Any Train Enthusiasts Out There?

[TPK]

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Cool picture my friend!

[1967redrider]

I always thought my 2 bay coal hoppers and empty gondolas looked too plain, then I saw a vid on YouTube of a guy (Bob's O Gauge Trains https://youtu.be/PJoK8b8dw0Q ) making coal load inserts out of foam and stimulated coal medium, so I thought I'd give it the old college try.

He uses wooden paint stirrers to support the foam, I thought, why not just use styrofoam? I did follow the rest of his process including mixing the Elmer's glue 50/50 with water and a little dishwashing soap. I bought the ballast medium at Toy Trains & Collectibles in Manassas on Saturday when I was en route from my visit to the farm. It also helped that my wife was still out of town for most of this project. Picked up a couple other goodies too, imagine that!

Wasn't sure I was going to be able to spray paint after work on Monday, but the weather did cooperate. I think these turned out pretty good. I'm going to get some gray spray paint and spray the gondola loads to simulate gravel instead of coal.

Looking forward to running them on the layout, hopefully for this week's #ThreeRailThursday.

Wow! That sure looks like real coal! You nailed it!

And always remember...,

True dat, Tom. It's not some magical energy that comes out of three holes in the wall.

[cudgee]

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We had a major rail derailment the other day due to weather. A culvert washed and gave away after torrential rain. The rake was only half way over it, so the back of the rake piled into one another like a domino affect. They got the loco's and unaffected carriages moved this morning, but the remaining clean up is hampered by soft ground. They cannot get the cranes and trucks in.

[TPK]

[1967redrider]

Yikes, what a mess, cudgee. Hope no one was injured or killed.

[bighomer]

Wow, looks Like a kid got mad and slung his toy train. That sure ain't gonna help the supply chain. Hope they can get it cleaned up sooner than later.

[bighomer]

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Cool picture my friend!

Thanks buddy.
Somewhere in the great southwest, Texas I think. There's some stretches out there that there's a whole lot of nothing but ground and bushes.

[cudgee]

Yikes, what a mess, cudgee. Hope no one was injured or killed.

No one was injured, but that line carries 6 passenger trains per week. A passenger train would have been a disaster.

[TPK]

There was a train colision & derailing here in Gifhorn, Germany today but nobody is reporting about it on TV.
You have to search the Internet to find out anything.
Picture Link: https://images.app.goo.gl/NzY35i7xzbmfbq3z9
Seems very fishy to me. Being kept in the dark?

[cudgee]

There was a train colision & derailing here in Gifhorn, Germany today but nobody is reporting about it on TV.
You have to search the Internet to find out anything.
Picture Link: https://images.app.goo.gl/NzY35i7xzbmfbq3z9
Seems very fishy to me. Being kept in the dark?

I don't blame you for being skeptical, the media are not to be trusted and have vested interests.

[1967redrider]

There was a train colision & derailing here in Gifhorn, Germany today but nobody is reporting about it on TV.
You have to search the Internet to find out anything.
Picture Link: https://images.app.goo.gl/NzY35i7xzbmfbq3z9
Seems very fishy to me. Being kept in the dark?

I don't blame you for being skeptical, the media are not to be trusted and have vested interests.

Ain't that an understatement. Hope this doesn't totally derail (no pun intended) our train thread, but not one thing on the evening news last night about investigations into the Biden family's business relationships with foreign entities . . . like China and Ukraine. *as I sip some Kool-Aid*

[DM11]

Eb bnsf manifest

[1967redrider]

Very cool, David. A good day for railfanning?

Just came across this video of U.P. relics rolling up the rails to restoration.



That 2-10-2 Santa Fe has to be a rarity, seems like Mallets survived the cutting torch much better. I took some screenshots while watching, almost seems surreal. True behemoths.

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

How to make a train fan happy at Christmas...

[cudgee]

Very cool, David. A good day for railfanning?

Just came across this video of U.P. relics rolling up the rails to restoration.



That 2-10-2 Santa Fe has to be a rarity, seems like Mallets survived the cutting torch much better. I took some screenshots while watching, almost seems surreal. True behemoths.

Great shots and video. Some interesting history there, and good observation about avoiding the cutting torch.

[DM11]

Very cool, David. A good day for railfanning?

Just came across this video of U.P. relics rolling up the rails to restoration.

That 2-10-2 Santa Fe has to be a rarity, seems like Mallets survived the cutting torch much better. I took some screenshots while watching, almost seems surreal. True behemoths.

Thanks John! Yes it was. RR was fairly busy yesterday and the weather was nice.

Thanks for the video and pics!

[Just Plain Dave]

I'm fairly certain that UP was never even thinking of striking.
They go by all the time and have been doing so for a long time.

[Waukonda]

Very cool, David. A good day for railfanning?

Just came across this video of U.P. relics rolling up the rails to restoration.



That 2-10-2 Santa Fe has to be a rarity, seems like Mallets survived the cutting torch much better. I took some screenshots while watching, almost seems surreal. True behemoths.

Good stuff!

[Waukonda]

Eb bnsf manifest

Cool shot,David. Here is my BNSF pic (coal train)

[1967redrider]

Cool shot, Ike.

[DM11]

Eb bnsf manifest

Cool shot,David. Here is my BNSF pic (coal train)

Like that pic buddy

[1967redrider]

We put our Christmas tree up on Saturday, and of course, train track circling it.

[1967redrider]

Caught Norfolk Southern doing some switching duty this morning.

[DM11]

Slow day at work today. Got to leave early and saw this BNSF grain sitting at the depot.

[DM11]

High speed low drag DS blazing through.