Hello All!!!

It's time again to see who would like to join in on this years fantasy league.

Please reply here as soon as possible!!!

It's easy to play and it gives you a few drivers to root for every race! 

Found this link over on the RR-Line forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VDPMB3P_-8

Wait til you see how they turned the "engine."

Tom

Shore River SW1500 427 works the carfloat.

Bruce

   

Recently I've been going through some old family photos and thought it would be interesting to try and recreate some of these treasured moments,especially pictures of my late father when he worked on the CNR.I may eventually end up purchasing some figures for my models or wondered whether the reproductions could be photoshopped to include parts of the original pictures.Here's some of my choices.

                       

Has some one been working behind the scene to restore pictures or has a tech miracle occurred. I went to fix some of the missing pictures on my layout thread and they are all back and good images. I also scanned the photo game thread and they seem to be there too, although I did not look at every page.  
Charlie

I received this in my Trains Magazine e-mail:
It's a Facebook link.

Nashville steam move streamed live

Join us starting at 7 a.m. Central on Jan. 13, 2019, for a Facebook Live event showing the relocation of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 from Centennial Park to the Nashville & Western railroad. Watch this massive locomotive travel by multi-wheel trailer down city streets. The engine has been in the park since 1953 — watch it leave as it happens!

https://www.facebook.com/TrainsMagazine?...0108_00000

Not sure how many folks are Toronto-based, but I recently found out that one of my favourite LHS's is closing -- Hornet Hobbies (http://www.hornethobbies.com/)

I've been going there since 2004 and have really enjoyed the fellowship there. Their last day is this coming Sunday (Jan. 13). The main cause is problems caused by the construction of the Eglinton LRC, but there are 1-2 other factors as well. Details on their website.

Really sad to see them go. 20% sale until Sunday. I've been there a couple times this past week and it just feels sad to be there as the store winds down.

Just FYI and to commiserate with any other Ontario modellers who will miss them.

WPMA-17 makes it's way thru Chestnut Neck.

Bruce

   

I tried to mark all forums read this morning and got an error message. This is the first time I have tried this function so it might not be a new problem.
It's no big deal but I have posts showing up that haven't had a new entry in ages so I thought I would try to clear them. 
Charlie

I recently had a look at Layouts forum and discovered an interesting thread about doctorwayne's layout (https://bigbluetrains.com/showthread.php?tid=1050). I am following Wayne's work on different forums for some years now and I always appreciate to look at photos he is publishing. But I had never seen his layout. The thread enabled me to better appreciate what his is doing.

This thread gave me the idea to do the same thing. I don’t pretend here that my layout can be compared to Wayne's one. Far from that. St-Henri Junction is a small switching layout that is far from being completed. There is a lot to be done before it could be considered finished and even then it will not stand comparison with Wayne's one.

I took some photos from the front seat of a friend's recently restored Tiger Moth, a WW2 British primary trainer.

   

Before laying any tracks, I draw a plan of what I wanted. The initial plan evolved constantly though. Tracks were added, others removed and industries changed. The numbers on the plan refer to the order of photos.

   

1- The western staging yard (Turcot) located in a closet.

   

2- The exit of the staging yard to the layout. The gondolas on the right are on the interior track of ACME Wires & Cables.

   

3- ACME Wires & Cables and Montreal Cookies Mill.

   

4, 5- The Cannery, St-Henri Station and the CNR Depot with a Piggyback facility.

   

   

6- A-D Games (upper center) and Bob's Trucking.

   

7, 8-Bob's Trucking, National Textiles and Atlantic Seafood.

   

   

9- Leclerc Petroleum and SICO PAINTS.

   

10, 11-CHINIC Warehouse, Walker's Brewery and I.C. Cold Storage.

   

   

12- CNR Diesel maintenance facility and Saint-Laurence Grains.

   

13- Entrance of the Eastern staging yard (St-Lambert) and reverse loop.

   

14- Eastern staging yard.

   

15- Exit of the Eastern staging yard and reverse loop (behind CHINIC Warehouse).