The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[ACL1504]

Here we have the Pennsy 2-10-0 pulling the billboard reefers across the Suwannee River Basin bascule bridge and through the rural area and new pine forest.

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[tct855]

Tom,
     Very cool video indeed!   Nice to see your layout come alive with visitors running trains and everyone BS'in. ha.  Have fun ya'll.  Thanx Thom...

[PRR Modeler]

Thank you Tom for the invite. I really enjoyed the friendship of you and the judge. I didn't think it was possible but your layout is even more impressive in person. To top it off Tom and the Judge put together the Broadway Limited and a I1sa motive powered freight drag. How awesome is that on a ACL themed layout. Also, thank you for the lunch. Thank you again for the great time today

[ACL1504]

Tom,
     Very cool video indeed!   Nice to see your layout come alive with visitors running trains and everyone BS'in. ha.  Have fun ya'll.  Thanx Thom...

KP1,

Thanks, we had a fun time doing it. Of course the BSing was the best part.

I've been to visit many layouts and the owners never offer to let me run trains. So, I thought I'll at least offer the throttle.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Thank you Tom for the invite. I really enjoyed the friendship of you and the judge. I didn't think it was possible but your layout is even more impressive in person. To top it off Tom and the Judge put together the Broadway Limited and a I1sa motive powered freight drag. How awesome is that on a ACL themed layout. Also, thank you for the lunch. Thank you again for the great time today

Curt,

Thank you for coming to visit the Atlantic and Southern RR. and signing the guest book. We really enjoyed the visit and train speak.

Thank you for the compliment on the layout, it has been a very intensive labor of love.

Tom

[Raymo]

Tom, your scenery and Joey's back grounds creates a sense of scale reality like I've never seen before. It looks great, but I don't know about that "Pink" clay you have there in Florida!

[ACL1504]

Tom, your scenery and Joey's back grounds creates a sense of scale reality like I've never seen before. It looks great, but I don't know about that "Pink" clay you have there in Florida!

Raymo,

Thank you very much, I getting there! Joey's photo backdrops really make the scenery look good.

As far as the pink clay, I don't see any pink clay.



Tom

[Janbouli]

Wow , the Judge has great taste, he has the exact same desk to lean his hands on while running trains as I do 

[ACL1504]

Wow , the Judge has great taste, he has the exact same desk to lean his hands on while running trains as I do 

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Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice video.  Nicely painted and weathered locomotive, but you forgot the numbers and herald/road name.   


Jeff

[MAP]

Looks like you guys had a great time!  I agree with Raymo, between your excellent scenery and Joey's backdrops you've really captured the feel of rural Florida.

[Mkrailway]

Tom, very interesting video. The freight cars were quite colorful and diverse. How did you get that dusty look for the loco?

[ReadingBob]

Wish I could have been there yesterday when Curt visited.  Given the day I had in the old cube farm boy would I have rather been there than here.   

Seeing everything first hand is always a treat.  From the stars of the show, the beautiful loco's and rolling stock, all the way down to the supporting cast, structures, vehicles, scenery, etc.  It's always a pleasure!

[ACL1504]

Nice video.  Nicely painted and weathered locomotive, but you forgot the numbers and herald/road name.   


Jeff

Jeff,

Thanks about the video. I custom painted this loco for Dick DeWitt, a huge Pennsy fan and local hobby shop owner. I painted it around 1977. Dick wanted it weathered to the point where you could barely make out the cab number and Pennsylvania on the tender, but they are on the cab and tender. This loco and paint job are older than the actual prototype when the PRR scraped them.

[ACL1504]

Looks like you guys had a great time!  I agree with Raymo, between your excellent scenery and Joey's backdrops you've really captured the feel of rural Florida.

Mark,

Thanks very much. We did have a great time yesterday. Joey's photo backdrops sure help the scenery look natural.

I wonder if there is any more rural Florida left? We used to go down the street to gather pine cones, now we have to drive an hour or so to fine any.

Tom