Weekend Update 3/13/16

[diezmon]

I continued to torture myself by working on a lazer kit

[Ed Kapuscinski]

The Oil City-Olean line was ridden by my father 'commuting' on this line in 1925-28, riding to Warren every day to go to business college.   The first year he said it was a self-propelled car (doodlebug), the second year he said it was a regular steam train.   I've always found that interesting and wondered if those gas-electric cars were really that unreliable, or what, but for some odd reason, the D16's stayed on the run until the bitter end in 1937, and it's documented in photos.   The WNYP book by Pietrak states this was the last regularly scheduled passenger run by D16's, but that leaves the Delmarva ones that ran even later unmentioned.     I've had the good fortune to ride and photograph 1223 before she was stuffed and mounted back in the museum at Strasburg.   I also had one of those American Flyer 4-4-0's in the 60's that sorta-kinda looked like a D16, so if there's any PRR steam that I have an actual emotional attachment to, it's the D16.    When it ran on the Strasburg, I was impressed by how fast it could accelerate, maybe not pull the heaviest train, but could make a short train stand up and notice for sure.

I have the L1, two PRR cabooses, the doodlebug (Bachmann) already; just enough to establish PRR flavor.

Oh yeah, 1223 is the reason why Wayne and Garth came out!

I was out at Strasburg a bunch when I was a kid, and it was when it and 7002 were both running.
At the time, I was a fan of 90, and didn't understand why my dad was so gaga over those two. Now I understand, and I'm mad at young Ed for not going gaga myself.

http://conrail1285.com/some-steamy-visitors-to-the-real-york-pa/

 

[JMaurer1]

You are going to need a run around so you can switch the opposing switches...

[chicken45]

The Oil City-Olean line was ridden by my father 'commuting' on this line in 1925-28, riding to Warren every day to go to business college.   The first year he said it was a self-propelled car (doodlebug), the second year he said it was a regular steam train.   I've always found that interesting and wondered if those gas-electric cars were really that unreliable, or what, but for some odd reason, the D16's stayed on the run until the bitter end in 1937, and it's documented in photos.   The WNYP book by Pietrak states this was the last regularly scheduled passenger run by D16's, but that leaves the Delmarva ones that ran even later unmentioned.     I've had the good fortune to ride and photograph 1223 before she was stuffed and mounted back in the museum at Strasburg.   I also had one of those American Flyer 4-4-0's in the 60's that sorta-kinda looked like a D16, so if there's any PRR steam that I have an actual emotional attachment to, it's the D16.    When it ran on the Strasburg, I was impressed by how fast it could accelerate, maybe not pull the heaviest train, but could make a short train stand up and notice for sure.

Here's one of them - at the north/west end of the run at Olean, NY:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PRR_6217_Olean,_NY.jpg

There's a really old shot published in the Pietrak book at Irvineton about 1890 with three of them on three different trains - and before the drivers were reduced in size.   This was really D16 county here.

I have the L1, two PRR cabooses cabin cars, the doodlebug (Bachmann) already; just enough to establish PRR flavor.

FTFY   

[Kisatchie]

FTFY   

Hmm... I'm afraid to
ask what that means...

[wazzou]

Hmm... I'm afraid to
ask what that means...

Google is your friend.  "fixed that for you"

[wazzou]

I continued to torture myself by working on a lazer kit

It looks as though you're ready to begin the fun part.     Assembling all of those windows.   

[milw12]

Thanks guys- I'll try to start a thread this weekend or next week, got plans brewing for the coal yard



Apparently I need to clean my phone lens or get an actual camera, but sometimes a poor photo with a filter makes a good pseudo black and white film shot 

JMaurer1, I really wanted a run around, but the loop is functional enough. It had to be cut to make the plan work with an S-2 and 40' boxcars while maintaining the same footprint. Hardly ideal but I'll take what I can get in just over three square feet.

[Iain]

Another truck and NS tender.

[160pennsy]

I considered Ntrak but couldn't make the three tracks work, but was rather stunned to find out that without the curve limitations, I could fit the interchange in T-trak for the third track.

So, as the first-ever picture of this project, it got its very first track today:

With randgust, chicken45 and arbomambo working on T-TRAK modules and the announcement that all the features on the Model Railroader magazine website are unlocked or free today thru March 17th, I browsed thru the site & stumbled upon this neat set of videos documenting their group T-TRAK project. Enjoy the free videos while they are available and maybe you'll find some inspiration for your own modules!

http://mrv.trains.com/layouts/project-layouts/2015/11/t-trak-group-project-ready-set-build

http://mrv.trains.com/layouts/project-railroads/2015/11/t-trak-group-project-video-blog-1--steve--drew

For those of you on social media, there's also updates posted on this project via MR's Facebook page.

[basementcalling]

Hmm... I'm afraid to
ask what that means...

She'd go for Found Termites For You.

[PiperguyUMD]

Cool layout!  If someone where inclined to build one of these what unitrack might one need?

Thanks!

[milw12]

Thanks, you're in luck, I still had my shopping list laying around!

This is what I used (# of packs, part number, description):

2- 20712 7" Radius, 45 Degree
2- 20174 6" Radius, 45 Degree
2- 20101 9 3/4" Radius, 15 Degree

2- 20020 4" Straight
1- 20030 2 1/2" Straight   
1- 20091 1-1/8" Straight

2- 20220 #4 Left Turnout
1- 20221 #4 Right Turnout

Plus feeders to taste or roll your own.
   
If you add a run around as per the original Trenton or only use the little GE switchers things change obviously, but should be a start.

To give credit where it's due and if anyone missed it, thanks again  :

Small little Trackplans, DKS Style

[SkipGear]

Another building in process for the N-Trak corner module I am responsible for....







I have found that Model Master "Light Earth" spray makes a great tan brick color. The paint separates as it sprays and ends up spraying a couple colors of brown, tan and black to give the brick a multi color effect without all the work.

[Chris333]

Cool layout!  If someone where inclined to build one of these what unitrack might one need?

Thanks!

This is David's original tracklist:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ErieChris333/TrentonTransportationCompany#6157963493668774642