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5: CNW 4700 gets a taste of an early Midwestern winter as it rolls
through the Illinois countryside on its way to a destination in Chicago.
Once emptied it it will be routed back to another grain elevator to repeat
the process as it wanders the rails across the North American continent.
Gary Christensen photographed the scene on a small diorama that
he built using a 2” x 18” x 36” piece of Styrofoam. The fence posts
are toothpicks with thread for the fence wire. The snow is sifted bak-
ing soda. Gary says he spent a little more than an hour building the
diorama. The model began as an Athearn RTR painted bright pink that
he weathered. To see more of his work visit:
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6: PRR K4 1361 exits the western portal of Black Mountain emerging
into the bright sunlight. It will take the crew a few moments for their
eyes to adjust to the brightness as they lead a local passenger train to
its next station.
Crandell, who goes by the name Selector on the MRH forum, shot this
scene on his former Seneca Falls layout. The locomotive is a Broadway
Limited Imports. The bare tree is a sagebrush twig that he harvested
on a visit to the in-laws in British Columbia.
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