Very nice photos, but can any one put names of the people shown in the photos?
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Some of us out on the West coast are not able to, guess put some names to people running trains and around the layout.
Looks like a great time and very nice organize layout to run on.
Vincent D’Agostino said:
I never got to see this train leave the yard!
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Any chance you left that engine behind?
That happened while you were stuck in traffic…
Take it from me, Vince, …not a chance.
Ken Brunt said:
Vincent D’Agostino said:
I never got to see this train leave the yard!
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Any chance you left that engine behind?
That happened while you were stuck in traffic…
Take it from me, Vince, …not a chance.
I knew I should have had Penny distract Bruce so I could have hidden the engine!
Great pics Vincent and Bruce! Sorry I missed it.
Just a couple of comments after looking @ photo’s!
1: What no train wreck this year?? Or did you pay off Vincent?
2: Stan and Deb need buildings so the cars have a destination!
Thanks for all the great pics!
Sean
Sunday rolled around and we headed over to Stan and Deb’s place, after a nice stop for breakfast at Paul’s Diner.
It is really an amazing railroad. They had a going out of business sale at a local nursery and they bought hundreds of plants - marked down to $3 a piece!
Here you can see some of the hostas at Devil’s Gate.
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And the bridge at Lake Sarah Jane just past Day Lily Junction on the left.
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The lake has some new fish after a Great Blue Heron discovered take out.
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Jean and I took out the Hosta Valley Local as our first train.
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This time, we brought my Shay and Jean enjoyed being the engineer. It’s a short route, but it has a bit of switching. We’re just passing through Sandbox Junction.
Our next train was from Solitude to Deck.
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Solitude is located near the end of the railroad and is high up on the hill. Luckily this is a down hill route, but we do have to climb the hill to get there.
We take the Shay up to Solitude and get our waiting train.
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Leaving Solitude, we see Vincent recording the activities.
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And this looks like the picture Vincent was taking.
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Coming out of the tunnel near Filter Quarry.
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Down the grade near Burning Rock.
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The train circles Big Rock.
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And emerging from the tunnel
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We arrive at Day Lily Junction
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Crossing the bridge near Mount Jon
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Working at Bat House Yard
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Our work is done and we leave the Yard
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A nice run.
I may have the names a bit off, but I hope you get an idea of the shear size of this railroad.
Of course, Stan doesn’t think the railroad is quite big enough, so he’s busy working on an extension.
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Jean wanted to take a break, so Al and I took the next train - CHSL - Chama to Solitude. It’s a long run as you go from the lower end of the railroad to the top. Your legs feel it!
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We took a K-27 and picked it up in Chama. Here we are at Windy Point.
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After passing through Cumbres the railroad goes through Whiplash Curve.
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Passing through Stiege
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Through Cascade on the way to Sublette.
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On the way to Mosquito Junction.
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And to Hidden Valley
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Waiting on the siding near Mount Jon. We were waiting to get into Bat House Yard.
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Where just about everybody was waiting as it is the main gathering place with lots of trains running.
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Ken is also waiting, not noticing the yard engine coming up on his waiting locomotive. I don’t think it was a BIG crash…
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After we finally got through Bat House Yard, we cross the bridge over Lake Sarah Jane.
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I don’t have any more pictures up to Solitude - as those were in the previous post…just going the other way.
Thanks to Stan and Deb for hosting another great event.
That is one impressive RR. I have to get up their and see it. Amazing photos.
ok been a week
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Here’s a train wreck for you Shawn.
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This what happens when you accidently change a cab number and don’t know it.
Shawn Viggiano said:
That is one impressive RR. I have to get up their and see it. Amazing photos.
It is amazing Shawn, I still am not sure I seen everything that was there!
Richard Beverly said:
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When the heck was this!? I didn’t see a single diesel run while I was there… I feel cheated
Vincent D’Agostino said:
Richard Beverly said:
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When the heck was this!? I didn’t see a single diesel run while I was there… I feel cheated
That was Friday afternoon. A run-what-ya-brung, get acquainted with the layout, and check out all the changes day…
Bruce got his boxcab out, grabbed a few cars and took them for a spin, then I grabbed the same cars and and went in the opposite direction. Don’t worry, Bob missed it too, he was still on jury duty…
As for Stan’s layout, Bob and I ran 2 trains, one from upper deck that was a short one, then another from where we left off to Solitude. At one point we stood in one spot for about a half hour, just watching the train thread its way around the the many loop backs and cross-overs. By the time we got to Solitude, I felt like we had hiked the Appalachian Trail…my knees still feel it…
A few more pix:
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This is Doug and Stu Gralnik working the yard at Majestic. Stu is a professional model builder and O-scaler who I think we have converted to the dark side…
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Stu working a cranky switch while Dougs Mallet heads up the hill to Pearce.
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Stu Moxley brings his Connie down to help the Mallet up the hill.
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Bob and Stan doing some work in Wiiliamsport.
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Al Pomeroy’s C-19 working in Pearce.
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Vince, Penny, Bob and Bob’s son Will(?) watch all the fun in Burke Yard.
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Richard Beverly gives his diesels a test run around the layout on Friday afternoon.
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Jon and Bruce get a train together in Burke, while Al waits.
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Stu and Doug in Dead Roster Gulch.
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Jon Radder’s recently re-built Shay.
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Al does some work in Williamsport. The car float is next to the lighthouse in the back ground.
Great pics everyone. This hast to be the best documented TrainOps ever!
