4Starcstms
Member
Well Ive been a member here for a few months, lurking in the background. I figured I'd step up to the microphone and do a short introduction so here goes ...
Ive been around trains, and the transportation industry my whole life. My dad built layouts for me when I was little, and Ive built sevral thru the years never were actually 'finished' with scenery nor were they designed for operation. Thats about to change. Yay!
Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll begin constructing my version of atlas plan 26 (southside connecting) and something 4x8 on the other side of the room with a yard connecting the two.. should be finished by this time next year.
Future plans include acurate model of the Desoto Missouri Car Shops (my grandpa and other family worked there) as well as the georgetown ky toyota plant and NS railyard and local industries.
I am a professional truck driver, doing heavy haul work for the Toyota plant in Georgetown Ky. I move overseas containers and machinery from the Norfolk Southern Railyard into the plant. So I get lots of close up time with containers, chassis, intermodal equipment, autoracks (from toyota, who loads 120+ a day), and of course theres always different motive power, and the 10-12 passing trains in the course of a 10-12 hr shift.
Over the next few weeks im going to be taking some detail pics of the different intermodal cars, container crane, motive power, etc etc etc
This is a great site with loads of talent and lots of great layouts..I look forward to being able to contribute in the Photo Contests and WPF threads as well as prototype shots..
Ive been around trains, and the transportation industry my whole life. My dad built layouts for me when I was little, and Ive built sevral thru the years never were actually 'finished' with scenery nor were they designed for operation. Thats about to change. Yay!
Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll begin constructing my version of atlas plan 26 (southside connecting) and something 4x8 on the other side of the room with a yard connecting the two.. should be finished by this time next year.
Future plans include acurate model of the Desoto Missouri Car Shops (my grandpa and other family worked there) as well as the georgetown ky toyota plant and NS railyard and local industries.
I am a professional truck driver, doing heavy haul work for the Toyota plant in Georgetown Ky. I move overseas containers and machinery from the Norfolk Southern Railyard into the plant. So I get lots of close up time with containers, chassis, intermodal equipment, autoracks (from toyota, who loads 120+ a day), and of course theres always different motive power, and the 10-12 passing trains in the course of a 10-12 hr shift.
Over the next few weeks im going to be taking some detail pics of the different intermodal cars, container crane, motive power, etc etc etc
This is a great site with loads of talent and lots of great layouts..I look forward to being able to contribute in the Photo Contests and WPF threads as well as prototype shots..