I’ve said before that a photo provides more than just a visual image of an object, especially rail cars or locomotives. It provides context, and context is worth more than a thousand words to a modeller.
Site 1: Tim O’Connor’s Flickr Page
Tim’s been scanning his dad’s slides from the mid 1970s through early 1980; And they’re up on Flickr. Tim’s dad seems to have been pretty prolific in his photography. I look forward to seeing what else Tim might have in his Dad’s stash. (Link here)
Over on Chris Gilbert’s new layout thread I’ve posted a suggestion for a car puller. Using nothing more than a map pin. You can view my response here: Offsite Link
As always happens you post one thing and then find another site with an even better idea. Rails West has already done all of the hard work and provided not one but three posts all about car pullers.
Moving cars …(without a locomotive) — Part III.
via Moving cars …(without a locomotive) — Part III.
Enjoy your reading on car pullers.
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