Freight trains — Let’s see them!

@Trainmaster04 posted:

You have some beautiful engines!!

@W&W posted:

You have some beautiful engines!!

Thanks, but I cannot take all of the credit. I work for a fellow forum member and he has been generous enough to allow me to borrow some of his new locomotives to video.

A couple Of BNSF trains on Rooster Railroad!

An afternoon freight passing thru town.

@trumpettrain

That was a great video. I particularly like the billboard view at the end.

Let’s roll back the clock to the clickety clack of the original Tinplate Era....Enjoy!!

Running a UP /TTX Auto Carrier consist and   D&RGW Steam with  Experience CAr!

I don’t think there was enough power in that consist to pull all those auto racks!😉

Larry

When I put a freight train together it is going to resemble an abbreviated version of a train that actually ran over its home road. Here is southbound FW&D 131 that has just filled at Quanah, TX.  Picked up were loads of wallboard and bulk gypsum from Georgia Pacific and boxcar loads off Frisco 537.  Next comes plug door boxcars of Coors beer from Golden, CO., and loads from affiliated Hill lines cars coming out of Wendover, WY.  The rear tonnage is ag commodities from Amarillo, TX.

The tail of 134 coal hopper train wb in Parkville, MO today. Couldn't fit the rest of the train in.

Short SP freight car move.

PRR E7 Power.

@WinstonB

Your video is GREAT! I have just one comment on your post. The Diesel in your video looks to be an EMD PRR E7 locomotive based on the body length and the 6-wheel trucks. The F7 was a shorter locomotive with 4 wheel trucks.

Lionel PRR GG-1 coal train crossing the Hellgate  bridge on the South Fork RR

@Randy Harrison posted:

@WinstonB

Your video is GREAT! I have just one comment on your post. The Diesel in your video looks to be an EMD PRR E7 locomotive based on the body length and the 6-wheel trucks. The F7 was a shorter locomotive with 4 wheel trucks.

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@Rich Wiemann posted:

Today I ran my Lionel Rio Grande freight set 2291W, which I received for my first Christmas in 1958, on my Super O postwar layout. This was such an action packed consist for a child or an adult to enjoy. Lionel certainly knew how to keep your interest. It has logged many miles these past 62 years and still looks great and brings back lots of great memories.

Rich.  I have the exact same set.  That was a great Christmas wasn't it.  All my friends wanted the red and silver Santa Fe.  Nobody wanted the yellow & green D&RG.  Sure glad Santa made a great choice.  Luv that magna traction.

Finally, a day off to just run trains.

@tynaskos posted:

A couple Of BNSF trains on Rooster Railroad!

Truly an astonishing sight. Is this a club layout or are you building it yourself?

Winston, great video. I like the string of reefers. What brand is the Mikado? Sounds great.

A freight train passes through Union Station in Christopolis.

"Retirement Special" train for Geoffrey ToyRus, Yank and Met from the Bronx Zoo and another giraffe friend...

A long Penn Central freight with five locos on the front:

Tom

@pennsynut posted:

Winston, great video. I like the string of reefers. What brand is the Mikado? Sounds great.

Thanks! It’s a 3rd Rail Sunset Model.

B&O and Santa Fe with a string of old fashioned auto carriers.

@Rob Leese posted:

When I put a freight train together it is going to resemble an abbreviated version of a train that actually ran over its home road. Here is southbound FW&D 131 that has just filled at Quanah, TX.  Picked up were loads of wallboard and bulk gypsum from Georgia Pacific and boxcar loads off Frisco 537.  Next comes plug door boxcars of Coors beer from Golden, CO., and loads from affiliated Hill lines cars coming out of Wendover, WY.  The reartonnage is ag commodities from Amarillo, TX.            

Nice work, Robert!  That sure is made up prototypically for the pre-merger era with typical SD9 power.  I notice that you added some undulating track, which is also prototypical for Fort Worth & Denver.

Your personal record has been awarded ten merits for acquiring and coupling up a prototypical freight train consist from long-departed Texas railroads, and for incorporating undulating territory en route, as is prototypical for the FW&D.

@Virginian65 posted:

Truly an astonishing sight. Is this a club layout or are you building it yourself?

I can actually answer your question. To answer your question, no, the layout is apart of his personal collection. I have been working for him for three years now and we have been working on the layout for about a year now. Recently, the layout has reached a point where we can run about two trains on its mainlines so we have taken a break in construction and now we have been building trains. Hope this answers your question. Thanks and happy railroading!

The Yard is full!

@Dennis Holler posted:

The Yard is full!

👌👌👌. Wish I had a yard.

Some turn of the 20th Century freight.

Ken

@kanawha posted:

Some turn of the 20th Century freight.

Ken

Ken,  nice video!

Dennis - your yard is amazing! I can't began to identify the make of the cars in your photos! And Ken, thanks for the beautiful "vintage" train - well done!

My son assembled this MPC era GS-2 powered freight train with an eclectic collection of cars. His theme today was "edible" products.

Forgive my feeble memory. I may have posted this video before.

It is night time in Terryville and there is a camera in Ghost Train Park to film the night freight coming through on track #1 lead by a 736 postwar Berkshire pulling a train of 17 cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgaFmSSSbc

Anyone have freight train pics and/or videos to share??

Here’s a video of a crude oil tanker train.   It’s not the greatest video but it’s better than nothing.

Larry

Well fellows, I have nothing than can compare with the length and scale look of PSAP2020's tank train, but thought you enjoy something on a little smaller scale as well (really not scale at all).  This is a combination German / UK train using Mettoy Ltd (UK) freight consist pulled by a Konrad Dressler loco (labeled made in U.S. zone, Germany).  All the cars/loco from the late 40's through the early 50's.

Here is the Konrad Dressler loco and tender, CW from the 50's, ready to leave the depot with its short consist of Mettoy Ltd freights.

Here is a view of the consist.  All 3 freight cars are from Mettoy Ltd in the UK.

Shell tanker

Stanchion Car - set to deliver a vintage sports coupe (not its original load but it fits perfectly so I use it)

LMS Open Wagon

All cars date from '49-'51

Well my contribution of the freight train post for this weekend.  Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and have a happy and healthy weekend.

Don

Here's some shots taken at dusk of a trio of postwar Santa Fe F's moving a fast freight train. The engineer is hard pressed to keep these powerful locomotives from exceeding the posted maximum authorized speed.

A long freight train winds it way around the harbor and the outskirts of Christopolis in the background.

Tinplate Freight

Let’s see those FREIGHT TRAIN   pics    and/or    videos.......