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A recent look, today, across roundhouse storage area.
* a pair of PRR green F7a's ride the table.
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Posted - October 24 2010 : 4:18:05 PM
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post 153
Strangers on the main line.
In the yard
closeup
On the turn
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* Here another Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive as it pulls a freight past the yards. It is a
U-25-C. This locomotive was made by Rivarossi for AHM.
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A New Haven freight sits in Frankford Yard waiting for a release to main line. it has since uncoupled and droped off it train. A Reading GP7 has be assigned to take it to Philly.
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Posted - November 03 2010 : 2:19:51 PM
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  love that New Haven consist
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PGW locomotive 1542 sits in the yard on way to Roundhouse for repairs.
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A Pair of New York Central Hudsons are seen in the Frankford yard.
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Posted - November 23 2010 : 4:08:19 PM
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| nice pair of grey ghosts love em ken
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Two NYC locomtoives A J1 and K11 at Frankford storage track area.
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Another look at the K-11 pacific.
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 5:06:35 PM
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| now thats a sweet looking loco franks ken
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 5:19:54 PM
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quote:now thats a sweet looking loco franks ken
Originally posted by catfordken - December 01 2010 : 5:06:35 PM
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Hi Ken ; That is a IHC pacific semistreamlined. I have been looking for the Lehigh Valley Asa Packer.
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 6:32:20 PM
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Always did like the NYC streamlined Hudsons They so Buck Roger-ish  I do want one someday including the "strangers in yard" set except in Rio Grande form 
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quote:Always did like the NYC streamlined Hudsons They so Buck Roger-ish I do want one someday including the "strangers in yard" set except in Rio Grande form
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Ben, I Like them for the same reason. The Mohawk look. As to the german things, I'll be looking.
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A Visitor to the layout. A Mantua Reading Alantic 4-4-2. It came to my house in parts. After a few minutes on the work bench here is a running RDG 4-4-2.
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Posted - December 08 2010 : 7:02:47 PM
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I loves this thread It so awesome <3
Also noticed behind the K-11 is a VR double fronted loco Now that is cool
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Posted - December 14 2010 : 09:33:52 AM
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* With Christmas coming the oldies are out till after the new year. No Pictures yet but a few videos, bad one like all my others, I have placed in Webshots,( toptrain). Right now only passenger trains run because all the little people have to get to relatives houses for visits. Lots of railroads running special trains here. You see Central Pacific, Western Atlantic, BPS&D, SF&D, PRR as always, KC&StL, Union Pacific, B&O, CNJ, RDG, SO many in for the holidays. It only happens this time of year.
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| nice xmas roster,ken
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The Old Timers rule at Christmas time.
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| just on the old time engines on display & I think I see The Rocket tender against the roundhouse I want to find some of those old time locos myself
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Posted - December 24 2010 : 3:41:32 PM
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Another different look.
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A Hornby 8P Corrination City of Sheffield
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A Hornby 8P Corrination City of Nottingham
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| so where's Robin Hood?
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Posted - January 07 2011 : 6:44:54 PM
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With the Maid Maryann. Actualy he is the engineer and Little John is the fireman.
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Union Pacific passenger train in yard.
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Posted - January 31 2011 : 6:32:56 PM
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Well nothing ever stays the same so the CNJ has returned to the Layout. Doubleheaded trainmasters pull a hopper train past the frankford Yard.
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The CNJ Trainmasters
* A little better photo of the H24-44 trainmasters. * First one from the first order by CNJ to Fairbanks Morris. These were specially geared for higher speed. It was a item requested by CNJ that was not in the FM catalog as a option. FM designed it for this group of trainmasters.
* On these locomotives the dynamic break detail had to be removed. It was the roof vent fan and two intake air side louvers, one on each side. Various other smaller louvers had also to be removed and on one a new louver installed on each side. So these are not stock Athearn TM's any more.*
CNJ loco #2403
* This one is from the second order from FM. These were all geared for freight service.
* CNJ loco #2409
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| Of course, I love the NYC Hudsons, beautiful locomotives. The only other time you might find so many Generals in one place is when the Joint Chiefs convene!!!
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quote:Of course, I love the NYC Hudsons, beautiful locomotives. The only other time you might find so many Generals in one place is when the Joint Chiefs convene!!!
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If you model the 1850's to 1890's very common sight at big cities. Particularly on the Pennsylvania RR. They had very many American types. When other RR companies aquired trains of other wheel araingement for different assignments, the Pennsy's Junnata shops changed the boiler, the frame, and the driver size to make another 4-4-0 to do the same job. Maybe that is where the name standard railroad came from.
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 6:31:22 PM
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The Roundhouse now with the Pennsy and CNJ moving back in. Also a few Reading.
A look toward the coaling tower from up on the roof of the roundhouse.
