Weekly Photo Fun 12/31/21 - 1/6/22

[bdw9535]

Lubbers Run, beginning to think this isn't the best place to railfan.
Wishing you and yours the very best in the new year.

Bruce

   

[cn nutbar]

Wishing everyone all the best for the New Year---here's the last train of the year 1959 leaving Lowbanks heading home to Leetown.

   

[Charlie B]

Working some ore jennies on the Wilderson. Happy New Year.     Charlie

[UP SD40-2]

Happy New year to all! 

My parting shot for 2021, oh, and 2021, I hope the door hits your backside on the way out

[UP SD40-2]

Sorry guys, but this is so darn cool, just had to post here, PLEASE check this out, you'll thank me for it  ...
C&O H7 with runaway front drivers - YouTube

HOW WAS THAT for the most realistic steam running? WOW, TRULY AWESOME!!!!!!

[tompm]

Great shots everyone!

Happy New Year!

To end the year here are a few shots of the new work around Union Station and the newly placed Northern Light & Power.

[FiatFan]

Deano - very cool. I would guess they did it with two motors and two decoders.

Tom

[UP SD40-2]

Deano - very cool.  I would guess they did it with two motors and two decoders.

Tom

Yea Tom, I think they used 2 decoder/sound decoders to do the job  . I have seen others attempt to do this, but none were as successful, besides the way they got the slippage working, they did a great job on all the lighting effects too, but a better sight on that is in another vid. These guys really knock Steam running right out of the ballpark  . 

I just happened to come across the vid that guy puts out and thought WOW, there are a lot of steam guys here on the forum, would be neat to show how realistic the technology has gotten.

[Schraddel]

Sorry guys, but this is so darn cool, just had to post here, PLEASE check this out, you'll thank me for it  ...
C&O H7 with runaway front drivers - YouTube

HOW WAS THAT for the most realistic steam running? WOW, TRULY AWESOME!!!!!!

So:

Two independent drive trains, two decoders with the ability to switch off acceleration/deceleration momentum (switching mode) on/off.
Run the drive trains in consist mode and switch momentum off with one group of drivers as you like.
With a little bit experience and trained skills you will get this results.


Lutz

[bdw9535]

A shot from Whiskey Point today.  Yesterday was 63*, today it's 25 with 9" of snow.

Bruce