F3s For Fridays

New Haven F3s A-B

Here they are on a post next door.
https://ogrforum.com/topic/733...1#192886122839194441

Here is a short video clip of the MTH DAP CP F3 A-A set upgraded to PS2 of two weeks ago. I put the new slave board in the trailing unit and all is well once again. Seven hours on them so far with no issues.

The cars are Weaver 70 tonners custom run by Andy Petersen in the 1990’s

Thanks Arnold for notching out the throttle to get us going for this fine Friday!  

Here's a close up trackside video of my Williams F3's pulling a time freight ... you must first wait for the GG1s to roll by then the Fs appear.  

Have always liked the Warbonnet diesels having had numerous examples over the years. Only last year was I able to acquire a full ABBA set of the plated F units that are so beautiful (thank you Mr Jones). MTH Premiere here.

Beautiful Sam! MTH did such a fine job on their Premier F3 and F7 diesels.

@c.sam posted:

Have always liked the Warbonnet diesels having had numerous examples over the years. Only last year was I able to acquire a full ABBA set of the plated F units that are so beautiful (thank you Mr Jones). MTH Premiere here.

The plating on your set really pops, Sam - beautiful. Like you, I have always liked the warbonnet scheme, so much so that, when I got my first (and only!!!) full time job out of college, I wandered 3 blocks down Park Avenue South to Madison Hardware and picked up an ABA set… unfortunately unplated!!! The 2383 AA pair was produced between 1958 and 1966. The 2243C B unit was produced between 1950 and 1955 (I wanted the black trucks to match the A units). Other than the nose decals, they remain in pretty good shape for being at least 60 years old!!! I wish I held up as well

Marx brought out its M10000 diesel in the late 1930's , however about that time Marx shifted its attention to steam locomotives and diesels took a very definite secondary role.  Marx toy makers felt that steam locomotives with their moving rods, whistle, steam just made for better play things than diesels which had no real moving parts.  This continued for a considerable period until about 1950, when it is speculated Marx observed the great success that Lionel was having with the red bonnet Santa Fe and so in that time period Marx set out to create an F-3 selecting the famous Santa Fe livery for their locomotive.  They designed and brought out a fully 1/4 " scale, tinplate F-3 which they sold from 1950 to 1974.  Interestingly when this locomotive was sold separately (i.e. not in a set) it came with a die cast knuckle adapter that allowed it to pull Lionel cars.  So here is the Marx, tinplate, fully lithographed #21 Santa Fe  F-3 diesel.  This is the only "large" F-3 loco that Marx ever made, they designed a Rock Island loco but it was never produced.  They made a number of plastic E-7 locos which were somewhat smaller and not quite to scale.

Best Wishes, Don

Good morning and welcome back to F3s for Fridays. This is where we discuss and post photos and videos of F3 and F3 look a like locomotives, and do so in full compliance with the Forum Terms of services. With that in mind please remember to post only photos and videos you have taken or those in which you have the written permission of the owner to post.

I will start us off with this F3 look a like, MTH PS3 New Haven PA diesel A B units that have 4 motors:

Here they are in action, hauling MTH New Haven passenger cars through town:

And, here they are passing by Yankee stadium:

Now, let’s see your F3 and F3 look a likes.

Arnold

Another great start Arnold!

It's 1955, Here are my PRR Sharks by Williams hauling food and beer for opening day. The trucks will be waiting at the terminal to carry the goods to Ebbets Field. They will be back in October for game 7  when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the NY Yankees 2-0  in game 7 of the World Series. Correction the Yankees were beat on their home turf.

Happy Eff Three Friday, folks!  And thanks, Arnold, for getting the covered wagons rolling.

The F3’s close cousin, the “E”, was primarily designed for passenger service, but it could haul  freight if needed.  Here’s a pair of PRR E8’s assigned to a train of empty ore cars headed to an ore dock.  The crew of these diesels will look forward to getting back to hauling one of PRR’s glamorous passenger trains!

John

Maine Central F3 #686 is an MTH Premier model (20-21458-1). Shown on my 10’-by-5’ layout.

MELGAR

Thanks Arnold for getting us off to a good start for this fine Friday of F3s and similar locomotives!   Here are my Williams B&O F3 AA units.

Here's an F-3 ready for duty, while the PA stands by...another good start for F3 Fridays...

Here is the Lionel Alco A unit from the Chesapeake & Ohio from 1960.  This simple Alco FA was only offered as an A unit but she at least has a cab light.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Don

E8s today........

Have a great day!

Peter

My offering this week is this fictitious but pretty RK Harley Davidson set from 2008. It has a B unit too not shown in this picture. Love the color scheme, fictitious or not!

