Large Scale Central

Marty's Weekend

Wanda and i had an enjoyable weekend at Marty’s. I played trains and she went shopping. I thought I would post a few of the pictures I took here. Yes I have been told that Amtrak didn’t pull freight, but its my train.

I got to help with the coal train.

One job done then off to deliver more freight.

The GP-38 ran quite well after converting it to battery power and replacing the drive gears that had cracked.

Marty’s staging area. You can put your train together or store it for a while.

Rick Golding’s

Bernie was thinking of things to do and buy.

Mitch Mitchell was having problems staying on the track.

Norm and Bernie were up to no good. I think it had something to do with Andre.

I bought the big building to make into a rock crusher facility and Wanda won the smaller building. the outhouse or shack was given to me.

thats it for the moment till I upload some more pictures.

Whole new meaning to the term “steam dummy”.

Curmudgeon said:
Whole new meaning to the term "steam dummy".
I always thought that referred to the Live Steam guys who try and use one of their locos for switching operations.

/me ducks.

Actually, Amtrak locomotives doing freight service is prototypical. When the F40PH’s reached retirement age and their replacement Genisis locomotives arrived they were leased out to power hungry railroads for freight service…their HEP units disabled and controls set to notch and idle normally.

Warren Mumpower said:
Actually, Amtrak locomotives doing freight service is prototypical. When the F40PH's reached retirement age and their replacement Genisis locomotives arrived they were leased out to power hungry railroads for freight service...their HEP units disabled and controls set to notch and idle normally.
There you go, Terry. A simple addition of some local shortline lettering and she's just a recycled piece of power doing a days work.

<Yes I have been told that Amtrak didn’t pull freight>

Whoever told you that doesn’t have a clue, Terry.
Those matching box cars behind Amtrak dismals are carrying “hot freight”.
They gotta make up for loss passenger revenue somehow.
TOG

JB

“Hot Freight?” Is that like the opposite of a block of reefers? Ready to eat Pop Tarts, or sumpin?

BTW, Amtrak used to pull Road Railers, back when they were the “hot freight” cars.

El Lobo Loco.

Steve Featherkile said:
JB

“Hot Freight?” Is that like the opposite of a block of reefers? Ready to eat Pop Tarts, or sumpin?


Why, thatud be New York and Chicago Pizza! :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

A very nice weekend. Looking forward to next year.

Tom, I’m thinking about bringing a box of upholstery tacks. Might accidentally drop them around the layout…:smiley: