Greg Elems
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Keep them coming Chuck. Sure enjoy seeing the layout.
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Tinplate or Hi-rail? Yes!
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Guy64
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Will do, Greg! 
One good thing about being able to post these pix is, it gives me a way to almost rerun the whole experience. It's a little frustrating how the time at these conventions goes by so fast. You just get settled in, get everything working, and it's time to break it all down and pack up!
Sure would be nice to have another 3 month mall run like we had in '98.
Jim's Mobilgas was busier than 2000, and sported a few added details. Note Jim's take on current gas prices in the close-up...
One good thing about being able to post these pix is, it gives me a way to almost rerun the whole experience. It's a little frustrating how the time at these conventions goes by so fast. You just get settled in, get everything working, and it's time to break it all down and pack up!
Sure would be nice to have another 3 month mall run like we had in '98.
Jim's Mobilgas was busier than 2000, and sported a few added details. Note Jim's take on current gas prices in the close-up...
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Well summers winding down, the outside work is winding down now I'll get a little modeling done. Fantastic displays Chuck! Yep bet you knew it was coming
In the pic. Jim's Mobile Gas on the left bottom there is a weird vehicle with what looks like a little green creature on the sidewalk, want to explain
Cheers Willis
In the pic. Jim's Mobile Gas on the left bottom there is a weird vehicle with what looks like a little green creature on the sidewalk, want to explain
Cheers Willis
Lady_Railfan
House Mother, Cheerleader
Well, silly. That's the "little purple people eater" of course
(Apologies to Chuck --- it's been a rough day. )
(Apologies to Chuck --- it's been a rough day.
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Guy64
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CBCNSfan said:In the pic. Jim's Mobile Gas on the left bottom there is a weird vehicle with what looks like a little green creature on the sidewalk, want to explain
Cheers Willis
That's a Matchbox street sweeper. The green thing is one of its rotary brooms. The piece has been available in more realistic colors, but it's a bit small for S. I think Jim put it there for just the type of reaction you gave, Willis!
An overall of the "short" side...
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Greg Elems
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Other than the cab being small, there are small sweepers sold. A cement company in Reno used one to clean the side walks and parking lot for its office employees. It was a much dirtier machine though.
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Guy64
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As mentioned earlier, our outing was not without incidents. Early on the first official day of running (Friday) we had a double wreck. This was not staged.
I had just gotten two trains running; a long freight on the outer main pulled by an AM Trainmaster, and a passenger excursion heading the opposite way on the inner main pulled by a SHS SW1. Both had been running for a few minutes when a visitor had asked me a question about something or other, diverting my attention. The area was pretty noisy, but I had just noticed some irregular noises coming from behind me when another visitor shouted "Hey! You got a big wreck happenning!!!" I turned to see the Trainmaster pushing some freightcars into a classic "accordion" formation. Apparently, a coupler malfunction split the freight consist, setting up a tail-ender right in the midst of the industrial area. The passenger train arrived just in time to collide with the wad of freight rolling stock. Fortunately, an older AM 40-footer that has no excessive detail took the impact with the SW1, but also involved were a brand-new Des Plaines bathtub gon, an SHS ore hopper, and some other detailed pieces.
A helicopter news team just happened to be in the area, ready to "hose down" the whole fracas. The next few pix tell the story...
I had just gotten two trains running; a long freight on the outer main pulled by an AM Trainmaster, and a passenger excursion heading the opposite way on the inner main pulled by a SHS SW1. Both had been running for a few minutes when a visitor had asked me a question about something or other, diverting my attention. The area was pretty noisy, but I had just noticed some irregular noises coming from behind me when another visitor shouted "Hey! You got a big wreck happenning!!!" I turned to see the Trainmaster pushing some freightcars into a classic "accordion" formation. Apparently, a coupler malfunction split the freight consist, setting up a tail-ender right in the midst of the industrial area. The passenger train arrived just in time to collide with the wad of freight rolling stock. Fortunately, an older AM 40-footer that has no excessive detail took the impact with the SW1, but also involved were a brand-new Des Plaines bathtub gon, an SHS ore hopper, and some other detailed pieces.
A helicopter news team just happened to be in the area, ready to "hose down" the whole fracas. The next few pix tell the story...
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Greg Elems
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I don't see a caboose. Were you runnig with a FRED?
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Guy64
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Yup. It's on the Railbox boxcar on the pavement near the green truck. Still flashing when I picked up the car. Lotta good it did, huh?Greg Elems said:Were you runnig with a FRED?
But, better than having a crew tossed around the inside of a caboose. I s'pose.That news chopper crew was really fascinated by the scene, apparently...
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OldGettysk
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Reallylike that boxcar Do they make it in hO scale ? OLDGETTYSK
Guy64
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Nope, sorry, just S and O gauge. Also gotta be a TTOS member to get one.OldGettysk said:
But what's this? After looking over the views of the wreck, something suspicious caught our eye. We checked over some infrared footage from one of the security cams, and came accross the view below.
What's that in the center of the frame?
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After a bit of digital analysis, enhancement, augmentation and miscellaneous tweaking, we were able to come up with a clearer image. We don't know who this individual is, but he does not appear to be the type of character to have wandering around in one's railyard. Maybe it's the claws, or the fangs, but somehow he exudes hostility. It is quite possible he played a role in the derailment, though we can't prove it. He has absconded to the desert with his bad self. The military has been alerted.
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Guy64
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Enough disaster and mayhem, let's go people watching.
The farm hasn't changed significantly since 2000. It's still the busiest module in the system, thanks to Bossy's antics. Given the arrangement of the layout area this time, the farm was the first thing to come into view once you got past the 3-rail world.
This pair of twins tended to the safety of Bossy while Di (rt,) loaded cattle...
The farm hasn't changed significantly since 2000. It's still the busiest module in the system, thanks to Bossy's antics. Given the arrangement of the layout area this time, the farm was the first thing to come into view once you got past the 3-rail world.
This pair of twins tended to the safety of Bossy while Di (rt,) loaded cattle...
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