A photo of the rear of the main office building.
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Posted - February 19 2011 : 3:30:14 PM
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* The layout railstock is always changing here at Frankford. A crash on another branch has rerouted additional freight trains into the Frankford yard for reclassification. This is the maxium the yard will hold. You can see in the photo that the two main lines are the only tracks open. Actualy back along the main yard two trains are stopped.
* In actuality I have brought out the trainminature car. They fill all aviable tracks. I have more but no room for them. They will be run to keep them loose.
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Posted - February 19 2011 : 4:37:52 PM
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Whoa... how did I miss that pic at the top of the page? That's awesome! If a scene like that didn't eat so much real estate, I'd have one now. What does that cover, at least a 4x6 space?
Like the last pics of the full yard too. Always fun to imagine what might be in there.
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quote:Whoa... how did I miss that pic at the top of the page? That's awesome! If a scene like that didn't eat so much real estate, I'd have one now. What does that cover, at least a 4x6 space?
Like the last pics of the full yard too. Always fun to imagine what might be in there.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â February 19 2011Â :Â 4:37:52 PM
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I never measured the yard. I like early railroads kinda built and filled all that I could with yard. THe board along the wall is 2 feet wide and 18 feet long. The yard starts at about 5 1/2 feet of that length. That is where the first switch of the yard ladder is. It continues the length of the back wall and curves to the front board.
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Additional photos of the over crowed yard. This time of the north end.
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Posted - March 29 2011 : 5:42:39 PM
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A new loco showed up today, 30 minutes ago. A EMD SW1. It is detailed for the Pennsy. It is a belated birthday gift. My son gave it to me. It was painted and detailed by him. No handrails were aviable so he made them out of brass wire.
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Posted - April 05 2011 : 12:42:02 PM
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* New York Central Hudson on display track behind PGW main office building.
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Posted - April 06 2011 : 7:56:17 PM
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he did a awesome sauce job on the SW1 detail o.o
So you got more steam or diesels? Or is it about even?
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quote:
Hey Buss ! I got a bunch of each. I love my toys. I love my family more.
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Posted - April 11 2011 : 08:25:13 AM
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When you run your beer train you have to have good reliable power at the head end. My Rivarossi Challenger provides that.
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Posted - April 19 2011 : 11:05:51 AM
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A pair on NYC Hudsons stand by on turntable access tracks at Frankford Roundhouse.
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Posted - May 03 2011 : 8:11:45 PM
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A view of the roundhouse area taken today. A reading GP30 is on the turntable. A pair of NYC GP20's awaite access to table.
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Posted - May 08 2011 : 5:51:54 PM
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Frank,
This has been quite a journey and you have made quite a bit of progress on your layout and with the models. Really nice work! I would like it if mine looked that good. Your son did a great job on the SW PRR Switcher too. Keep us informed.
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quote:Frank,
This has been quite a journey and you have made quite a bit of progress on your layout and with the models. Really nice work! I would like it if mine looked that good. Your son did a great job on the SW PRR Switcher too. Keep us informed.
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Alco Fan.
* Thank you for the nice comment on my sons work. I like it to. You should see his almost all scrachbuilt, CNJ 4-8-0 camelback.
* As you can tell I do like model railroading. At 65 scenery has slipped away. I set scenes with track, buildings, trains, people, cars, and trucks. The place I want to work on for scenery is the full length of the Veterans Housing. The 3 storied apartment complex that hides the sides of my control board. I dream of a side walk the length of it. A low walled in closed green park area, with trees, bushes and grass, the length also. There will still be enough room for a street. The entire with extending out from the building would be 30 scale feet. The walkway would be 6 feet wide and the remanding 24 feet the total with of the green park area. A green place for the old veterans to come out of their houses then sit and talk to old friends and neighbors. It is just a idea. I think a good one. If I do no other scenery work, I would like to do this.
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Posted - May 11 2011 : 9:27:06 PM
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just curious if you care to share. Any idea of the value of your entire layout, including all rolling stock.
Original cost, replacement cost, current value on the market---any way you care to say
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Posted - May 11 2011 : 9:56:49 PM
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Hi frank,
I like your idea of a nice place for the vets. I am a vet myself and wish I had a place like that to go to.
Thanks.
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quote:Hi frank,
I like your idea of a nice place for the vets. I am a vet myself and wish I had a place like that to go to.
Thanks.
Ken
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US Navy 1963 to 1967. I joined.
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Today, early this morning, a pair of PGW 0-6-0t's came down from the hills with a reefer train to sort out in the yard. The pair is seen here at Bergen Point station .
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| frank,nice pair of locos love the livery ken
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Posted - May 12 2011 : 2:37:21 PM
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Hi frank. R.C.A.F. 1954 to 1963.two things I learnt was to operate radar and drink.
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