Finished. The letter board for the RAILWAY POST OFFICE decal was too short but I managed to cut the decal up to sort of fit. It is what it is....
At the Austin Western Railroad Summit Yard near Burnet, Texas seven years ago today. It is a WATCO operation hauling crushed lime stone. [ATTACH]
Peek-a-boo. Hearne, Texas. May 11, 2024. [ATTACH]
Driving south on Highway 6 in Hearne, Texas, you can see this mural painted on the side of an old cafe and hotel that is being restored. The Main...
The plastic pedestal liners wrap around the truck frame on either side of the bearing block just like the steel ones did. However they can not be...
On the porch at Tower 17 in Rosenberg, Texas. [ATTACH]
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Our favorite brew pub near where we work on our train cars moved. They just reopened at a new location near the tracks for Austin Metro. Great...
Moving the shop truck out of the way.[ATTACH] Lining up the bolster. [ATTACH] Back on its own wheels. [ATTACH]
Finally got the new wheels under the truck frame and the new pedal liners inserted. Lowering the truck frame onto the replacement wheel set....
That's just how I roll. Going to get dirty one way or another. May as well stay cool while doing it in the Texas sun. Although we did not have...
From Philadelphia and through Laramie. Wow, that train really got around. Maybe they were from Philadelphia and changed from the PRR in Chicago....
The two ASTA guys removing the "truck pin" so that the car could be lifted off the truck. [ATTACH] Jacking the car up. [ATTACH] Cracked...
Okay, I fixed the roof vent issue. [ATTACH]
My latest project. More J&J chrome plated sides. They have the doors and bars over the windows next to the doors soldered on. The bars were to...
[IMG] Glad to have you on board here at TRAINBOARD.
A Gulf station from the 1020s in Boerne, (pronounced Bernie around here) Texas. [ATTACH]
There were four of us old guys from the Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS but we had the help from two guys from Austin Steam Train Association. One of them...
A few more photos from yesterday. The truck being inspected after it was rolled out. [ATTACH] Picking up the new wheel set to place it on the...
