Photos From The Railroad

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Here's MOPAC U30C #3329 crossing the bridge at the head of a local freight.
Here's my first attempt at weathering some of my rolling stock. I started out using weathering chalks, but couldn't really get the hang of it, so I switched over to acrylic paints instead. I like working with the acrylics much better.
Here's a boxcar caboose I built from an old Silver Streak kit from the 1950's. This is an all metal and wood kit, and took about 20 hours to build. It was a lot of fun to build and I'm pleased to have it on the layout since it's a pretty unique piece of rolling stock.
Here's an aerial view of the recently completed trackwork in the yard and engine service facility.
The Yard Manager has come to pay a late night visit to the Shop Manager to find out why they're so far behind in getting cars back into service. The Shop Manager explains how they're working around the clock to catch up, as a MoPac GP-7 prepares to pull another car ready for service out of the shop. After the visit you can bet the shop manager is going to have to try to get things moving a little faster in the shop.
Here's MOPAC switcher #1131 spotting a hopper beneath the dust collector at the local ALCOA plant.