The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice pictures as always.

Thanks Curt. The last two photo's are from the The "original" JJJJ&E.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old time classic photo of ATSF F-7's climbing the long 1 1/2% grade on the outer mainline track in the turnaround area east of San Marino. The Monterrey Mountains are in the distance. The Engine Maintenance Shop & Roscoe's Engine Shop are two of the buildings in the immediate background.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

Another View Of A UP "Challenger" #3977 On The Bridge Of The 130 Foot Turntable With The 24 Stalls Of The Roundhouse In The Background. I Weathered The Roundhouse And Turntable With The Bragdon Weathering System A Steam Donkey Can Be Seen On The Lower Left.




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[PRR Modeler]

Great picture.  It's amazing what you have accomplished in N scale.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Great picture.  It's amazing what you have accomplished in N scale.

Thanks for your comments Curt. I appreciate them. I've started my ninth year of working on this layout. All the basic scenery is completed and I've been adding details to the different scenes. I've also been installing sound decoders in many of my older diesels and steamers, since sound in N scale is relatively new. When I do add sound to a locomotive, I make my own speaker enclosure which completely encloses the speaker and creates much better sound. This takes quite a lot of time. Now I'm working on speaker enclosures for my F3/F7 diesels. The sound coming out of these speakers is so good that I usually install a sound decoder in only one of four diesels in a consist, usually the "B" unit as there is more room to work with. I'll take some photo's when I get a chance.

Stay cool and run steam.........

[Powersteamguy1790]

Old Time Classic Photo Of A UP "Challenger" #3977 On The 130 Foot Turntable Bridge Of The "new" JJJ&E. The Weathered 24 Stall Roundhouse Is In The Background . The old Mikado in the foreground has a sound decoder and speaker in the tender. This installation was done in 2003. The speakers available at the time were too large and I had to raise the coal load in the tender to cover the speaker. Raised coal loads occurred in the prototype steamers when long distance hauling was required.




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[Powersteamguy1790]

A closeup photo of a Denver & Rio Grande Alco FA Unit #6011 On mainline with The Monterrey Mountains In The Background




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[PRR Modeler]

Nice pictures.  Do you have a layout video you can share?

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice pictures.  Do you have a layout video you can share?

Thanks Curt regarding the photo's. A few years back, I took some videos with my Nikon DSLR 5100. Each video lasts about five minutes. I haven't taken any recently.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTO'S

UP "Challenger" #3985 on the mainline in the center of San Marino. The classic "Idaho Hotel" with the corrugated roof is in the immediate background.



Stay cool and run steam........

[Powersteamguy1790]

An old time classic photo of a Milwaukee Hiawatha #1 locomotive and a Denver & Rio Grande F-7 "ABBA unit on the mainline tracks east of San Marino in the turnaround area of the "New" JJJ&E.



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[PRR Modeler]

Great picture.  I really like the old feel to the Hiawatha.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Great picture.  I really like the old feel to the Hiawatha.

Thanks Curt. The Hiawatha is a fantastic locomotive. I installed ESU Lok-Sound Select Micro sound decoders and Zimo cube speakers on the two Hiawatha's that I have on the steam roster.

Stay cool and run steam.......

[Powersteamguy1790]

A panoramic view of the front part of the turnaround area with Hiawatha #1  pulling a string of passenger cars on the inner mainline track.  The building adjacent  to      Roscoe's Engine is a Plumbing Parts & Service area. The three mainline track tracks in the foreground sweep  around the  turnaround area using 23-24 inch radii.




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[PRR Modeler]

Impressive.