Guys...we are getting alerts about off topic posts here.  Upon review, please make sure that you are posting about F3 units and their look a likes.  PCC cars and off topic discussion has been edited.  Thanks for your keeping on topic.

Good morning and welcome back to F3s for Fridays. This is where we discuss, and post photos and videos of F3 and F3 look a like locomotives. When we do, we want to make sure that we post only those photos and videos we have taken, or those in which we’ve obtained the written permission of the owner to post, and that we are in compliance with the Forum Terms of Service.

My video below shows the iconic Lionel Postwar set of NY Central F3 A-B-A units hauling modern Lionel NY Central Pullman green Madison heavyweight passenger cars through town:

Now let’s see what you have to share today. Arnold

Hello F3 fans and F3 look alike fans!  Last Friday I posted some glamorous PRR E8 passenger diesels hauling some less-than-glamorous freight.  This week we’ll see that practice isn’t limited to PRR if the Steam Crazy Lines Superintendent of Motive Power is short of freight units (and lacks passenger cars to match the power).

A beautiful Texas Special F3 A-B combo has been assigned to a drab coal drag.  It’s rather like a “rose among thorns”, isn’t it?

John

Here is a set of LIONEL 2383 F3s AA hauling freight on the club layout.

New Haven #792 was a Fairbanks-Morse engine acquired by the New Haven Railroad in 1952. The model was made by Lionel with tooling that originated from MTH.

MELGAR

I posted this image on the Front End Friday thread and realized it could belong here:

= walt

A pair of K-Line F-3's hauling the "Super Chief"...

A pair of ALCO FAs bring the giraffes back to the Bronx Zoo…..

Peter

Here is a 2008 MTH Santa Fe F3 warbonnet ABA set pulling a consist of PFE reefers today. A keen observer may notice something a tad different about these diesels!

Thanks Arnold for getting us going today!   Here are two different trains pulled by two different types of carbody diesels ( not F3s ).  Baldwin R16 ( Shark ) AA demonstrators pulling a Reading commuter trains and ALCO FA1 A-B units pulling a mixed Western Maryland freight train.  the FAs are Williams and the Sharks are Williams by Bachman.

In retrospect the EMD's F series carbody design really inspired every locomotive manufacture ( during the first generation of diesel production ) of the next decade plus to come out with their own carbody locomotive.  

Here's  AA F3's 2343's pulling custom  striped 2500 series cars

I'm going through old snap shots here's and EMD that I caught in NH CT 25-30 years ago.

And here is MTH's Premier version of this handsome beast:

Here is the Marx #6000 SP F-3.  AA units, all tinplate, circa 1952-1954

Best Wishes, Don

@Rod Stewart posted:

Here is a 2008 MTH Santa Fe F3 warbonnet ABA set pulling a consist of PFE reefers today. A keen observer may notice something a tad different about these diesels!

You are taxing my eye to brain neurons and rods on a late Saturday Rod.

Well.... compaired to my ABA F units your B has smoke , mine does regular non smoking dummy running.

If my eyes are not too badly damaged I seem to notice what looks like a cover on the end of the diaphragms on the A units.

I hope some " keen observer "    chimes in to help out .

@Dallas Joseph posted:

You are taxing my eye to brain neurons and rods on a late Saturday Rod.

Well.... compaired to my ABA F units your B has smoke , mine does regular non smoking dummy running.

If my eyes are not too badly damaged I seem to notice what looks like a cover on the end of the diaphragms on the A units.

I hope some " keen observer "    chimes in to help out .

Dallas you nailed it; all 3 units are making smoke! Just added that recently. Good thing I took the winter cover off my train room exhaust fan yesterday. That should keep the peace upstairs! Haha. I don't think there is any cover on the diaphragms, but one or two might still have the white foam insert.

@Rod Stewart posted:

Dallas you nailed it; all 3 units are making smoke! Just added that recently. Good thing I took the winter cover off my train room exhaust fan yesterday. That should keep the peace upstairs! Haha. I don't think there is any cover on the diaphragms, but one or two might still have the white foam insert.

WHEW  😓........thanks for the quick reply Rod  .    I'll be able to sleep well tonight now 😴 .

Nice looking layout and all that motive power with that smoke sir.

@Putnam Division posted:

A pair of ALCO FAs bring the giraffes back to the Bronx Zoo…..

Peter

Peter, I hope those giraffes are trained to know when to duck!!

@Rod Stewart posted:

Peter, I hope those giraffes are trained to know when to duck!!

Yes...all have taken a "low bridge awareness course".    

Peter