off-road clips and scenes from my 2016 Mojave/Nevada trip, and featuring my Toyota 4Runner "Megaweapon". Let me know what you think:   [url]https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4hgXMvgqS0[/url]