Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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 | | 08/13/2008 6:43 PM |
| Earlier today the first trains of revenue service hit the rails on the newly expanded Lone Peak & Western Railroad.
Crewed by Engineer H.R. Simmons, Fireman Rudy Jones and Brakeman Jimmy Johnson a short consist of coal hoppers was picked up in Johnston City Illinois then delivered to the Peabody open pit mine near Harrisburg Illinois for loading. The hoppers were then moved to mainline traffic for delivery to the Port of New Orleans.
ICG #2269 picks up it's consist of hoppers near Johnston City.
ICG train JHN (Johnson City-Harrisburg-New Orleans) departs for Harrisburg.
Arriving at the Harrisburg, Peabody Loader.
ICG train JHN departing the Tunnel Hill tunnel on the mainline, southbound for New Orleans.
It's so nice to be DONE!!!!
Well, done with the basic setup anyway, I know the work is just begining with regards to structures and detailing. Nonetheless, I'm having great fun running trains now on a operational BIG layout.
Oh yeah.. Lunch on me for anyone who can find the musical reference in the above storyline... (Lownote..  " ) | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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blackburn49
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Copper Center, Alaska
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| | 08/13/2008 6:52 PM |
| Posted By Dave F on 08/13/2008 6:43 PM Earlier today the first trains of revenue service hit the rails on the newly expanded Lone Peak & Western Railroad. . . . Â
 It's so nice to be DONE!!!! Well, done with the basic setup anyway, I know the work is just begining with regards to structures and detailing. Nonetheless, I'm having great fun running trains now on a operational BIG layout. Oh yeah..
I know just what you mean. | |
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Dennis Paulson
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Chandler In
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| | 08/14/2008 6:18 AM |
| Nice pics and a nce story , and the IC is a PLUS .
The IC used steam locomotives on the Evansville IN branch till 1962  | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/15/2008 12:44 PM |
| | Thanks Dennis. I have personal history with the IC/ICG, so it's a no brainer for me. Gotta have some late 60's mid 70's "Main Line of Mid America" in my backyard. | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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jimtyp
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Centennial, CO
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| | 08/15/2008 1:23 PM |
| | Looking gooood! Nice S.O.B. layout :-) You should be able to get lots of good photos in the coming years with the raised benchwork. Are you going to add any plants/trees? |
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livin' la vida loco | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/15/2008 3:10 PM |
| | Oh my yes, I have all sorts of plans for plantings and buildings.. All in due time. | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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Torby
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North Chicago 'burbs.
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| | 08/15/2008 3:39 PM |
| | Way to go! | |
 "If Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not. We cannot compete, in simplicity with people who are inventing religions. How could we? We are dealing with Fact. Of course anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about."-- C. S. Lewis | |
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Dennis Paulson
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| | 08/15/2008 4:19 PM |
| So are you going to have one of the caboose made from a outside braced boxcar , homebuilts ?
And a Black diesel with the green IC diamond and white bottom stripe and high stripe ? | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/15/2008 10:36 PM |
| You betcha Dennis.. Planning on a few GP-7's and 9's in the "Proper Black" livery.
Also.. The Panama Limited in the Tuscan Brown- Orange w/ yellow pinstripe.
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Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/16/2008 6:54 PM |
| Hey, a big thanks to the Utah Garden Railway Society. I hosted our monthly meeting this morning and we really put the LP&W through her paces. One or two minor hicc-ups but all in all it ran very well.
Specific thanks to Shad, Manfred, Bryan and Derrill.
Y'All come back now, Ya-hear..
Huge Coal Train today as well..
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Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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leonpete
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Holstein, IA.
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| | 08/16/2008 10:55 PM |
| | IC, my favorite road name!!!!!!!!! | |
THE B&L RAILROAD
HOLSTEIN, IA.
LEON PETERSON | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 09/07/2008 6:11 PM |
| Ressurecting an older thread here to answer a challenge....
Recall I posted this
"ICG train JHN departing the Tunnel Hill tunnel on the mainline, southbound for New Orleans.
Oh yeah.. Lunch on me for anyone who can find the musical reference in the above storyline... (Lownote.. " ) "
You may also remember that ICG train JHN was a string of coal hoppers.....
It was..
Ahem..
Wait for it...
JoHN Coal Train......
Get it...
OK, I'll shut up now.... | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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nick s.
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Upstate NY
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| | 09/07/2008 6:15 PM |
| Nice job Dave.. looks good...
Nick... | | | |
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