Building My First Layout


I've been adding some Delaware and Hudson stuff to my layout. I'm not modeling anything in particular from the D & H line. I have the Like-Like Proto 2000 PA1 that some of you have seen in another thread.

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I chose the 85ft IHC passenger cars with the blue roofs. I can't find any proof in all of my research that shows blue roofs on prototype D & H passenger cars, but I like how they look. I did add a Walthers 85ft Budd dome coach that has the prototypical paint scheme that D & H used on the 2 dome cars they leased or borrowed from the Canadian Pacific RR. They also had 2 dome cars from Amtrak after they returned the CP dome cars.

This pic shows the full consist with 8 cars and the PA.
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The Walthers web site had this new D & H Jordan Spreader on sale, so I got this in the mail today. It's a Walthers Proto. All of the blades deploy out to the sides.
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I got a good deal on this new Bachmann Silver series D & H 250 ton crane and boom tender, so I couldn't pass it up.

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I'm still tuning rolling stock, adding weight and changing couplers as needed. Can't wait to start doing landscaping.

Do any of you have any D & H trains on your layout?
 
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A few days ago I noticed a slightly uneven transition between two tables that I bolted together last year. It wasn't noticeable with 40 and 50ft freight cars, but when I ran the 85ft Budd passenger cars across that spot, it really stood out. It caused several passenger cars to become uncoupled. So I pulled up the track in that section, then used shims to raise the low side. It's all even now. I finished it this afternoon and tested it with a passenger train.

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I made a video tonight that shows my newest and final track expansion project. The new L shaped yard allows me to store 7 long trains that are up to 12ft long.

Here's a link to my video of a Delaware and Hudson PA1 Passenger train, led by my Walthers Proto 2000 PA1 (yes, I have a Life-Like P2k PA1 and a Walthers P2k PA1. They are very similar, with only slight differences)
 
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This video shows my Union Pacific DC/DCC Walthers Proto 2000 F7A and F7B set pulling a bunch of center flow and covered hoppers. I didn't use any of the horn or bell sounds in the video, but it has them.

For those who don't know, I'm using an MRC Tech 6 Sound Controller 2.0 on my DC layout, as well as an MRC Railpower 1370.

 
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