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    the docks...50 years ago.

    Some black and white photos...
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    Around the docks...

    A few pics from around the docks...
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    new Bayline boxcar and pier facility

    Hey folks, this is my latest boxcar project that I am trying to achieve satisfactory rust results. Each car gets a little bit closer to emulating the texture and various hues of real rust. The car was weathered with acrylics, artists oil, and chalk. In the background is my rail/marine transfer...
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    waterfront operations

    Howdy, Here are some recent shots from my B&O switching layout. The day starts out with the crews catching a smoke and discussing the first moves of the day. A venerable GE 44 tonner is retrieved from the bullpen, and sits idling before they head out to switch the local steel supplier.
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    reefer madness...

    Hello everyone, here is a reefer that I have been working on the past week. It was weathered with acrylics,oils, and pastels. I have been working on achieving a believable rust effect that has texture. I also added cal-scale air hoses and Kadee #58 scale couplers and will be adding Kadee's...
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    New business district...

    Thought some of you might like to see the business district that will be a transition area to the wharves proper. There will not be too much in the way of switching, but the ornate iron front buildings should provide some nice contrast and help to smooth the transition from scene to scene. These...
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    crossing at grade...

    Great place for a rail enthusiast, terrible place if you are a commuter late to work. I thought I would take advantage of some really intense natural sunlight and experiment with some shadow effects. Hope you enjoy them. Stuart
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    Switching Ostend St. Ironworks...

    I just got these new Atlas tankers and wanted to showcase these fine models. They really are pretty exquisite. The S1 is busy switching the Ostend St. Ironworks.
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    old man winter...

    It's March..."they" weren't calling for this...
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    B&O steam...

    cnnutbar has inspired me to get some steam fired up. The saddletank 0-4-0 has been assigned a work train detail this afternoon, while a once proud Consolidation has been assigned the less than glamorous drag assignment.
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    ...half a car..steady....that'll do.

    The Ostend St. Ornamental Iron Works and the grain elevator are due to be switched this afternoon.
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    waterfront industry

    Here is a recent update on my B&O switching layout. Folks familiar with this area will notice the city pier on the backdrop. It is the modern day home of the Moran tugboat fleet in Fells point, MD. It is a computer print out from a photo I have taken from across the harbor at the Dominos sugar...
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    weeding out the ghost towns...

    One of the things I think are missing from many otherwise fine model railroad photos, are the inclusion of figures. Some fine examples of model railroads sometimes resemble a ghost town with nary a soul in sight. That being said, how about a thread where modelers on the gauge showcase some of...
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    pier pressure...

    On a brisk winter day, the piers of Baltimore are bustling with activity. Steam tug #6, of the Fells Point Towing Company, is about to depart to pick up some reefers full of bananas across the harbor. Meanwhile, the stevedores go about their back breaking work on the piers loading and unloading...
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    B&O switch crew/new caboose.

    The crew of the y122 is once again hard at work switching the Domino Sugars plant. The Conductor however, is happy {wich is rare} as his new crummy is fresh from the paint shop. It's not likely to stay that way for too long.
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    Layout party???

    Can someone point me to the original "layout party" thread. I am relatively new to The Gauge, and I am not sure if it part of the vernacular of The Gauge, or an actual thread. Kind of reminds me of when I was a new hire on the Chevy switch job,...lost. Hehe. Thanks, Stuart.
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    tough day in the yard...

    Hello everyone. Here are a few more shots of the crew of the B&O y221. They dont seem to be having a good day here as stuck cut-levers, and high mount brake wheels are giving them hell. It has just started to sleet, and instead of going for the early quit, they are considering telling the...
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    scale couplers...

    I was wondering what the good folks on The Gauge use for couplers. I am not sure if this is the appropriate area for this post, as I was going to do a photo comparison, only to find my camera needs recharging. I wanted to show the Kadee scale #58 coupler next to some of the other knuckle...
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    B&O crew revisited...

    Hello, in my attempt to watch the football games yesterday, I neglected to add the actual crew, hehe. Anyhow, here they are going for the "early quit". I imagine they were trying to get home to watch the Colts when this was taking. Baltimore Colts, that is. Go Johnny U! Stuart.
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    B&O switch crew

    Hello everyone, A few pictures of the B&O switch crew working the piers of Baltimore. Also, dusk has fallen on an old steam tug that has tied up for the evening. More to come.
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