Santa Fe caboose

This Santa Fe caboose photo was taken by my friend and fellow conductor Steve Phares. It was taken in the mid to late 1960's. Note the marker lights and the wire running towards the door. Steve said that the conductor would bring them to work and hang them. They were not standard Santa fe equipment. Also note the smoke coming out of the vent on the roof, on this cold California day.

Turbo Sauger

This is the Turbosauger vacuum device. It works on Dcc. The dirt in the chamber is one trip around a 265 foot mainline about once every 2 months. Note the brush to help pick up loose ballast etc. It is pulled around the layout with a locomotive. It is also easily cleaned out, just remove the elbow and dump the chamber.

NMRA Layout tour OCT31st

Cereal Food Processors

This is the Cereal Food plant located on the City branch. The station in the background is at Rio Grande Jct. The coal train is on the Rio Grande mainline.

CP Coalmont

View looking westward at CP Coalmont.

Roundhouse photos

These are some more photos of the new roundhouse area. The turntable is a Walther's model and the track is Atlas code 83. Note the sand it is a mixture of fine sand and flour. The detail parts in the picture are details west and Utah Pacific. Note the new traction motors in the background.

Roundhouse workers

These are some of the new roundhouse workers that I picked up yesterday. They are the Woodland Scenics train mechanics. The loco is a Athern model with some Details West upgrades, done along time ago.