 ScaleTrains & InterMountain Citirail ES44ACs. |
 Leading 24 Athearn RTR Herzog ballast hoppers. |
 Rounding the big bend at Winchester Curve. |
 MAC Rail Products solar panels and outlet gates have been added. |
 Modified Atlas BN caboose on the rear. |
 One more shot with a KCS (ScaleTrains) unit mixed in. |
 Eclectic ScaleTrains Rivet Counter Series GEs leading an (everyday) BNSF coal train trough the tunnels and around the big bend. |
 Modern day KCS "Southern Belle" power mixed in the middle. |
 KCS 4777 ES44AC, custom weathered ScaleTrains model. |
 NS 8119 ES44AC, custom weathered ScaleTrains model. |
 Athearn Genesis ES44AC now modified to be a custom (fantasy) ES36ACH. |
 View of the weathered roof with Testors paint pens and thinned dark acrylic washes. |
 Rear view showing new HEP details and new 555 number and logo placements. |
 Front view showing PTC antennas, marker light, HEP cables, and anti-glare patch on nose. |
 New ATS shoe on the lead truck and new cab numbers to dosplay 555, the "Triple Nickel". |
 Broadside view showing engineer's site weathering and thin red hockey stripe addition just below engine exhaust. |
 Amtrak single level Surfliner set w/ Horizon cars by Rapido |
 Rapido Ca-baggage (NPCU F40PH) |
 Bachman Charger SC-44 |
 BNSF Vehicle train around Canyon, Auto-Maxes up front, Bi/Tri level racks behind. |
 Zoomed in a bit on the rear half of the train. |
 Peek-a-boo |
 KCS 5022 - Scale trains ET44AC |
 Hauling trailers. |
 With BNSF and CN Tier IVs assisting. |
 KCS Grain TraIn |
 48 hoppers, a mix of Athearn 5161 & ScaleTrains 5188 |
 Three Athearn Genesis motors, SD70MAC, Ace, ACe |
 Rinning along Canyon Siding |
 Whole train in view through Canyon Siding |
 Amtrak's 'peak season' 2016 consist of the Coast Starlight |
 AMTK 177 leading, Athearn RTR. |
 180° wide panorama showing the whole train around Canyon Sidings. |
 Tailend leaving us behind at Winchester Jct. |
 UP 2720 - Atlas Trainman NRE 3GS21B |
 183 graffiti decals on this little guy. |
 A near reflection of it's real life counterparts in So Cal. |
 What is Art? |
 A pair of Atlas Amtrak Dash 8-32BHWs. |
 AMTK 517, weathered and super-detailed. |
 AMTK 508 simmilarily customized. |
 Ready to pull long distance passenger trains. |
 NS 2618 - Athearn Genesis SD70M (flared) |
 EMD 1201 - Athearn Genesis SD70ACe |
 Richmond Controls LEDs installed in the SD70M. |
 Just a break-in run at the train club. |
 FXE 4659 - InterMountain ES44AC |
 Custom weathered and faded. |
 Front end. |
 Back end. |
 INRD 9025 ~ 25th Anniversary SD9043MAC |
 Custom painted HO scale Kato model. |
 Longhood shot. |
 Engineer's side. |
 The back end, |
 ...and the front end. |
 KCS 4624 - Custom painted & detailed Kato AC4400CW |
 KCS 4624 - Custom painted & detailed Kato AC4400CW |
 CEFX 1006 AC4400CW leading a BNSF ballast train. |
 NS 9757 along for the ride. |
 The full 30 car unit train in view above Hadley. |
 Rear end of the ballast train (w/ FRED) clearing Bryn Mawr Jct. |
 Kato SD9043MACs painted for Indiana Railroad |
 Seen pulling a unit train of Auto-Max car carriers. |
 Both units upgraded with Richmond Controls SM-LEDs. |
 INRD 9002 & INRD 9005 - Kato SD9043MAC test run with new LED lighting. |
 UP 5455 an InterMountain ES44AC (AC45CCTE ) leading a stack train |
 Four contemporary UP diesels up front. |
 The double stacks passing Norwalk Station. |
 Rounding the bend at East Malin. |
 CSX power on the California Southern Model Railroad. |
 CSXT 7545 leading the manifest. |
 Newer SD70MAC is second out. |
 CSX power passing Frisco GP15s, only in a railroader's fantasy... |
 Amtrak 184 - Athearn RTR Phase IV Heritage unit (work in progress) |
 Added the Details West Super-detail kit... |
 Along with numerous other small details... |
 A view of the back end. |
 UP 8325 leading a UMAX repo train. |
 brand new UMAX boxes rounding the bend at Winchester. |
 UP UMAX train passing 9th St. |
 UMAX train at Bryn Mawr Jct. |
 UP's UMAX repo train passes Norwalk Junction. |
 Private excursion train at Norwalk Station. |
 Proto-freelanced executive car Ralph Budd bringing up the rear. |
 I used one of Kato's CB&Q Business cars as starting point. |
 Marker lights now powered by a super bright LED. |
 KCS SD70ACe Belles out and about on the mainline. |
 A KCS SD70MAC helps pull the 30 car train. |
 KCS Belle hoppers around Winchester Curve. |
 Amtrak 508 leading the Southwest Chief through Norwalk. |
 ATSF caboose, from Atlas... |
 With a 'few' additions and corrections. |
 NS 8352 an Atlas D8-40CW that has received numerous modifications. |
 View of the conductor side's unique characteristics. |
 CSX 7545 an Atlas Dash 8-40C, ready for a bath! |
 Details West ditchlights added with Miniatronics 1.5v bulbs all around. |
 Revised the nose weathering... |
 Numerous warning decals added, I-bolts, and other small details... |
 KCS de Mexico ES44AC 4723. |
 Custom painted and detailed Tower 55 model. |
 AC inverter and additional dynamic intakes from Kato AC4400CW. |
 Replaced numerous radiator access doors with parts from Kato and Athearn AC4400CWs. |
 Rebuilt late phase radiator grid out of evergreen styrene and Special Shapes brass screen. |
 Painted with Testors ATSF/Railbox Yellow, Caboose Red, Primer Gray, and Gloss Black, Microscale decals. |
 Paired up with a new Athearn Genesis KCS SD70MAC. |
 Better view KCS MAC, thanks WPM! |
 UP 5809 from a Kato AC4400CW. |
 Added yellow frame stripe... |
 Custom number & cab details... |
 Light acrylic wash weathering. |
 NS 8306 from an Atlas Silver Series DASH 8-40C |
 NS door added... |
 Patched and filthy, thats how I like my CR. |
 New NS air tanks... |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV DTTX 732750 |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV DTTX 732750 |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV DTTX 732000 |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV DTTX 732000 |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV BNSF 253512 |
 Kato USA Maxi-IV BNSF 253512 |
 SD90/43MAC, CEFX 127. |
 Customized Kato model. |
 Ex. MARESK Maxi-I from the recent Athearn RTR model. |
 Looks good with the yellow FRA-224 stripes. |
 DTTX 25064, another old veteran. |
 DTTX 63253, an old BN Twin-stack is showing it's age. |
 BNSF Heritage woodchip cars |
 Ex GN Chips |