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Regular poster 136 posts Rockcity Regular poster 136 posts
Rockcity

My HO scale Finger Lakes Railway layout. Approximately 16 mile leg from the Himrod NY yard to Watkins Glen NY. We run to Watkins Glen to service the salt companies, and return to the yard a couple times a week. Waiting for my custom-detailed FGLK locos to arrive. In the mean time we are running leased NS power. ol%20bus.jpg 

Working on my 2nd layout, The FGLK Watkins Glen Line. Started modeling about 5 years ago at the age of 60.

HO scale, 10' x 20', ME Code 70 Track, modern era, DCC Digitrax Zephyr, ProtoThrottle.
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TomO Prolific poster 1,238 posts
TomO

Nice scene!

Well done even down to the guy on the riding mower.

Tom

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Rockcity Regular poster 136 posts
Rockcity

Nice Scene

Thanks! That's Leon on the mower. Jack of all trades, master of none.

Working on my 2nd layout, The FGLK Watkins Glen Line. Started modeling about 5 years ago at the age of 60.

HO scale, 10' x 20', ME Code 70 Track, modern era, DCC Digitrax Zephyr, ProtoThrottle.
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Ken Rice Super User 5,938 posts
Ken Rice

Salt mines

Looks nice!  That’s an interesting area, and the salt mines are an interesting industry to model.  Nice to see someone modelling some of the FGLK.

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Vince P Super User 832 posts
Vince P

Very nice looking

Very nice looking scene.

 

Love the looks of it.
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ctxmf74 Super User 15,970 posts
ctxmf74

Leon on the mower.

  Interesting scene, give us a bit more of this story. Is it winter evening with the bus coming home near dark? or early morn? do they mow the lawns up there in winter? or do the busses run late in summer :> )   and what's holding that flag up over the engine, I can't figure out it's support? .....DaveB

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musgrovejb Prolific poster 1,733 posts
musgrovejb

Great!

Great scene!  Nice use of lighting.

Joe

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Bob_A Active Member 66 posts
Bob_A

Sharp

Looking forward to seeing the salt runs.

Bob
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railroads2000 New member 24 posts
railroads2000

Track Plan

Do you have a Track Plan? Would like to see more. The photo could be late summer, end of August or early fall, September either early am and the bus is getting a start on it's route; some parts school starts in August, while others start in September. Or it could be early evening and the bus is coming back from a high school function like a football game. I've seen grass being cut as late as November.

 

James Barnes, Jr.
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JeffBulman Regular poster 461 posts
JeffBulman

Nice layout. I would like to

Nice layout. I would like to see more. I like the guy mowing the lawn.

 

Jeff
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mark_h_charles Regular poster 439 posts
mark_h_charles

FGLK is a very photogenic railroad

and your photo shows a great start. Please share more photos when you can.

 

Mark Charles
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Rich S Regular poster 310 posts
Rich S

Good choice....

Had a cab ride Himrod to Watkins Glen and back some years ago (5? Not sure...). Speed limit was 7 MPH due to track conditions. You may / probably know this....Food grade salt was shipped in “green dot” hoppers. adds to switching requirements 

nice work
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