Канал: Cottonbelt 9290

4 SP SD-9’s working the Dayton Transfer

4 SP SD-9’s working the Dayton Transfer

8/27/24: Decoder install in an Athearn Blue Box PA-1

8/27/24: Decoder install in an Athearn Blue Box PA-1

UP Business Train @ Woodford

UP Business Train @ Woodford

In the hole for a UP N/B Manifest

In the hole for a UP N/B Manifest

BNSF DPU’s at Bealville, CA.

BNSF DPU’s at Bealville, CA.

A BNSF Manifest at Bealville, CA.

A BNSF Manifest at Bealville, CA.

BNSF Grain Train @ Woodford

BNSF Grain Train @ Woodford

Adding weight to an Athearn Blue Box 50’ Gondola

Adding weight to an Athearn Blue Box 50’ Gondola

Gary Siegel’s HO Scale L&N EK Division Layout

Gary Siegel’s HO Scale L&N EK Division Layout

A B-52 flying over Lancaster, CA. on 7/2/24

A B-52 flying over Lancaster, CA. on 7/2/24

Our stay at Tonopah Station on 6/19/24

Our stay at Tonopah Station on 6/19/24

Friday Night Light Show at Dodger Stadium

Friday Night Light Show at Dodger Stadium

Amtrak Coast Starlight running North along the California Coast at Jalama Beach

Amtrak Coast Starlight running North along the California Coast at Jalama Beach

Jalama Beach

Jalama Beach

The old and semi new

The old and semi new

Ops on Clark Bowman’s Burbank Branch layout

Ops on Clark Bowman’s Burbank Branch layout

Former BNSF Bandit 3926

Former BNSF Bandit 3926

BNSF Stack Train taking the Amtrak siding at Barstow

BNSF Stack Train taking the Amtrak siding at Barstow

11/30/23 Layout update

11/30/23 Layout update

Rock Train in Acton CA 3 2 2016

Rock Train in Acton CA 3 2 2016

Home Built Jordan Spreader

Home Built Jordan Spreader

AMTRAK and a NYC Heavyweight Passenger Train

AMTRAK and a NYC Heavyweight Passenger Train

Using Sculpt a Mold for my scenery

Using Sculpt a Mold for my scenery

Doing more scenery and redoing what I had done

Doing more scenery and redoing what I had done

Nevada Northern’s Baldwin VO 1000 #801

Nevada Northern’s Baldwin VO 1000 #801

Ghost Train!

Ghost Train!

ATLAS Gold Line UP U30C

ATLAS Gold Line UP U30C

The ZLCLT at Oban (Lancaster, CA.)

The ZLCLT at Oban (Lancaster, CA.)

The Mina Turn

The Mina Turn

The Dayton Transfer heading for Arnold Yard

The Dayton Transfer heading for Arnold Yard

ARCTIC FOX 27-5L GFCI not working

ARCTIC FOX 27-5L GFCI not working

Our brand new fire pit

Spooky House!

Spooky House!

Metrolink at Newhall Station

Metrolink at Newhall Station

UTAH Railway in Price, Utah

UTAH Railway in Price, Utah

Amtrak’s California Zephyr #6 at Helper, Utah

Amtrak’s California Zephyr #6 at Helper, Utah

Dinosaur Nat’l Monument Quarry

Dinosaur Nat’l Monument Quarry

Sheep Creek Geological Drive

Sheep Creek Geological Drive

End of Trail at Harper’s Corner Trail

End of Trail at Harper’s Corner Trail

Sunset at Dinosaur Nat’l Monument

Sunset at Dinosaur Nat’l Monument

UP Coal heading for Richmond, Ca. at Nephi, Ut.

UP Coal heading for Richmond, Ca. at Nephi, Ut.

BNSF 156 working the Copper City Sub at Deer Lodge, MT.

BNSF 156 working the Copper City Sub at Deer Lodge, MT.

Echo Park Overlook

Echo Park Overlook

The Green River at Flaming Gorge

The Green River at Flaming Gorge

Wind River Canyon near Shoshoni, Wyoming

Wind River Canyon near Shoshoni, Wyoming

Pronghorn near Vernal, Utah

Pronghorn near Vernal, Utah

Fantasy Canyon near Vernal, Utah

Fantasy Canyon near Vernal, Utah

Yard Job Y335 at Green River and UP 8970 West (watch to the end and turn up your speakers!)

Yard Job Y335 at Green River and UP 8970 West (watch to the end and turn up your speakers!)

Looking east on the old C&NW’s former Casper line

Looking east on the old C&NW’s former Casper line

C&NW’s Riverton, WY. Depot

C&NW’s Riverton, WY. Depot

The rest of UP 7285’s Train

The rest of UP 7285’s Train

UP 7764 West on Walker Hill

UP 7764 West on Walker Hill

BNSF 9255’s second assist on Walker Hill

BNSF 9255’s second assist on Walker Hill

The Redwood Water Tower in Lusk, WY.

