Engine 812 Warehouse Switching

First, this picture from the top of the blog shows my version of ZVBX 97337 (Ferrous Processing & Trading 97337) gondola after it's been loaded and picked up from the local scrap metals yard.

The gondola's bulged panels are .010 styrene cut to size and laid over top of the original panels.  Painted with a mix of SP Gray and Grimy Black.  And the load was made by Chooch Industries.

And here's a look at the warehouse switching of this weeks' post title:

View down the empty tracks at the Gray Warehouse on the JSSX.  There should be a car or two there in a minute...

A better view of the warehouse

JSSX 812 has arrived and is now shoving a couple of boxcars into position along the warehouse dock.

Another view of 812 switching.  Sorry we can see the edge of the layout.  It is what it is.

Saw this photo below from modeler Martin Kamenicky on facebook the other day.  

I thought to myself that if that engine is 1:1 scale, somebody is going to have to call in the armed forces to take down that monster.

And I thought I'd finish off the post with this: Here in Canada we are over a week into the throes of yet another mail strike, the 2nd one in less than a year.  The owner of Otter Valley Railway in Tillsonburg, Ontario is Lorne James, and he was featured a few days ago in a CBC television interview about the impact of the strike(s) on his business and customers.  

Lorne James Interview

Above is the link to that interview. Click on it and it should open in a separate window for you.  It's a long segment from the news broadcast, so you might prefer to skip forward to about the 17:45 mark for Lorne's actual portion of the story.

Have a good week everybody.