My Dad’s Layout in Winter 2005

I never posted pictures of my dad’s layout on my old website, but I am including them now for completion.

Here are some pictures of my dad’s HO-scale layout. He took these pictures in winter 2005.

Photo by Cliff West

An Athearn SW7 custom-painted for Pacific Fruit Express is assigned to switch the industrial park, which features an ice dock.

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Southern Pacific Baldwin S12 #1498 is in Hastings with the “People Express” excursion train. This picture was taken with a flash.

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This is the same scene as the above picture, but taken without a flash.

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A group of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ice-bunker refrigerator cars are spotted at Valley Fruit and the ice dock in the industrial park.

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Here is a view of the farm showing the woman hanging laundry on the clothesline, plus the garage, greenhouse and windmill.

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Here is a view of the parking lot of Valley Fruit.

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Here is another view of the farmhouse from a different angle.

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Here is a view of the loading dock of the Purina Chows building.

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Here is a side view of Southern Pacific Baldwin S12 #1498 in Hastings with the “People Express” excursion train.

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The first car of the “People Express” excursion train is Southern Pacific #552340.

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The second car of the “People Express” excursion train is Southern Pacific #530693. This car features two outhouses, one at each end.

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The third car of the “People Express” excursion train is Southern Pacific #540026.

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There is no specific caboose assigned to the “People Express” excursion train. In this case Southern Pacific bay-window caboose #1497 is on the end of the train.

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Here is a White delivery truck waiting at a railroad crossing. This picture was taken with a flash.

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This is the same scene as the above picture, but taken without a flash.

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Southern Pacific Baldwin S12 #1498 pulls the “People Express” excursion train over a railroad crossing.

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This is the same view as the above picture but was taken from a different direction.

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Southern Pacific Black Widow GP9 #5633 leads a freight train past the industrial park.