OSW 2006

O Scale West

here are a few pictures taken at OSW 2006

Meeting Hall

One of the modular layouts.

GN trumps the SP in SP country. Yes, 2-8-0 number 1152 is an O Scale F-8. Thanks to Dave Brown, it runs as great as it looks.

The modular layout brought by Citrus Empire group.

Another scene on the Yosemite Group's beautifully detailed On30 modular layout.

The modular layout brought by Citrus Empire group.

UP 9000 hauling freight on the modular layout brought by Citrus Empire group.

Logging camp scene on the Yosemite Group's beautifully detailed On30 modular layout.

Another scene on the Yosemite Group's beautifully detailed On30 modular layout.

here are a few layout pictures taken at OSW 2006

Since I have not yet asked permission from the layout owners to post pictures of thier pikes, I'm just identifying them by first name and last name initial.

A 4-8-0 handling a peddler freight on Rod's layout

The crummy assigned to the local on Rod's layout.

Bob R's GN layout.

Bob R's GN layout.

Bob B's well detailed narrow gage layout.

Above Gary S's impressive 13 stall roundhouse.

Right is Gary's cab forward pulling about 35 cars.

Dave V. is keeping two trains running while answering visitor's questions.

No mean feat!

Dave V's pike runs very well and has many neat features like a thirty foot snowshed and the airplane flying over head.

Above: A stock train on Dave A's outstanding On3 layout

Right: The enginehouse and turntable at Chama on Dave A's lower level.

As we were driving through Oakdale, CA. on route to OSW, we noticed a locomotive on a flatbed truck. If we had been five minutes earlier or later we would have missed it. Turns out it was the former SP 1227, an 0-6-0 being moved from Hunter's Point in San Francisco to the Sierra Railroad in Oakdale, where it will be rebuilt and made operational for the 2008 season. Many thanks to Mr. Larry Ingols, Sierra RR Vice President, who was in charge of the unloading and kindly allowed us to get close and take these pictures.
The tender was already unloaded when we arrived. The oil bunker, cab and other parts arrived separately.	The front of the lo-boy trailer has been detached and the section crew quickly erected a temporary track to roll the engine off.
The backhoe at right was used to push the 0-6-0 off the lo-boy. To the left and hidden by the locomotive is a forklift with a chain to the locomotive. It was used as a 'brake' to assure the locomotive did not get away from them.	The section crew built up these blocks at about the same spacing as ties. The entire ramp was erected in about 20 minutes. These guys know what they were doing!
Finally the 0-6-0 on the Sierra Railroad Tracks. Barely visible is the wood wedge between the end of the ramp rail and the track. That is Mr. Ingols on the forklift which had been used as the brake. The entire operation, including the fabrication of the ramp, took about an hour and half.	The Jamestown turntable, still in use. Though not sure, we guess the 0-6-0 will be turned here once it is operational.