TOWN LIFE PT3

Normally, Domino's delivers to you, but today they get delivered to!

A flatbed semi rolls up Main St. with a load of junked vehicles.

Later, another semi rolls out of town with a load of junked cars. Both trucks are headed to Wilson Steel, where the cars will be scrapped and recycled. Possible future: being recycled into steel coils, which will then be used to make new cars!

At the intersection of Market and Main, two antiques cross paths with more modern vehicles. While the pickup shows its age, the 1950 Chrysler DeSoto still looks like new! Note the cross on the grill of the semi.

While the Domino's will, indeed, deliver, sometimes you just can't wait! A young man gets started on his pizza before getting into his car. Once he gets home, he'll have to share with his roommate!

SUMMER EXCURSION FUN

Summer has started, and so have the excursions!

Finally lettered and numbered, engine 34 sits in Hillsdale Yard, ready to go. Notice that the engine and tender combined are still shorter than the SD80MAC behind them!

Now eastbound from Uniontown, the little train pauses, as members of the yard crew look on.

Also now lettered and numbered, the car belongs to East Coast Tours, LTD., a subsidiary of the AP&W that hosts tours (train and bus) up and down the eastern seaboard.

The local crew admires the ancient steamer as it pauses for a spell, awaiting clearance to proceed on to Frostburg, Md. A slow-order freight train caused the delay.

After receiving the "all-clear", engine 34 pumps up the smoke and heads out.

And out she goes, excursion car in tow. The final destination: Cumberland, Md.

UPDATE PT2

More updates...

The tree line behind the bridge has been expanded, to hide more of the oncoming trains, as well as to extend the scenery farther back to the rear of the layout.

A dumpster has been placed next to the shop for all the scrap metal that they seem to produce when repairing equipment. Note also the telephone pole behind it.

More telephone poles are in place beside the bridge.

Another pole. How long these will be up, I don't know; it may be a while before I get some more realistic ones to put on the layout.

Finally, I added a bit more "greenery" to the edge of the layout, to help blend the area into the backdrop. Now, if I can just get a gate for the cell tower fence!

UPDATE

A few new things on the layout...

A new, (very) small shop has appeared on the far end of town. It's purpose in life seems yet to be determined...although there does appear to be someone living upstairs.

Next to the Bradley Building, is this new office building; officially the Farleigh Office Building, named after the insurance firm that occupies it.

To help keep the air in the shop fresh, a new, large, vent has been installed on the roof. Sometimes minor repairs are made to locomotives in the shop, and the new vent sucks the exhaust fumes out with a reported vengeance!

Also new, is the retaining wall I built for the ramp up to the bridge, seen here.

Now painted, the wall is a big improvement over the bare white foam risers! Eventually, it will be glued to the side of the riser; for now "other things" are in progress which need to be finished first!

ON THE BRIDGE

Here's a look at traffic on the bridge into town...

A tour bus leaves town as a Swift refrigerated truck rolls in.

A UPS pup rolls into town.

Another UPS truck, this one a 53 footer, heads into town, as a Flying Eagle tanker leaves out.

As a grain train passes below, a U.S. Xpress Enterprises reefer -complete with trailer skirts- and a Charlie's Produce Co. reefer roll into town. Barbara is seen once again in her red BMW convertible.

More traffic! A RO Packaging truck and the Flying Eagle tanker are heading back into town, meanwhile a broken-down Chevy rides a flatbed out; apparently not even Tony could could get it going  again!