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Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 milocomarty Fireman Posted - 07/16/2011 :  6:02:27 PM       Great stuff Michael, you're a FN deluxe doin every tie... Grtz Martin.. http://cardiganbaycoastalrailroad.wordpress.com/ Country: Netherlands | Posts: 4927 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 07/16/2011 :  7:29:48 PM       Haha! That is the bonus of making a "small layout".... I have a pic that really shows the difference before and after: Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 Frederic Testard Engineer Posted - 07/16/2011 :  7:35:42 PM     Wonderful trackwork, Michael. Frederic Testard Country: France | Posts: 16455 Red P Crew Chief Posted - 07/16/2011 :  8:28:50 PM       Nice track work. P http://pcpanhandle.shutterfly.com/ Country: USA | Posts: 886 nhguy Fireman Posted - 07/17/2011 :  1:29:15 PM         I use acrylic paints also to paint the ties. They get the alcohol and India ink treatment after to bring out the wood grains and shadows. Looks real good. That is quite a contrast from the old to the 'newly' weathered. Bill Shanaman Superintendent, New Haven RR in the 1948 to 1952 era PMRA President 2013-14, OpSIG Member NCE User Since 1999 Sugar City, Colorado Country: USA | Posts: 3665 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 07/26/2011 :  6:25:24 PM       I've had some thoughts about the freelance prototype when building a freelance layout as I´m doing .... When I started the construction of my layout, I envisioned it located in Maine somewhere (a bit vague ...) The name of the company came after the initials of me and my wife ;-) MK & E RR = Michael & Kerstins Enskilda Järnvägar (Michael & Kerstins Private RR) Something has to give when you get to build the layout in the living room ... The "real" readout of the name I had back then was: "Maine Kennebunkport & Eastern RR". It was to be situated and have its route around Portland somewhere (unclear where ...). Now, I have had the opportunity to study some more maps and so on, and after some thought, and suggestions from some acquaintances in the U.S., I´ve moved my company "a little" south to Connecticut and Rhode Island! That also goes together a lot better with the kind of car-float operation that I have. This is the route as it looked in 1943: The company was first named "The Berlin and Mystic Railway" when it started in 1911. The owner, Colonel Michaels, who was a cousin of the area's greatness; Woodrow Wilson (The U.S. 28:th President and Professor of Economic Politics at Wesleyan University in Middletown), he had made his fortune in manufacturing Machine parts to the shipping industry. He sold his factories to "Wilcox, Crittenden and Company" in 1903 and bought the beginning to his railway in 1905. The first investment was a railway line that went from Berlin Conn. to Saybrook Junction Conn. After a swift sale of shares, the construction of the stretch to Mystic (just before Stonington) could be initiated in 1908 . It was completed in 1911. The First World War caused a big demand for rail transportation and the profits increased significantly. Construction of the eastward route to Providence was finished shortly after New Year 1915. Thanks to a past history in the shipping industry, Col. Michaels thought that a new locomotive driven by a "Ship engine" could be of interest ... The railroad was amongst the first to purchase a diesel locomotive. In 1925 AGEIR delivered a 300 HP 60 tons Boxcab locomotive to the Port of Middletown: It was supposed to replace Shay # 5, but the increased traffic during the second world war demanded that both were run simultaneously. Which the picture below, dated 1943, shows: After 1939, they changed the railroads name to "The Middletown-Kingston & Eastern RR", as they would not advertise a German-sounding name as it could cause some bad PR..... And the fact that the Railroad had it´s headquarter in Middletown and that the track was now stretching far beyond the Mystic, had it´s influence on the name change as well.... The Second World War has increased the traffic by the double and the company has been able to make some new investments in new material. A new SW-7 for the short freight trains between Middletown and Saybrook Jct as an example: So far the story behind my Railroad The section of the route I have built is supposed to be situated just south of Middletown. And it's fun to have a little more "history" behind it all ... Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 milocomarty Fireman Posted - 07/26/2011 :  7:14:49 PM       Great story Michael, your scratched boxcab made it until dutch fora... Grtz Martin.. http://cardiganbaycoastalrailroad.wordpress.com/ Country: Netherlands | Posts: 4927 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 07/26/2011 :  7:27:00 PM       Thanks Martin (it´s pronounced Martejn, right?) What Fora was that? Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 Graffen Crew Chief Posted - 08/17/2011 :  08:18:10 AM       Hi all, I have installed sound in my Boxcab, I bought a ESU V4 micro. It was a real fun experience to hear and see the improvement in these new decoders! I programmed a soundfile from a Baldwin VO6 as there aren't many sounds for a 1925 Boxcab around..... I made a small film of it: Filmclip Swedish custom painter http://sites.google.com/site/graffairbrushart Country: Sweden | Posts: 861 kirk Fireman Posted - 08/17/2011 :  08:34:52 AM     Nice!! Fine sounds it seems, and great modelng! Troels Kirk Näsum, Sweden http://coastline.no13.se Country: Sweden | Posts: 4526 nhguy Fireman Posted - 08/17/2011 :  1:52:54 PM         Michael, You have what was the ex-New Haven RR 'Shore Line' double track mainline route with the 'Fall River' Branch out Providence and what was called the lower 'Valley Branch' from Hartford, CT to Old Saybrook, CT. which is what I am modeling. (I model the whole Valley branch and the Springfield Line from Hartford to New Haven also known as the 'inland route') There is a lot of modeling potential there. Nice choice! Bill Shanaman Superintendent, New Haven RR in the 1948 to 1952 era PMRA President 2013-14, OpSIG Member NCE User Since 1999 Sugar City, Colorado Country: USA | Posts: 3665 milocomarty Fireman Posted - 08/17/2011 :  2:39:39 PM       quote: Originally posted by Graffen Thanks Martin (it´s pronounced Martejn, right?) What Fora was that? Cool video Michael ! Fora is a bit like this but specific US. Guy over there building the NY highline and a boxcab... Grtz Martin.. http://cardiganbaycoastalrailroad.wordpress.com/ Country: Netherlands | Posts: 4927 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 08/17/2011 :  4:12:51 PM     That looks like a nice smooth running locomotive, Michael. George Country: USA | Posts: 9910 Twist67 Engine Wiper Posted - 08/26/2011 :  5:49:01 PM         Hi, that´s an fantastic layout with a lot of details and craftmanship.Great work. 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