The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[ACL1504]

Bob,
Love that large roundhouse. NICE!

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Outstanding picture.

I grew up in El Paso not far from a main line and as a kid I saw a lot of SP freight trains and Santa Fe passenger trains. I also think I saw Cotton Belt but I'm not sure about that.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,
Love that large roundhouse. NICE!

Tom

Thanks Tom. I appreciate your comment. The 24 stall Roundhouse & 130 foot turntable is a vocal point on the Switching Yard side of the layout.

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

[Powersteamguy1790]

Outstanding picture.

I grew up in El Paso not far from a main line and as a kid I saw a lot of SP freight trains and Santa Fe passenger trains. I also think I saw Cotton Belt but I'm not sure about that.

Thanks Curt for your comments. When I get a chance, I'll have to post some photo's of my SP diesel fleet.

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

[Powersteamguy1790]

One Of My Favorite Locomotives-----  South Western Portland Cement Company #12 Two Truck Shay


An Old Time Classic Of  A South Western Portland Cement Company # 12 Two Truck Shay.  This two truck Shay is on the long 1 1/2%  grade in the Monterrey Mountains. The gears on the engineers side of the locomotive are fascinating to watch in person. The maximum speed of # 12 Two Truck Shay is 10 MPH. I placed a Lenz 521W decoder in the back half of the cab of the Shay. The Lenz 521W decoder was the smallest decoder available at the time of installation.



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

[Powersteamguy1790]

Curt:

Here Is An Black SP GS-4 For You

An old time classic panoramic photo of a SP Black GS-4 #4438 and its freight consist passing through a major railroad crossing in San Marino.



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

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice Bob.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Very nice Bob.

Thanks Curt.

Stay cool and run steam......

[Powersteamguy1790]

A very early photo of the 24 stall Roundhouse build. I used 80/55 Peco flex track in the Roundhouse and on the service tracks around the turntable. This Peco flex track mates well with Unitrack which is used on the rest of the layout.



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

[PRR Modeler]

Looks very impressive. Even more so when the RH is put together full of steamers.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Looks very impressive. Even more so when the RH is put together full of steamers.

Thanks Curt. That photo of the Roundhouse shows eight individual 3 unit kits. It was a real pain to put together all eight kits at one time. This is a Walthers 24 stall Roundhouse. As with all Walthers kits each piece has to be trimmed before it could fit nicely in place. Eventually it was completed after about a week of "trimming" and "fitting"to look like the photo below. This photo was taken right after the Roundhouse was finished.



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

[PRR Modeler]

I can imagine.  It was a pain to do 2 kits for 6 stalls.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Weathered 24 Stall Roundhouse Filled With Steam Ready To Roll

A Closeup View Of A UP "Challenger" #3977 On The Bridge Of The 130 Foot Turntable With The 24 Stalls Of The Roundhouse In The Background



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

[Janbouli]

Gotta love a big roundhouse, looks like I need more of those Walthers kits, I only have 4 plus 1 of the older smaller 3 stall kits.

[ACL1504]

Bob,

The roundhouse in color, even better.

I have a 9 stall in HO that will go on the third level of the new layout. Its from the old layout.

Tom