Erie Railroad Mahoning division HCD

[Chris333]

Hmmmmm So anyone have a Walthers ERIE RS2 for sale?
https://www.walthers.com/proto-n-diesel-alco-rs-2-powered-erie-906-black-yellow-wings

[Chris333]

About 7-8 years ago I found 2 separate AB Intermountain FT sets on ebay and lucky me they both had the same numbers since Erie called all 4 a "locomotive". All 4 were less than $100. Later on Erie would put the road number on the side at the rear like 704A 704B 704C 704D, but that was close to the EL days. EL would number them 7041 7042 7043 7044. Also no radio equipped script yet. EMD units usually stayed on the east side of the system, Alcos out west. I found this photo showing a set of FT's on the west side of Warren around 1945 since they still have the delivered scheme (no yellow nose and wings)
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/loco/erie-ftlev-bba.jpg
Back of the train is coming from NYC, headed towards Chi-town. To the right was Youngstown and left was Cleveland. So they did make it to the Mahoning div. in my era.




I took them all apart to paint the sideframes. Popped the front glass out so I could weather/Dullcote them. On both A units I had to file down the circuit board screws so the shell fit down even with the B units. Sucked in the A unit couplers 1/16" and the B units 1/8". So I reduced the B-B gap by 1/4" !!! Already thinking about making shorter A-B drawbars    Clipped the lights from the board  and put MV lens in. Still need to put the glass back in.

[Chris333]

Clutter for Old East 

[casmmr]

May I offer one suggestion:  on your DPM buildings use a strip of 0.010x0.010 styrene to be a downspout and thus cover the joint between the side/front/rear.  Your layout is really nice and I always look forward to seeing what you have done.  later, Craig

[Chris333]

Just found a photo of FT set 703 at Akron in July 1947 with a yellow nose, I'm golden 

Caption said the noses were painted when the F3's arrived, F3's new in 1946.

[Chris333]

Guess I'm on a roll 

So the real Peerless Electric had an enclosed thru-way over the road (you know like model railroaders like to do)


I propped up a piece of Walthers coal mine conveyor.


And started dis-liking the backdrop image. So I snooped around on Google maps looking for tall buildings and found on of similar construction in Cleveland: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4898534,-81.7262832,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_N98tW_Ox3x8XsHZ7iW1KQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Crop and print plus added windows to the walkway:


Also put up 4 peaked skylight banks on the roof for interest.

[glakedylan]

looking fantastic, Chris....that background works so well!
sincerely
gary

[Chris333]

May I offer one suggestion:  on your DPM buildings use a strip of 0.010x0.010 styrene to be a downspout and thus cover the joint between the side/front/rear.  Your layout is really nice and I always look forward to seeing what you have done.  later, Craig

OK you win 


And I did some lettering:

There is still a bridge in Akron with Erie lettering:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0837842,-81.4965389,3a,75y,73.03h,88.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8Nk0hcimxwAh_P8ML3rdFg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

And I remember a city employee telling me he painted over the Erie logo on a bridge about a mile from me.

[Philip H]

There's just something about an underpass with cut stone abutments and a plat girder bridge that scream North East Railroad . . . . .

[davefoxx]

This is just an incredible scene.  It looks so much bigger than the actual layout size.  But, you may want to move the "curve" highway sign away from the curve to give your motorists a little bit more of a heads-up on the driving hazard.   

DFF

[C855B]

...  But, you may want to move the "curve" highway sign away from the curve to give your motorists a little bit more of a heads-up on the driving hazard.   

Or add scuff marks on the stonework in the back.   

[Dave V]

Every time I look at Chris' stuff I feel like I have no business in N scale...   

[Philip H]

Every time I look at Chris' stuff I feel like I have no business in N scale...   

Says the man published in Great Model Railroads . . . .

[GimpLizard]

Every time I look at Chris' stuff I feel like I have no business in N scale...   

Coming from the guy that makes me feel as if I model in Brio trains... 

[Chris333]

Felt like I wasn't getting much done  So I whipped up a set of rolling stock trays under the layout. I had a shelf on each side of the layout, but I pushed them out another 1.5".





I got some stick on foam weather strips that are 1/2" wide. I'll leave 1" gaps in-between them and just set the rolling stock on the floor. Should help keep the clutter off my staging yard.     

Trays are 20" deep and 48" wide.