The Redwood Water Tower in Lusk, WY.

UP 7285 working solo at Walker Hill

UP 7285 working solo at Walker Hill

UP 6511, The EMD Howl and a friendly Crew

UP 6511, The EMD Howl and a friendly Crew

Abandoned C&NW Railroad bridge at Van Tassell, Wyoming

Abandoned C&NW Railroad bridge at Van Tassell, Wyoming

Abandoned C&NW line at Van Tassell, Wy.

Abandoned C&NW line at Van Tassell, Wy.

BNSF westbound empty coal on Crawford Hill

BNSF westbound empty coal on Crawford Hill

Crawford Hill Helpers

Crawford Hill Helpers

BNSF West at Bridger Jct.

BNSF West at Bridger Jct.

BNSF Loaded coal at Bridger Jct.

BNSF Loaded coal at Bridger Jct.

BNSF 8541 West at Logan Hill

BNSF 8541 West at Logan Hill

UP 7267 West at Logan Hill

UP 7267 West at Logan Hill

The Dragline at Big Thunder Mine, WY.

The Dragline at Big Thunder Mine, WY.

UP Eastbound Coal at Logan Hill

UP Eastbound Coal at Logan Hill

My second Heritage Loco of the day

My second Heritage Loco of the day

BNSF’s Stored locos at Donkey Creek, WY.

BNSF’s Stored locos at Donkey Creek, WY.

Empty BNSF Coal Train in Hardin, Montana

Empty BNSF Coal Train in Hardin, Montana

A little Cowgirl!

A little Cowgirl!

Rodeo at Cody, Wyoming!

Rodeo at Cody, Wyoming!

Mud Volcano’s and a Bison

Mud Volcano’s and a Bison

The Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

The Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Giant ice cream makers!

Giant ice cream makers!

Rainbow at the Brink of the Lower Falls

Rainbow at the Brink of the Lower Falls

Lower Falls of the Grand Cyn. of the Yellowstone

Lower Falls of the Grand Cyn. of the Yellowstone

Our return to Yellowstone and the Madison River

Our return to Yellowstone and the Madison River

Montana Rail Link Motors running light

Montana Rail Link Motors running light

Ventilation Fans at Flathead Tunnel

Ventilation Fans at Flathead Tunnel

E/B Empty Crude Oil Train at Marias Pass

E/B Empty Crude Oil Train at Marias Pass

Rolling Home RV Park in Nephi, UT.

Rolling Home RV Park in Nephi, UT.

Big load coming into the Rest-stop at Dubois, ID.

Big load coming into the Rest-stop at Dubois, ID.

Somewhere along Hwy. 50

Somewhere along Hwy. 50

Into the tunnel

Into the tunnel

Nevada Northern’s Baldwin VO 1000 #801 ready to head back to the House

Nevada Northern’s Baldwin VO 1000 #801 ready to head back to the House

Nevada Northern #81 blowing for a crossing on it’s way to Ruth, Nevada

Nevada Northern #81 blowing for a crossing on it’s way to Ruth, Nevada

Puttin her away for the night

Puttin her away for the night

Running the Arnold Yard Job on a Wednesday Evening

Running the Arnold Yard Job on a Wednesday Evening

Metrolink at the Newhall Station

Metrolink at the Newhall Station

Scenery Day!

Scenery Day!

Birmingham Crossing

Birmingham Crossing

3751 coming into Acton Station on Sep 17, 2016

3751 coming into Acton Station on Sep 17, 2016

ATSF 3751 running through Via Princessa Station in Canyon Country, CA. on Sep 17, 2016

ATSF 3751 running through Via Princessa Station in Canyon Country, CA. on Sep 17, 2016

Camelback Ranch Park-Dodgers vs the Texas Rangers

Camelback Ranch Park-Dodgers vs the Texas Rangers

BNSF Eastbound near Encino, New Mexico August 2022

BNSF Eastbound near Encino, New Mexico August 2022

By special request from a Subscriber

By special request from a Subscriber

My Amtrak Passenger Train. FINALLY!

My Amtrak Passenger Train. FINALLY!

Worlds of Fun Amusement Park Kansas City, Missouri

Worlds of Fun Amusement Park Kansas City, Missouri

SP U28C 7153 making it’s way through Pratt, CA.

SP U28C 7153 making it’s way through Pratt, CA.

My new ATLAS U28C and my 2 BLI GP20’s

My new ATLAS U28C and my 2 BLI GP20’s

Union Pacific ZLCLT at Acton, CA. 4/10/23

Union Pacific ZLCLT at Acton, CA. 4/10/23

Tall Grass Prairie Lands overlook Cottonwood Falls, KS.

