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This weekend was Rog's Open House, and he figured, with all the new Bachmann Fn3 cars and RY Models hoppers, there would be some interesting trains. So I spent a very pleasant Saturday running EBT and steam around his layout.
After I unpacked, the first thing we did was add Dr Rivet's 4 new RY Models brass EBT 3-bay hoppers and another B'mann 2-bay to my consist, and the poor ten-wheeler struggled round with the huge weight. [We need some Mikados!] Rico yard was full of oil trains and other RGS equipment:
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That photo was quite nicely detailed, so here's the fullsize version:
http://gold.mylargescale.com/PeteThornton/RGS/RGS041908/IMG_2065-rico-hops-lg.jpg
Close-ups of RY's hoppers on their website, at http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_loco_ebt14.htm
And we head off from Rico to the long bridge, with Bruce Chandler's railcar parked in the side track:
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Here's the hoppers coming past the connection to the mining spur on the west end of the layout. Jack (BigDude65) is setting up his coaches and tank cars. Behind the cribbing on the far side is the long 3% grade up from Rico:
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This nicely-weathered 3-truck shay was working the mining spur. (Sorry - don't know whose it was!)
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After the failed attempt to pull the weight (without a real Mikado,) I reformed the train and left the new hoppers in the siding. Here's the short train in Rico, passing Bruce's Jackson & Burke hopper train (which includes the new RY Hopper he acquired at ECLSTS, plus some extra riders.) With hoppers on all three tracks, it looks more like Orbisonia!
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Here's the two sets of hoppers sitting in the upper yard while the RGS guys do their thing:
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For those who haven't had the pleasure, here's Rico on the low level of the central part of the RGSEast, with our host and Bruce in the background:
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The layout is U-shaped around Rog's workshop. Part of the west side is shown above (photo 3) and the east end has the long 4% hill and the flat live steam loop in the center. This is Mike Peterlee running his C-16:
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A close-up of Jack's very pretty coach leaving the yard, with the lumber spur in the background:
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Here is Bruce Chandler running his railcar:
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And every now and then an even smaller railcar came rattling past (Bruce again):
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Jack's passenger train ran in the other direction (causing lots of dispatcher fun.) Here it is leaving the loop track at Rico:
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And a closeup of his boxcar at the crossing just outside Rico:
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I have a decent video of Jack's train passing, which I'll get onto Youtube later.
After lunch I was busy tweaking my FWRR Ruby, so I didn't take too many photos. Fortunately (for you) Jason was hard at work clicking away at the live steamers on the mainline when he wasn't running his K. Some of the highlights, which can be seen in his thread, included Jon Kling with his work train, which includes the working bucket/digger, pulled by his K-28 (?) live steamer, and Jeff Redeker with a pair of C-16 live steamers double-heading around the mainline with a freight. Check them out at
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/11/postid/25216/view/topic/Default.aspx
After I unpacked, the first thing we did was add Dr Rivet's 4 new RY Models brass EBT 3-bay hoppers and another B'mann 2-bay to my consist, and the poor ten-wheeler struggled round with the huge weight. [We need some Mikados!] Rico yard was full of oil trains and other RGS equipment:
That photo was quite nicely detailed, so here's the fullsize version:
http://gold.mylargescale.com/PeteThornton/RGS/RGS041908/IMG_2065-rico-hops-lg.jpg
Close-ups of RY's hoppers on their website, at http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_loco_ebt14.htm
And we head off from Rico to the long bridge, with Bruce Chandler's railcar parked in the side track:
Here's the hoppers coming past the connection to the mining spur on the west end of the layout. Jack (BigDude65) is setting up his coaches and tank cars. Behind the cribbing on the far side is the long 3% grade up from Rico:
This nicely-weathered 3-truck shay was working the mining spur. (Sorry - don't know whose it was!)
After the failed attempt to pull the weight (without a real Mikado,) I reformed the train and left the new hoppers in the siding. Here's the short train in Rico, passing Bruce's Jackson & Burke hopper train (which includes the new RY Hopper he acquired at ECLSTS, plus some extra riders.) With hoppers on all three tracks, it looks more like Orbisonia!
Here's the two sets of hoppers sitting in the upper yard while the RGS guys do their thing:
For those who haven't had the pleasure, here's Rico on the low level of the central part of the RGSEast, with our host and Bruce in the background:
The layout is U-shaped around Rog's workshop. Part of the west side is shown above (photo 3) and the east end has the long 4% hill and the flat live steam loop in the center. This is Mike Peterlee running his C-16:
A close-up of Jack's very pretty coach leaving the yard, with the lumber spur in the background:
Here is Bruce Chandler running his railcar:
And every now and then an even smaller railcar came rattling past (Bruce again):
Jack's passenger train ran in the other direction (causing lots of dispatcher fun.) Here it is leaving the loop track at Rico:
And a closeup of his boxcar at the crossing just outside Rico:
I have a decent video of Jack's train passing, which I'll get onto Youtube later.
After lunch I was busy tweaking my FWRR Ruby, so I didn't take too many photos. Fortunately (for you) Jason was hard at work clicking away at the live steamers on the mainline when he wasn't running his K. Some of the highlights, which can be seen in his thread, included Jon Kling with his work train, which includes the working bucket/digger, pulled by his K-28 (?) live steamer, and Jeff Redeker with a pair of C-16 live steamers double-heading around the mainline with a freight. Check them out at
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/11/postid/25216/view/topic/Default.aspx
