Gauge Boxcar-World Tour '03

[Gary Pfeil]

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. As you can see, I have years of work ahead of me, and I wouldn't want it any other way!

Gary

 

[N Gauger]

WeeeeeeeeLLL at 8:00 AM this morning the gauge HO Boxcar made it to PA.

Turns out that nobody from the MF&W RR was there to take pics..... We sleep in late here. :sleeping: :sleeping: :sleeping:

As I went to the depot about 2:45 PM EST I found the Car had arrived in great condition, of course!

We'll get "3 fingers" to couple it up to the local & see if we can transport it through Strasburg PA tomorrow. Then we'll switch it to our "Main Line" behind the Shay.. Give you nice people a tour of the Dining Room Ceiling.

This time I'll make sure!!!!!!!!!! that Bill "Kodak" Kodiak (The Official MF&W Photographer brings the stinkin' camera... LOL

 

[N Gauger]

It arrived in a most unconventional manner as it "was carried" into the main MF&W yards.......

Mikey whispers to 88fan: "Told You!"

 

[N Gauger]

It then "rounded the Bend" under the 1/2 completed Trestle Bridge

 

[N Gauger]

The LPB's unloaded it & shipped it to the HO ceiling layout....
But the Cotainers still needed to be unloaded...... The One & Only crane is on the Large Layout.. soooo

 

[N Gauger]

The Containers were loaded & shipped

 

[N Gauger]

Meanwhle on The dining room ceiling - Three Fingers added the Gauge Car to the manifest behind the shay... This could take some time!!

 

[N Gauger]

The Shelf Layout is basically a loop - that just happens to hang on the dining Room Wall about 5" below the ceiling.
I built a tethered cab control so it can be run from anywhere in the room

The "Green Mountains" you see are all "Furniture packing foam" That I sprayed with Green paint & then some dull coat.

The Light blue thing is the top of the curtains

Can you tell why my Wife (ROW Baronness) says There are NO trains allowed in her office !

 

[N Gauger]

The Shay wanders merrily along as it chugs along pulling the DM&IR Ore cars with the gauge car behind

The "Eye Hook" & drop ceiling wire are there so we can still open the curtains... ROW negotiation result

 

[N Gauger]

It chugs along to the far side of the room where the Mountain has a hiker (railfan) looking at the new car go by... The "Blade" of the ceiling fan is there for him to ride on if he wants LOL

 

[N Gauger]

Close up of Railfan

 

[N Gauger]

Well I hope you liked the first set of pics - I'll have a few more later

 

[N Gauger]

ok - Here's the Pics from The railroad Museum of PA in Strasburg

The HO Layout is under construction for 2 years now & will take about 5 more to complete

First - The gauge Boxcar pauses near the mines... on a narrow gauge section of the layout, made to represent the East Broad Top RR.

 

[N Gauger]

... and going through town.....

 

[N Gauger]

... finally being pulled past the Coal Tower - by a GG1

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Cool pics Mikey.
I've always liked the GG1
Just PMed you with the next destination.

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Railfanning earlier today, I heard the rumble of diesels coming across the farmers field. It was Central New England's stack train led by retro paints SD-70M, and C44-9W. But wit...whats the unit in the back............

 

[eightyeightfan1]

It was a BNSF SD-70M!
Love the paint job.

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Right behind that....a couple of Gauge containers.
Sorry about the photo quality.....Got fuzzy when I compressed them.

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Didn't have to wait long for CNE's freight to come by. Led by GP-9, and borrowed power from neighboring Housatonic RR GP-35, with CNE's retro paint GP-60 bringing up the rear. And there, coupled to the GP-60 was Ol' Blue!