Coal train returning from mine

[PURFECTSHOT]

im doing the same thing but contry but its on a 4x8 board

[Conraildan]

what brand is the engine??

[coolcatevan9]

how do you get the bell and horn to sound?

[trainsrock96]

Not very prototypical to have 9 cars on a mine run.

[Tjsingle14]

it depends, because i could be a small mining operation. But yes it is unprototypical beause now a days a mine run has 100+ cars. remebet this is a 4x8

[trainsrock96]

@Tjsingle14 now I can't complain because I have a 4x8 and my coal mine handles 9 cars a day, so my mine runs are only 9 cars.

[trainboy1000]

the engine and cars should be weathered black a little, shoudnt they??

[Tjsingle14]

@trainboy1000 Yeah, this was awhile ago and i havent gotten to weathering yet

[matanuialive2010]

@trainboy1000 heres a tip that goes along the same line as what you sead

when weathering trains build up coal dust around the top of the object ( near the coal bunker ,top of the tender of freight car /truck(to give the effect of coal dust building up over time))

[DRfermasMs]

nice layout man

[Tjsingle14]

thanks i looks better now that i ballasted and nailed down the track

[MikeDelic14]

Very Nice Loco! i also like the coalporters

[RailFanDavid]

nice looking CR.i it a B36-7?

[Tjsingle14]

Atlas gold series b23-7 #2011. Its close to a B36

[RailFanDavid]

thanks.i didn't know they had b23-7s.

[Tjsingle14]

first locomotives conrail bought were b23-7's

:D

[lespaulrocker11]

What radius turns are those

[Tjsingle14]

they are 22 degree. The track is going to get nailed down soo

[lespaulrocker11]

You should nail down your track