All About Pocket Knives

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:04 pm We had a family birthday party for my neice at the farm last night, I fired up the Polar Express for the kids. I just picked up this rattler tender so I couldn't wait to test it out. Pretty ingenious design on the part of Lionel. The 2055 Hudson 4-6-4 has the smoke feature and I have a whistle train station but haven't had the time to hook it up yet.

Spent the better part of yesterday cleaning and greasing up the turn-outs so they actually work remotely and change automatically instead of causing derailments. CRC contact cleaner and lithium grease did the job.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:04 pm We had a family birthday party for my neice at the farm last night, I fired up the Polar Express for the kids. I just picked up this rattler tender so I couldn't wait to test it out. Pretty ingenious design on the part of Lionel. The 2055 Hudson 4-6-4 has the smoke feature and I have a whistle train station but haven't had the time to hook it up yet.

Spent the better part of yesterday cleaning and greasing up the turn-outs so they actually work remotely and change automatically instead of causing derailments. CRC contact cleaner and lithium grease did the job.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:04 pm We had a family birthday party for my neice at the farm last night, I fired up the Polar Express for the kids. I just picked up this rattler tender so I couldn't wait to test it out. Pretty ingenious design on the part of Lionel. The 2055 Hudson 4-6-4 has the smoke feature and I have a whistle train station but haven't had the time to hook it up yet.

Spent the better part of yesterday cleaning and greasing up the turn-outs so they actually work remotely and change automatically instead of causing derailments. CRC contact cleaner and lithium grease did the job.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:52 pm Anyone else enjoy looking at railroad paint schemes and the evolution of today's railroads? Lots of gone but not forgotten ones, attaching some pictures I've found around that web that I thought might be of interest for educational purposes.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:52 pm Anyone else enjoy looking at railroad paint schemes and the evolution of today's railroads? Lots of gone but not forgotten ones, attaching some pictures I've found around that web that I thought might be of interest for educational purposes.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:20 am Thanks, gentlemen. Having a lot of fun with this project. Today I taught my seven year old nephew how to work the layout.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:27 pm Last night I put the finishing touches on the Erie to WMD Fireball diesel conversion, pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Yesterday was good painting weather, hope to finish painting the B&O and C&O shells tonight after work. Then the Big Three will be on the move again.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:27 pm Last night I put the finishing touches on the Erie to WMD Fireball diesel conversion, pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Yesterday was good painting weather, hope to finish painting the B&O and C&O shells tonight after work. Then the Big Three will be on the move again.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:27 pm Last night I put the finishing touches on the Erie to WMD Fireball diesel conversion, pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Yesterday was good painting weather, hope to finish painting the B&O and C&O shells tonight after work. Then the Big Three will be on the move again.

DM11 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:57 pm Yard dudes banging around.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:27 am Just saw some of the classic Canadian cylindrical grain cars as part of a CN grain train. I rarely see these in my area, but occasionally since CN took over IC. My understanding is that these were originally supplied in the 1970s by the Canadian government. This was called the "Coke can" paint scheme and features a wheat sheaf in addition to the name.
Hey, WillyC.......do you have any input on this, am I correct?

SmileyBuck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:36 pm Photos by O. Winston Link
Taken in Welch, Iaeger and Northfork West Virginia in the 1950s

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 5:29 pm

SmileyBuck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:36 pm Photos by O. Winston Link
Taken in Welch, Iaeger and Northfork West Virginia in the 1950s

Thanks for adding to the thread! Ya just can't go wrong with girls in swimwear and a steam loco in the same pboto!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:27 am Just saw some of the classic Canadian cylindrical grain cars as part of a CN grain train. I rarely see these in my area, but occasionally since CN took over IC. My understanding is that these were originally supplied in the 1970s by the Canadian government. This was called the "Coke can" paint scheme and features a wheat sheaf in addition to the name.
Hey, WillyC.......do you have any input on this, am I correct?

DM11 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:57 pm The UP 3988 been sitting in the yard for a few days was able to get a pic of it today.