My Layout in Early April 2008

I originally posted these pictures on my old website on May 21, 2008.

I took these pictures of my HO-scale model railroad on April 5, 2008. (A few were taken after midnight that night, technically on April 6.) These pictures feature some equipment that does not belong to me. Southern Pacific FP7 #6458, Cotton Belt GP7 #3310, and Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD40T-2 #8526 were models that I was hired to work on and photographed before returning them to their owner. The latter two were featured in previous posts. Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 belongs to my dad. He wanted some pictures of the details of the rear platform. All other equipment shown is mine.

The captions for these pictures were written as if my layout were a real railroad in Oregon called the Logan & San Miguel Railroad (or L&SM for short), and as if these pictures were historical photos posted on the company’s website.

A 1960s visitor to the L&SM was Southern Pacific black widow FP7 #6458, pictured here posing in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Black Widow FP7 #6458 in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Black Widow FP7 #6458 in the Logan Yard.

In this picture, Southern Pacific Black Widow FP7 #6458 is joined by another visitor to the L&SM, Cotton Belt red & gray GP7 #3310.

Cotton Belt red and gray GP7 #3310 poses in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Cotton Belt red and gray GP7 #3310 in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Cotton Belt red and gray GP7 #3310 in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Cotton Belt red and gray GP7 #3310 in the Logan Yard.

Cotton Belt GP7 #3310 leads a freight train past a waiting train led by a Union Pacific GP35 at Upper Belknap.

Cotton Belt GP7 #3310 emerges from Tunnel #2 with a freight train.

Cotton Belt GP7 #3310 leads a freight train behind the Logan roundhouse.

Here is another view of Cotton Belt GP7 #3310 leading its freight train behind the Logan roundhouse.

Moving forward to the 1980s, a freight train led by Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passes another freight train led by Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passing Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passing Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passing Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passing Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 passing Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575 at Upper Belknap.

Trailing behind Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 is another Kodachrome Tunnel Motor: Southern Pacific SD40T-2 #8526.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 and SD40T-2 #8536 at Upper Belknap.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 and SD40T-2 #8536 at Upper Belknap.

Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 & SD40T-2 #8526 cross the San Miguel River at Upper Belknap.

Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 emerges from Tunnel #2 at San Miguel.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 emerging from Tunnel #2 at San Miguel.

Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 & SD40T-2 #8526 pose in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9319 & SD40T-2 #8526 in the Logan Yard.

Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD40T-2 #8526 is now in the lead of a freight train at Upper Belknap.

The three major railroads that connected to the L&SM in the 1980s are represented in the Logan Yard by Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575, Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 and Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9313.

Here is another view of Union Pacific SD40-2 #3575, Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 and Southern Pacific Kodachrome SD45T-2 #9313 posing in the Logan Yard.

Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 posing in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 in the Logan Yard.

Here is another view of Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398 in the Logan Yard.

Here is closer look at the rear platform of Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398.

Here is another look at the rear platform of Burlington Northern SDP40 #6398.