Nice pics of the show in Springfield, John P. Looks like quite a crowds and some nice dioramas. Run across any good deals while you were there?
Very nice weathering, mtrpls. When they are lined up together, they really do look like the average siding we see today. Kind of sad in a way. Those NYC units look good but somehow I just can't get my mind wrapped around NYC units and stack trains. The Oakway demos look like they just came off the line. I know they got filthy toward the end but I do like the look of them when they were new.
Carl, where and what is that railroad? I'm amazed that the EPA or someone isn't raising a stink about removing all the derailment debris. I would think they would be worth removing for rebuilding or at least the scrap value.
Ron, that's a weird looking 0-6-0. I think it's the only one I've seen with a boiler tube pilot. I wonder if it was built that way or added later? I like that giant wrecker they have standing by.
Got a few things done this week. Got the Farmer's Market set up at the feed mill. Some locals and tourists stopped by to see what was available:
Been getting some more DCC decoders in my engines. Here's a shot of the CSX local headed by U30-C 7256 and the 4436, a GP-35, on a local headed out of town:
This is the lead engine creeping through the back yards of Hillside on the way out to the countryside:
There were some complaints about the width of the loading platform at the team track so the P&N sprung for a wider concrete platform and recovered some of the cost by selling the old platform to the paint company down the road:
Finally, the citizens of Hillside will now be able to follow the news much better since the Rexall has opened a news rack in front of the store:
Have a good week, everyone.