Tall Grass Prairie Lands overlook Cottonwood Falls, KS.

Swope Park at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Swope Park at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Athearn Genesis SD75I DCC & Sound install

Athearn Genesis SD75I DCC & Sound install

Experimenting with ground cover

Experimenting with ground cover

Coming into Summit

Coming into Summit

Running my DT&I and BN GP38’s at the Club

Running my DT&I and BN GP38’s at the Club

Athearn Loco redo

Athearn Loco redo

BLI GP20’s with SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 21PNEM8 sound decoder installed

BLI GP20’s with SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 21PNEM8 sound decoder installed

Union Pacific’s ZLCLT making it’s way through Acton, Calif.

Union Pacific’s ZLCLT making it’s way through Acton, Calif.

Part 1 of the very, very tight curve

Part 1 of the very, very tight curve

Very long (and loud) UP Manifest at Santa Fe Junction

Very long (and loud) UP Manifest at Santa Fe Junction

UP Powder River Basin Coal Train 8/8/22

UP Powder River Basin Coal Train 8/8/22

BNSF & UP at KC Union Station 8/8/22

BNSF & UP at KC Union Station 8/8/22

Fireworks Show at Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri 8/3/22

Fireworks Show at Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri 8/3/22

A G&S (Kyle) RR SD40M-2 at UP Neff Yard

A G&S (Kyle) RR SD40M-2 at UP Neff Yard

KCS SW1500 at Knoche Yard with a friendly Crew

KCS SW1500 at Knoche Yard with a friendly Crew

Santa Fe Jct. Kansas City

Santa Fe Jct. Kansas City

The Pauline, KS. Depot

The Pauline, KS. Depot

In route to Lawrence, KS.

In route to Lawrence, KS.

UP Powder River Basin Coal

UP Powder River Basin Coal

UP Intermodal w/ BNSF leader

UP Intermodal w/ BNSF leader

The Keeper of the Plains Wichita, KS. 7/28/22

The Keeper of the Plains Wichita, KS. 7/28/22

The Dalton Gang hideout pt. 2

The Dalton Gang hideout pt. 2

The Dalton Gang Hideout Meade, KS. 7/28/22

The Dalton Gang Hideout Meade, KS. 7/28/22

Mid America Air Museum Liberal, KS. 7/26/22

Mid America Air Museum Liberal, KS. 7/26/22

UP 9099 eastbound through Guymon, Oklahoma 7/26/22

UP 9099 eastbound through Guymon, Oklahoma 7/26/22

Liberal, Kansas 7/26/22

Liberal, Kansas 7/26/22

Two Eastbounds at Belen Jct.

Two Eastbounds at Belen Jct.

BNSF’s Belen Yard and a Westbound

BNSF’s Belen Yard and a Westbound

Meet at Abo Canyon

Meet at Abo Canyon

Eastbound Ethanol Train at Abo Canyon

Eastbound Ethanol Train at Abo Canyon

Meet at Becker

Meet at Becker

Pie Town, New Mexico 7/21/22

Pie Town, New Mexico 7/21/22

Along Hwy. 60 in New Mexico 7/21/22

Along Hwy. 60 in New Mexico 7/21/22

Traveling Arizona Hwy. 60 East 7/21/22

Traveling Arizona Hwy. 60 East 7/21/22

The OK RV Park in Holbrook, AZ.

The OK RV Park in Holbrook, AZ.

Empty Cottonseed Train at Seligman, AZ. 7/20/22

Empty Cottonseed Train at Seligman, AZ. 7/20/22

A double stack coming into Barstow, CA. w/DPU’s

A double stack coming into Barstow, CA. w/DPU’s

Military Train going through Barstow, CA.

Military Train going through Barstow, CA.

My Broadway Limited Imports GP-20

My Broadway Limited Imports GP-20

The LABRT rounding the curve at Oakridge, Oregon

The LABRT rounding the curve at Oakridge, Oregon

A somewhat abbreviated introduction to Jeff Abbott's Southern Pacific Oregon Cascade N Scale Layout

A somewhat abbreviated introduction to Jeff Abbott's Southern Pacific Oregon Cascade N Scale Layout

