Model Railroading > sp sunday photo fun

well its sunday again and here is my layout progress with a alco surprise as you can tell im still working on the 2 switch leads that represents the sp main and the bn main

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more work in the outskirts in town and the engine shops

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I see that work has come to a standstill now that Foreman Daniels has left the building ;}

So good to see that you are back on-line, this is the stuff I look forward too.
D

good stuff,

Q: the C415 I noticed it extra high cab, is that the same on all C415 or just a few, I looking at doing a C415 for SP&S.

ps: like the shot gun rounds.

The C415 could be ordered with three different cab heights; a low one for minimum clearances, a regular height one, and an extra-height one for maximum visibility.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway bought two medium cab units with Hi-Ad trucks. the Southern Pacific bought ten high cab units with AAR Type B trucks. along with the sp 2 short lines in washington bought 2 high cab units. the Columbia and Cowlitz and Chehalis Western Railroad each bought 1. The 2 biggest purchacer of the c415 was the sp and the rock island

wikipedia rocks

dale

UPED Wrote:
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> Your pictures show disrespect for the American
> flag, using it for drapery......
>
> Flag Etiquette
> STANDARDS of RESPECT
>
> The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the
> traditional ways in which we give respect to the
> flag, also contains specific instructions on how
> the flag is not to be used. They are:
>
> * The flag should never be dipped to any
> person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a
> distress signal.
> * The flag should not be used as a drapery, or
> for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform,
> or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue,
> white and red stripes is available for these
> purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be
> on the top.
> * The flag should never be used for any
> advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered,
> printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as
> cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or
> anything intended to be discarded after temporary
> use. Advertising signs should not be attached to
> the staff or halyard
> * The flag should not be used as part of a
> costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag
> patch may be used on the uniform of military
> personnel, fireman, policeman and members of
> patriotic organizations.
> * The flag should never have placed on it, or
> attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word,
> number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
> * The flag should never be used as a
> receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or
> delivering anything.
>
> When the flag is lowered, no part of it should
> touch the ground or any other object; it should be
> received by waiting hands and arms. To store the
> flag it should be folded neatly and
> ceremoniously.
>
> The flag should be cleaned and mended when
> necessary.
>
> When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to
> serve as a symbol of our country, it should be
> destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.


sir that tatered old flag flew from my m88a1 in iraq that allowed me to servive 3 ied attack on my wrecker it flew from my antenna and it and i have history and there is a reson for its unchanged state. it hung on the motor pool wall in fallujah as i was towing in battered and damaged us combat vehicle and we preyed by it when my friends and brothers in arms were killed in action. it is cared for by me and stays on a wall where i remember the fallen.

so i say im here to discuss trains and not the reason i keep my ragged old flag and she is in no disrespect and we shall agreed to disagree if not ill move her and fly my rebel flag

spc dale kathrein 5yrs us army
*medicaly retired*

ok sir up goes my stars and bars

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Dale, thanks for serving..It took guts to see what you did. You owe no one an apology..I find it sad that there are those out there who would rather cite flag etiquette and cut and paste the full rules to "show their knowledge "Shame on them for this .A private PM to you would have been acceptable, the public commentary is callous.Your service protects even those who choose to jump on a young man trying to get his life back together after all the Hell he's seen. You and all of our Servicemen and Servicewomen fought and served to defend the right to fly the flag freely. I appreciate all that you and all others living and dead through all wars have done to keep us free and safe..God Bless you

Tell me more about that beautiful C415. Is it a brass model? The only one I've ever seen is my ratty old ATT Santa Fe 231.

