Thanks all - it was fun 
Jon Radder said:Looks like it was!!
Thanks all - it [b][u]was[/u][/b] fun :D :D
I ran a bunch on Sunday, but didnāt get any pictures as I was trying to come up with a half decent switch list.
And yesterday was spent with rebuilding a switch in Mancos that I wasnāt happy with. So maybe today I will manage some pixā¦
Jon,
Those are great pictures! Many new photo angles I have not seen before of your railroad. Your work has really turned out fantastic. Long Bridge and Coal Dump Curve are great photo spots.
Great pictures Ralph and Jon. I wish I was able to run trains over the weekend. My holiday weekend starts tomorrow and of course heavy rain is in the forcast.
Ralph - you should take the turnout in the first shot and run it up to my RR. I love the colors
Jon - I love that cut in your one shot.
13 more days till fall is officially here. The trees in the swamps and bog out here are starting to turn. Looking forward to fall running.
Getting into the spirit of things here, I thought Iād post a few too.
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No. 20 passes Mancos on itās way to Hesperus with a load of Tank Cars.
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The crew finds they have their work cut out for them. 4 cars to be set out and a switch lead only able to handle 1 at a time. Oh, well, gonna be a long afternoonā¦
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/rgseng/Operating%20Session03/ops005.jpg)
One downā¦3 to goā¦
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With the end in sight, the freight handlers in Hesperus are busy unloading the boxcar.
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Tank cars set out, boxcar unloaded, the crew of No 20 backs on down to Mancos to pick up some empties there. Meanwhile, Mia the local domesticated rodent looks on wondering what the heck is going onā¦
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/rgseng/Operating%20Session03/ops0011.jpg)
Dropping off the caboose, No 20 pulls forward to clear the switch for the freight siding.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/rgseng/Operating%20Session03/ops0012.jpg)
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Nice sequence Ken. Looking good
What is the ballast material?
Jon Radder said:
Nice sequence Ken. Looking good :D :DWhat is the ballast material?
That stuff is 1/4" Quarry stone. Experimenting with that to see how it holds up over the winter.
I was mainly out there trying to come up with a feasible switch list, but I got am email from Bob and heās working on some fixes for TrainOpsā¦hopefully this week.
Nice photos Ken, that new station looks mighty nice on site.
Dave
ā¦winkingā¦
Ken, Nice run, and the railroad looks greatā¦ 
Ken Brunt said:As long as you don't have any heavy water flows crossing the ballast it should hold up well. Where is the saw mill going? Ralph
That stuff is 1/4" Quarry stone. Experimenting with that to see how it holds up over the winter.
Hopefully Iāll have most of that area back filled with dirt before winter. As you can see itās pretty flat and the only water flow is where the walk is. The sawmill will be to the right of the Japanese maple with a small pond and stream flowing from above the wall and down to the area just on this side of the tree.
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/rgseng/expansion/hesperus037.jpg)
Thereās a track plan posted on my expansion thread and though whatās on the ground now differs a bit from the plan, thatās basically what I have in mind for this areaā¦but that could change tooā¦ http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=11282
I really enjoyed that. What kind of camera are you using?
Doug Arnold said:That is Kevin Strong's work, not mine..... :)
I really enjoyed that. What kind of camera are you using?
C. Nelson said:Every time I see that piece I'm amazed. The way he timed the movement of his model to coincide with the chuff pattern of the real sounds is awesome. I guess the fact that he does video for a living doesn't hurt !Doug Arnold said:That is Kevin Strong's work, not mine..... :)
I really enjoyed that. What kind of camera are you using?
Quote:I've got an open house this Sunday, and will be shooting a new piece then. Don't ask me when it will be edited... If anyone's going to be in Denver on Sunday and wants to come over, let me know. I'll get you directions.
... still waiting on the 2nd installment!
Quote:Just your run-of-the-mill Panasonic MiniDV Palmcorder. Nothing fancy--and small enough to fit inside the observation car!
... What kind of camera are you using?
Quote:Having audio software that lets me stretch the time between chuffs helps, too. I haven't decided if I'm going to dub in sound again this year, or let the sound systems that I installed over the winter do their thing. The loco I want to feature this year doesn't have sound, so I'll probably use the dubbed stuff. I've really got to find my older Georgetown Loop tapes when GLRR #40 was running.
... The way he timed the movement of his model to coincide with the chuff pattern of the real sounds is awesome.
Later,
K
Sound systems are nice when you are in the garden running trains, but they always sound small on video. The dubbed sound is awesome.
Someone sent me a bunch of audio from the old Edaville RR. Some good stuff there.
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Starting the inspection run
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Around Northbend through the switch to a future interchange
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Downhill at screenroom curve
(http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/dltrains/trackwork/HPIM1439.jpg)
Coming into Lake Side at the bottom of the grade
(http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/dltrains/trackwork/HPIM1440.jpg)
End of the run This concludes the inaugeral run of the now incorperated āLake Side , Maple Leaf , & Eastern Railroadā a proud subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. I would also like to thank all of you who have supported me while Iāve been working on the railroad Aināt that catchy Thanks again Dave
Dave,
A big thumbs up
Looks like you did have some nice weather
Ralph