Cool Decoder Buddy Feature

Cool Decoder Buddy Feature

Decoder Buddy Feature-Main Board vs Connector Board

Decoder Buddy Feature-Main Board vs Connector Board

Busch Stadium May 2017

Busch Stadium May 2017

Fireworks at Autozone Park in Memphis, TN. 2017

Fireworks at Autozone Park in Memphis, TN. 2017

BLI GP20 Decoder Conversion

BLI GP20 Decoder Conversion

Fireworks Night at Dodger Stadium Friday, June 17th, 2022

Fireworks Night at Dodger Stadium Friday, June 17th, 2022

MONO Mills pt. 1

MONO Mills pt. 1

Twins Lakes at Bridgeport, CA. 5/24/22

Twins Lakes at Bridgeport, CA. 5/24/22

Black Point at MONO Lake

Black Point at MONO Lake

Mono Lake State Park 5/22/22

Mono Lake State Park 5/22/22

Virginia Lakes in the Sierra Navada’s

Virginia Lakes in the Sierra Navada’s

Run 8 Train Simulator and the meaning of the two white lines

Run 8 Train Simulator and the meaning of the two white lines

H-GALBAR1-21A Learning to keep your Train bunched up to avoid problems

H-GALBAR1-21A Learning to keep your Train bunched up to avoid problems

My Schwinn IMPACT MOS 21 Speed Mountain Bike

My Schwinn IMPACT MOS 21 Speed Mountain Bike

Layout Update April 2022

Layout Update April 2022

Auto Train Mid Train Helpers

Auto Train Mid Train Helpers

Eastbound Auto Train on Beaumont

Eastbound Auto Train on Beaumont

Amtrak #3 splitting the semaphores at Chapelle, New Mexico

Amtrak #3 splitting the semaphores at Chapelle, New Mexico

UP "KATY 1988" Heritage Locomotive March 16, 2019

UP "KATY 1988" Heritage Locomotive March 16, 2019

Digitrax DCS240 stuck in "Update Firmware" mode

Digitrax DCS240 stuck in "Update Firmware" mode

ATLAS ALCO RS-1 #1067

ATLAS ALCO RS-1 #1067

ALCO RS1 Boone, Iowa 2019

ALCO RS1 Boone, Iowa 2019

#476 coming back from Silverton, Col.

#476 coming back from Silverton, Col.

Charlie Slater’s Santa Fe 891 Intermodal at GEHAMS

Charlie Slater’s Santa Fe 891 Intermodal at GEHAMS

They call it The French Fry!

They call it The French Fry!

Durango & Silverton #486 June 2019

Durango & Silverton #486 June 2019

BLI Santa Fe 2-10-2 #3869

BLI Santa Fe 2-10-2 #3869

Alaska 2018 Part II

Alaska 2018 Part II

Hurricane Gulch, Alaska

Hurricane Gulch, Alaska

Alaska Railroad at Talkeetna, Alaska

Alaska Railroad at Talkeetna, Alaska

Pacing the CN in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Pacing the CN in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Riding through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Whittier, Alaska

Riding through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Whittier, Alaska

Our Alaska Road Trip-Part 1 (Updated)

Our Alaska Road Trip-Part 1 (Updated)

Barstow Jan 2022

Barstow Jan 2022

Death Valley Jan 2022

Death Valley Jan 2022

My Broadway Limited Imports Union Pacific 4-12-2 #9048 at the Club 1/22/22

My Broadway Limited Imports Union Pacific 4-12-2 #9048 at the Club 1/22/22

BNSF Baretable in West Memphis (The Frisco's Thayer Subdivision)

BNSF Baretable in West Memphis (The Frisco's Thayer Subdivision)

CN at Memphis, TN.

CN at Memphis, TN.

Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad at Shoshone, CA.

Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad at Shoshone, CA.

Sunrise over Armagosa Valley, NV.

Sunrise over Armagosa Valley, NV.

Ash Meadows-Crystal Spring and Pup Fish

Ash Meadows-Crystal Spring and Pup Fish

Dante's View

Dante's View

And they said it could never happen

And they said it could never happen

A Santa Fe SD45-2’s old stomping grounds

A Santa Fe SD45-2’s old stomping grounds

Broadway Limited Imports Union Pacific 4-12-2 #9048

Broadway Limited Imports Union Pacific 4-12-2 #9048

Southern Pacific U28B

Southern Pacific U28B

What I like about the Decoder Buddy

What I like about the Decoder Buddy

The LS917J working the Arvin Branch

The LS917J working the Arvin Branch

Heading Out to their next assignment

Heading Out to their next assignment

Headin back to the Yard

Headin back to the Yard

Santa Fe & Union Pacific at Hodge, CA. January 1992

Santa Fe & Union Pacific at Hodge, CA. January 1992

Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern #3751 @ Tehachapi, CA., Edwards, CA., and South Pasadena, CA.

Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern #3751 @ Tehachapi, CA., Edwards, CA., and South Pasadena, CA.

Santa Fe at Topock, AZ. December 1992

Santa Fe at Topock, AZ. December 1992

Southern Pacific & Santa Fe on Tehachapi Sept. & Oct. 1993

Southern Pacific & Santa Fe on Tehachapi Sept. & Oct. 1993

Ballast applicator (Viewtainer)

Ballast applicator (Viewtainer)

FIBA Tape

FIBA Tape

Metrolink MP36PH-3C Through Acton, CA.

Metrolink MP36PH-3C Through Acton, CA.