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A Tour Of - 'Colonels Crossing & Benson'
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 Posted: 18 Feb 2015 12:07 pm
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 Just caught up on the latest pix Peter...

...the big SP is a MONSTER ! ... Nice !

Great to see your new trackplan...

...Can figure out some of the switching moves better.

Fab close-ups !

Cheers.

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 Posted: 23 Feb 2015 10:39 am
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A few shots of an I&W ex. DRGW Alco S2 end cab switcher in the yard at Benson.

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 good looking switcher  :2t:



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 Yes Dwyane, not very well detailed by today's standards but a superb performer. One of the best I think, plus of course it's an Alco.

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 Posted: 27 Feb 2015 04:55 am
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 By way of a change I have taken a few pictures of a couple of my smallest switchers going about their daily jobs in the yard at Benson.
The yellow switcher TVRR# 43, another 60 tonner is an ex Bethlehem Steel loco and is used mainly at a local feed mill where she spends her day switching car loads in and empties out.
She is seen here working in the yard at Benson following a major service.













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 Couple of good looking switchers, Peter.

Please take this as a helpful suggestion, rather than criticism, but the hood end coupler on 105 looks like it could benefit from a dose of Viagra.

Just trying to straighten things out---

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 Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:46 am
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 Yes I can see what you mean Herb, it does look a bit droopy.
It works fine and probably looks worse in the photo than it is in real life.
It doesn't foul on the magnets between the tracks so I think I will leave it for now.
Just goes to show you guys are really paying attention.

Kind regards Peter M

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 Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:40 pm
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 Hi Peter.

You should be careful.

Any snails crossing the tracks...

...might get scooped up, blocking the 'air-hoses' !

Could be a DISASTER for yard efficiency.

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 The 60 tonner TVRR #53 was given to me on my 53rd birthday by my old friend Bill Gates. He did the conversion from two 44 ton bodies that he cut and shut and added some more details. This gives the little loco a backwoods look which I find rather appealing. She spends most of her time nowadays doing MOW work at weekends.

















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 I like the looks of Diesel #53.
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 Good looking #53 switcher, Peter.



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 Thanks Dwyane, she is a lovely model and a pleasant change from the normal locos I use. She is only used for light work of course.

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 A few pictures of a recent operating session featuring a pair of SP F7's. I know they are not overly popular with everyone but I must admit I have a soft spot for them.
We see them arriving light engine from the SP interchange to pick up a load of pulp wood bulkhead flat cars.











The models are Athearn blue box examples with added details, #6352 in fact is a dummy. The powered one has a huge weight inside the body so runs very well indeed.



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Having done a brake test the two F units head out of town to the SP interchange.

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A few pictures of an SP SD7 in the yard at Benson shuffling a Pennsy gon loaded with limestone used by local farmers to improve their soil structure.

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Here we have a few pictures of an SP Baldwin S12 #2143 she has extra lights at the front and rear to allow 24 hour a day working in the yard at San Francisco.
In reality the Baldwin's were traded in against more modern power.
On my model I have assumed that the SP kept this loco for interchange and light work in south west Arkansas.
The model has been modified with lots of added details, it has also been re-motored with a Mashima can. I like her because she looks a little different to all my EMD end cab switchers.

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 Posted: 7 Mar 2015 04:15 pm
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 Good Looking SP Loco's, Peter



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 Those are nice prototype pictures Peter, do you have any of the models themselves? :cb:



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 Thank you Dwyane and Ken, you are too kind.

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 Even though I model funky narrow gauge, I just love those SP paint jobs. Especially the "bloody nose" F7's. I agree with Ken, when are you gonna post some model photos?

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