Nice!

Fantastic!

Continued:

From lead track the loco traveled along the depot track then to the TT track.

Getting caboose

Caboose left on depot track

Back to runaround track

Backing train to coal dump to grab empty hopper and tank car.

Spotted empty cars on lead track

Ready to spot full hopper to coal dump

Getting empty cars from lead track

Spotting empty cars on depot track

Backing box car onto team track

Spotted on team track/freight shed

Outgoing train assembled and ready to go on depot track

Leaving Stonehammer.

I dont think you give yourself enough credit...

Deem,

I don't think you give yourself enough credit!  You got all the cars where they needed to go, picked up what need to leave, reassembled the train and left.  The only thing that ​might ​have been different would be when the crew turned the power.  With a working front coupler, they might have turned the loco after reassembling the train, or maybe even right after pulling in to town, but given your situation, you did fine!

Been following this build with interest and it looks great.  Many of your techniques are impressive, and your modeling is top-notch!  My space is limited at the moment, so layouts like yours and Joseph Leal's are of great interest to me.  Keep up the great work!  I'll keep watching this space!

Deem I think you made all the

Deem I think you made all the right moves. I wouldn't have done anything different if I was the conductor and you turned the engine when I would have, rather than restrict the visibility of the engineer while making the first moves. Your moves were well thought out and you didn't make any un-necessary ones.

I really like your little terminal since it includes all the necessary trackage to simulate good switching/turning rather than just a bunch of spurs facing the same way which can get tiring. Further your module isn't any larger than many but includes more usable trackage. I note that this fact is not lost on our hosts with their TOMA sections including stand alone run around tracks.

I would have been happy to have you as a conductor back when I was an engineer.

Thanks, for sharing.

Barry

Thanks for the feedback and

Thanks for the feedback and kind words, Alan.

It is a real headache that all my brass steam locos do not have front functioning couplers not even my 0-8-0 switcher. I hear it is difficult to cut a place on them to mount a coupler box.

And I, Barry , would be

And I, Barry , would be honoured to have you as my engineer.

It never crossed my mind about the engineer's visibility; something new I just learned from you.

I got the gas electric out of the box; stay tuned...

The gas electric is on its

The gas electric is on its way to pick up a reefer from the out of site junction.

On its way to Stonehammer's branch line.

Arriving in Stonehammer.

Meanwhile, the white van is in position waiting at the depot track to load live lobster, which will be bound for the junction to expedite the seafood to the city.

Gas electric approaches depot track.

Gas electric arrives with its haul.

Spots the reefer.

Uncouples and heads down the depot track towards the lead track.

to be continued:

Ground level shot of the

Thanks, Joseph, it is a gift

Thanks, Joseph, it is a gift from my wife; Busch makes it.

A shot of it on my last layout.

Someday I got to get that glossy sheen off the reefer by weathering it.

Continued:At lead

Continued:

At lead track.

Note the other end doesn't have a cab hence off to the TT

via the runaround track.

Heading for the depot track.

Van is gone back to the dock and the reefer is all locked up.

Coupling to the reefer.

Backing down to the front of the depot to get some folk.

All loaded and ready to go to the junction.

on its way

leaving Stonehammer.

My next future session wil involve using motive power that has a coupler in the front. I'll use one of my road switchers.

That's it for now; got to get back to working on the TT's bridge and pit.

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Thank you, Alan, Barry, Joseph, and Warflight.

Looking great!

Fantastic layout and rolling stock! And your operations look interesting too. It could be right out of the pages from an Ian Wilson book. Well done!

I feel honoured, Karl.

I feel honoured, Karl. Thanks.

Which brings to mind that I have noticed that some colour photos from the nineteen-fifties in publications have a light purple hue to them. I wonder if this is due to the photographic paper aging or the slide's aging used to make the photograph.

I attempted to create this look with one of my images in iPhoto.

Too quiet at the depot... I

Too quiet at the depot...

I hear something coming from the distance, but I don't think anything was scheduled to come in...

stay tuned...

... something is coming

... something is coming around the bend

looks big...

looks big...

... and long

... and long

It's an excursion run for the

It's an excursion run for the summer music festival.

Mostly city folk looking forward to getting their fill of lobster, scallops, spirits and of course fiddling.

Depot track, just ahead...

A youngster's POV from

A youngster's POV from sitting on the top edge of the blasted rock face:

Damn! I'm getting hooked on sessions and sidetracking; got to get back to scenicking.

Kid's POV as they run around

Kid's POV as they run around from the back of the depot.

Coming to a stop...

Hey "Mr. Dee"

I really enjoy the viewing angle of those photos. They look like real snapshots someone waiting at the station would take. Very atmospheric and not like the normal train oriented photos. Well done.

Operation

It’s amazing just how much operation you can get out of small shelf layout and your track work is nicely done!

Glad you like them,

Glad you like them, RIck.

Though I do enjoy sessions, I’m not an avid operations kind of guy so I get sidetracked e.g., taking photos of the action so to speak as I go along. Getting my iPad into those areas for those angles is challenging, as the iPad can cast some shadow on the subject if I’m not paying attention not to mention hitting a car or loco by accident.

Thank you, Milepost 105. I

Thank you, Milepost 105. I still have a lot more scenicking to do, but I'm learning to put more time aside for fun.

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Cheers.

The train uncouples... ...

The train uncouples...

... and the kids chase after the loco heading for the lead track.

(sorry about image so dark; iPad's shadow)

5250 arrives at the lead track

to take on some water

mind the matteboard stand-in.