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thanks and my c415 is a modified key import

UPED Wrote:
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> Your pictures show disrespect for the American
> flag, using it for drapery......
>
> Flag Etiquette
> STANDARDS of RESPECT
>
> The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the
> traditional ways in which we give respect to the
> flag, also contains specific instructions on how
> the flag is not to be used. They are:
>
> * The flag should never be dipped to any
> person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a
> distress signal.
> * The flag should not be used as a drapery, or
> for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform,
> or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue,
> white and red stripes is available for these
> purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be
> on the top.
> * The flag should never be used for any
> advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered,
> printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as
> cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or
> anything intended to be discarded after temporary
> use. Advertising signs should not be attached to
> the staff or halyard
> * The flag should not be used as part of a
> costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag
> patch may be used on the uniform of military
> personnel, fireman, policeman and members of
> patriotic organizations.
> * The flag should never have placed on it, or
> attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word,
> number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
> * The flag should never be used as a
> receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or
> delivering anything.
>
> When the flag is lowered, no part of it should
> touch the ground or any other object; it should be
> received by waiting hands and arms. To store the
> flag it should be folded neatly and
> ceremoniously.
>
> The flag should be cleaned and mended when
> necessary.
>
> When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to
> serve as a symbol of our country, it should be
> destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.


Mr. ED,
Beating up on a vet is your idea of being a patriot? We are here for trains.Looks to me like redneck is flying the flag, proudly if I might add(we can't all fit flagpoles inside our houses) it may look like drapery because there just happens to be a window behind it.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/25/09 23:14 by atsf98.

Being a disabled war vet from OIF 2, was injured when my track rolled over an anti-tank mine, I take offense to people quoting flag code, especially a flag inside a private residence. While I was in the army (1st Inf. Div.) I saw many flags in barracks rooms, plus on the rooms of the soldiers in Iraq. Never, I mean never did anybody care to question. I see no problem with somebody hanging a flag that has reverence and meaning to times, and loses, hanging a flag in their home to remember. Red, you have my support.

now getting back on topic, ok, I understand I am looking for a medium hight C415 for SP&S, SP&S only had 2 C415's. Who makes them, in HO?


E5 OIF II 74D Mech Smoke.

thanks wildcat theres 3 things you can do. build it your self, kitbash the old att model or buy it in brass. i think you can get one from the sps historical society for about 600 dollars. hey man where r u located

I am located in Vancouver, WA, just up the road.

for the C415, I guess I am down to kit bashing, I own no brass (yet), and have no cash (monthly budget at the moment is $100), I have seen some C415 for sale at some swap meets, maybe this is a good place to start. My time in this hobby is not long, I been working HO since Oct last year. I did N for a few years, other than that I not model trains since I was 15, in 1986.

My current layout has cost me about $65 so far, I had track from the prior, and the wood was given me. This does not include locos and stock, that I have picked up lots of 2nd hand, and blue boxes. I did find an atlas RS-1 in SP&S brand new (these have not been in production for awhile, lucky find).

My layout http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/521-spokane-portland-and-seattle-railway-industrial

Hero wall (or I Love Me Wall) JD, shotshells, piece of wire from the DMZ and a horse poker. Now even without the gratuitous commentary, one could guess that you know the front end of a horse from the other end. or at least the front of a tracked vehicle from the back. Definitely trying to be a new age redneck. (Old Age redneck http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/rednecks/rednecks.html )

n6nvr Wrote:
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> Hero wall (or I Love Me Wall) JD, shotshells,
> piece of wire from the DMZ and a horse poker. Now
> even without the gratuitous commentary, one could
> guess that you know the front end of a horse from
> the other end. or at least the front of a tracked
> vehicle from the back. Definitely trying to be a
> new age redneck. (Old Age redneck
> http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/rednecks/redne
> cks.html )


And I thought bringing up politics on a train forum was bad.That was uncalled for.

I'm probably a little late on this, but screw the attitude about "Old Glory", and how she's been placed in a private residence!

Dale,

Put the old girl back up where she belongs! Unfortunately, you've already catered to that A**HOLE'S whinning by moving it in the first place!

I expect to see her in the background of future layout progress shots.........understood?

That is all, carry on!

Rick Fourroux(E-4) 91W, AIRBORNE MEDIC:OEF-I, OIF-I and OIF-III

Dale,

Thank you for your service. I consider it an honor to see the pics of your flag posted and for you to share your story with us. Please keep the pics coming.

Keep up the good work.

Jim