Steve, nice pictures especially with the big tank cars. Those small tank cars look really weird. It's almost like there was step in the production line left out since those seams are so huge. I can actually see glue on one of the seams. I'd contact Bachmann and see if they are aware of this issue.
John, how the heck do you get all that work done so fast? Nice looking engines. I'll send Bubba over to fix that gate.
Catt, not lowly at all. Nice engine and I really like that overpass. I have a highway overpass but I wish I had built the plan with a railroad overpass instead. The only good thing about the highway overpass is that it makes an excellent view block.
Mike, that caboose looks like a real piece of junk.
Now all you need is some window glass with rock holes in them to complete the effect.
Josh, nice job on those decals. I know they are tough little buggers to get on straight after doing my police cars. What kind of warning lights does BNSF uses on those? The CSX uses full-size light bars on some of theirs, which I was thought was a waste of money considering they spend 99% of their time way off the road by the ROW.
Hillside has a special visitor - the AT&SF 2526, the last Santa Fe 2-8-0 still in running condition. It was pulling a two car train of Pullmans filled with prospective investors in a tourist and dinner train operation. They were checking out the P&N for possible trackage rights to use to get Montgomery. She's pulled up at the station and there's a crowd to see her. There's no more water tank so the fire department has sent a pumper to refill her tank. Still has plenty of coal left though.
The 2526 took a slow tour of the P&N right of way. Here she is passing the feed mill siding and Al's General Store. There's a hunter stocking up on a beer and ammo in the parking lot.
Headed back to the interchange track on the curve coming out of Amanda's Cut. She's still a fine looking old girl for being almost 100. I wonder how many current diesels will still be around 100 years form now?
