Just a couple of vids taken about 3 blocks from my house. Our old abandoned Illinois Central train yard in McComb, MS. The first vid shows just a little of train yard and the second shows our static steam locomotive display we have at our IC historical museum. Enjoy!
Best,
Bal
http://youtu.be/QCnEGfP_slw (http://youtu.be/QCnEGfP_slw)
http://youtu.be/Sizbrm42SMs (http://youtu.be/Sizbrm42SMs)
Great shots Bal. your taking all the surprise out of my visit though.
hehe, wait till you see the musuem! ;D
Here's a quick vid on the inside of the musuem. Ok, Jerry don't watch this one so it won't spoil your visit up here! =)
Enjoy!
Bal
http://youtu.be/qJtREjZATG0 (http://youtu.be/qJtREjZATG0)
In the showcase photos about 14 seconds in. What can you tell me about the flat faced "whatever". I love researching anything oddball or ugly. The "Eagle calender" is very cool too. Anyone ever produce it in scale. It would make a killer custom. Cant think of a bicentennial I like more, and I do like bicentennials. Reminds me of the sharkfaced WWII fighters. Wish I would have seen that engine when it was like that.
Balrog
That was very kind of you to take the time to get in the museam and film it and share it
with the rest of us on this forum. I can tell a lot of work went into the restoration and
development of that train station and museam. The collection is priceless!!!
Everyone did a First Class job who was part of that restoration!! Thanks for the
personalized tour!!!!!!!!!!!
Anytime! Hopefully you will get down here to see it first hand!
GG1, I will go down and find out what I can for you..it probably is a custom made job would by my guess..i think i did see one of the eagles done in HO. I'll look around for that one as well and see what I can dig up.
B
Quote from: Balrog21 on March 20, 2013, 12:58:05 AM
GG1, I will go down and find out what I can for you..it probably is a custom made job would by my guess..i think i did see one of the eagles done in HO. I'll look around for that one as well and see what I can dig up.
B
good evenig, no hurry thanks
I saw something very similar once, a trolley (Harris?), I think yours maybe a track inspection, or worker, small cargo delively. The Eagle hunt will keep me busy for a while
Quote from: Balrog21 on March 20, 2013, 12:58:05 AM
GG1, I will go down and find out what I can for you..it probably is a custom made job would by my guess..i think i did see one of the eagles done in HO. I'll look around for that one as well and see what I can dig up.B
I found Athearns made a ICG bicentennial #1776 H0 GP38-2, discontinued. But Microscale Industries makes the black outlines in decal kit form, for N and HO each under $10, The red, yellow, blue fields gets fill decal or paint, the edge decals bring out the detail. Im searching for O now. (no luck in O :'()
ah...well, if you want to be savy you can get the ho scale decals and then go scan them up to size and then print them out on a new sheet of laser printer decal sheet. ta daaaaa problem solved! =) any print shop should be able to do this for you or help you at least.
Come to find out one my other IC friends has this Athearn engine! thought you would like the pic! I'm told they make an appearance on ebay all the time.
Best,
Bal
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/balrog21/Wareagle_zps35d7f0d6.jpg)
I'll probably go the print route as I only have a small hoop of ho intended for eventual "narrow gauge line".
Thanks for the efforts, thank your sidekick for the torture..i mean photo.(Im jealous)
Let me know if you find out about that other "thing" from the showcase the next time you make it inside the museum.
GG
If you are talking about that piece of metal at the bottom of the shelf it appears to be some kind of spike as there are two little ones with it. Either that are a piece of a tool to remove spikes.
Jerry
Balrog
Those logs piled up on the flatcar next to the engine, did you cut those yourself??
No, I did not, but I will ask Trent if he did or not and if he did I will ask what he used for the lumber.
Quote from: Jerrys HO on March 20, 2013, 06:34:25 PM
GG
If you are talking about that piece of metal at the bottom of the shelf it appears to be some kind of spike as there are two little ones with it. Either that are a piece of a tool to remove spikes.
Jerry
No, I meant the photo of the "inspection car","mini-doodlebug", or "whatever" it is in the showcase on a shelf 14 seconds or so into the museum interior video. Who's the maker, road name, number etc.
another short vid I took this morning...filling up the cars with some good ole dog food! =)
http://youtu.be/CMbpKC-dLl0 (http://youtu.be/CMbpKC-dLl0)
Enjoy!
Bal
Quote from: Balrog21 on March 28, 2013, 04:04:53 PM
another short vid I took this morning...filling up the cars with some good ole dog food! =)
http://youtu.be/CMbpKC-dLl0 (http://youtu.be/CMbpKC-dLl0)
Enjoy!
Bal
I know someone who moved south and is now quality control for Purena. He would not be involved if they weren't striving to always be safe. Says they are best he's dealt with and will eat a few kibbles to back it up :o. Funny, otherwise this guy is easily grossed out, a very fussy eater too. ;D Those hoppers must be quite a piece of work. Stainless? Alum? Even the outside of 'um looks pretty good. Reminds me of all the brushed/unpainted ore gondolas and new Autoloaders with shiny clean doors all along the southern Detroit River to Erie before most of the steel production stopped and auto production outsourced parts then slowed. Miles of it on long aux sidings. Man that stuff was impressive even "parked". Especially when very new, the glare could be sometimes be vicious.
Balrog
You have the beginnings of an anthology with all this filming keep it up.
i used to stop over in macomb when i was part of a travel Medical Team.
Some nice restaurants also one of the best Sweet and Sour soups I ever had at one of
the Chinese Restaurants!!
You must be talking about the one by the mall? It is the best I've ever had. =)
Well, I saw the first intermodal train pass through here on Saturday afternoon...a long one..and at the end was 8 autorack cars as well...very weird indeed....also, the town above us, Brookhaven is getting a CN car shop sometime late this year and also, they are doing a heavy amount of clearing at our old train yard....makes me wonder..me and the little one went down there this Sunday and walked around...they had two spike cars parked on one of the old sidings.....so..something must be up...and I will get to the bottom of it! Also, after the big clearing I saw an old old building left from the orignal operations. I will try and sneak over there and take some video of it.
B