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Bluestone Southerns June Ops pics

Some Pictures from Our June 1 & 2, 2013 operating session:

Amtrack crossing the river, heading into Memphis.

Amtrak running with leased Power.

Dan’s engines pulling a cleanup train at the close of operations.

Dan’s engines pulling a cleanup train at the close of operations.

Dand and crew working the Industrial park.

A thru Freight rolling southbound thru Hadley Park (http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/jeclarke/june_2013_ops/Dan%20and%20Ric%20working%20a%20thru%20freight%20%20Pic%202%20%20%20%206-1-2013%20.jpg)

Doug test running his Locomotive
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Doug working the Northboun Interchange at Woodlawn.
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Evansville Yard.
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Aaron working the EVWR Local as his conductor works the paperwork.
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EVWR Local departing Woodlawn.

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EVWR local arriving at Evansville.

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Jan and Andy working the Bluefield yards in the basement.

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Mainline freight departing Woodlawn, across the river bridge…

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Traffic on the Sparta Subdivision.

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Trains all over:

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Evansville freight working BJ’s feed & Mill.

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Wow! It looks quite a bit bigger than the last time I saw it. Hope ya’ll had fun!!..:wink:

Unit coal train departing Memphis.

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Coal train Croosing the diamond at Woodlawn

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Yards at Memphis-Evansville

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Yard throat at Bluefield…

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Freight entering Memphis yards.

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Ken Brunt said:

Wow! It looks quite a bit bigger than the last time I saw it. Hope ya’ll had fun!!..:wink:

Ken, now you know, we always have fun… Yeah, you weren’t here last fall, so, the rest of hilltop subdivision and all of the Memphis /Evansville area is all new to you, along with the bridge out of woodlawn…

looks like you all had a great time, on a great layout

Richard

looks like a good day was had.

And the reason for the dirt oval? … (http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/jeclarke/june_2013_ops/Evansville%20Yards%20%20%20%20Pic%201%20%20%20%206-2-2013%20.jpg)

Race track?

Rooster’s confines ?

Future expansion ?

Jogging Path?

That dirt oval is the Branch line that goes to Nashville, Addieville & Okawville… Top of the oval, left of that rock waterway will ne the Nashville Elevator… We started trenching out the line last weekend, line is trenched about halfway around the U…

Thanks Jane!

I was looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Maybe the next time, I’ll hitch a ride with Doug.

Good stuff. Im speachless on the size of the layout. Everything is looking good.

Looks AWESOME Dad…However them Amfleet tubes just don’t look right on your RR so I think you need to sell them to me!

Paul Norton said:

Thanks Jane!

I was looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Maybe the next time, I’ll hitch a ride with Doug.

Paul, anytime, we’d love to have you visit…

David Russell said:

Looks AWESOME Dad…However them Amfleet tubes just don’t look right on your RR so I think you need to sell them to me!

Thank you, son, and Yes they do, and NO…

Very nice layout, Lots of land. Bet you dont run track power there. Regards, Ron

Looks like it was a lot of fun… tk’s for the photos.
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Ron Tremblay said:

Very nice layout, Lots of land. Bet you dont run track power there. Regards, Ron

Ron, newp… Battery, or ““controlled”” live steam…

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET !!!Were are all the long Fast freights? 2,3,4 engines…

Looks great, lots of room to run those modern choo choo’s

I didnt see no pictures of Marty, Did he neck you again…:slight_smile:

Nick S. said:

Were are all the long Fast freights? 2,3,4 engines…

He’s getting old Nick and can’t handle all that anymore …this is why he should give his son his Amfleet cars!