Model Railroading > Sunday rest inside the engine house

Hi all,
here are a few pics I took over the last couple days.
The engine house comes from Walthers, both diesels from Athearn.

Thanks for looking

Franz

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Very nice.

Did you add some of the details like the railing or does that come with the kit? Looks good. I need a new engine house.

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That's some fine modeling there Franz, thanks for sharing.  The house looks great.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Dang, that is excellent, I mean really great.

Having worked in Amtrak's LA Roundhouse , your's looks much to clean to me, the pits need some Oil stains , trash cans and people , maybe a fork lift moving material and Blue Flags on the Locomotives

Railing comes with the kit. I just painted them.

Franz

WOW, some reat shots inside the engine house. Thanks for sharing.

Stanley Jackowski
Valrico, FL

miralomarail Wrote:
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> Having worked in Amtrak's LA Roundhouse , your's
> looks much to clean to me, the pits need some Oil
> stains , trash cans and people , maybe a fork lift
> moving material and Blue Flags on the Locomotives

Modern engine houses have to be clean.

Erwin from Austria

Have you been in a "modern" engine house, they are maintaining diesel locomotives, not preparing fresh food! Yes they should be kept as tidy and organised as possible, but clean is taking things too far. Btw excellent modelling. For realistic effects, oil stains ad spills, bunded oil and lubricant storage, tool chests, local parts storage, litter and debris in pits, overflowing refuse containers, power tools, hoses on floor, raised platforms / scaffolding access towers, hoses on floors, protection markers on locomotives etc.

Chris

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Parthia27 Wrote:
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> Have you been in a "modern" engine house, they are
> maintaining diesel locomotives, not preparing
> fresh food! Yes they should be kept as tidy and
> organised as possible, but clean is taking things
> too far. Btw excellent modelling. For realistic
> effects, oil stains ad spills, bunded oil and
> lubricant storage, tool chests, local parts
> storage, litter and debris in pits, overflowing
> refuse containers, power tools, hoses on floor,
> raised platforms / scaffolding access towers,
> hoses on floors, protection markers on locomotives
> etc.
>
> Chris
>
> Posted from iPhone

Sorry, You describe a chaos and not a modern engine house.
Erwin
 

No I describe a very busy and productive facility working at an optimal level. I managed two highly successful maintenance facilities during a 26 year career. Diesel maintenance facilities are by their very nature dirty, greasy and smelly environments. Even if you introduce all the latest management practices, have excellent health and safety and use manufacturing tools such as lean, six sigma, etc they are a challenge to keep clean and tidy. It is not an admission of failure, just a fact. If you have pits under locomotives they are difficult to keep clean when you have 2 or 3 blokes working in a pit who are fuccused on undertaking safety critical maintenance. People are always aware not to leave dangerous tools around and minimise tripping hazards, but tidying and housekeeping in a depot is usually done when the job is completed. Deep cleans are done at times of minimal activity. A good manager knows the difference between a safe working environment and one which is being neglected. In the same way there is a big difference between a museum and real working environment.

However for a restful Sunday then the pics above are perfect even though they lack the ingrained filth Diesel Locomotives leave behind 😀😀😀

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