Front End Friday

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Nice scene Johan.         Looks like a great place to start having a weekend of camping and fishing. 🤓

Dallas. Thank you. The place on my model railway and the small river is partly like a place here near my home. The railway, built in 1874, crosses a small river where there is also a rapids. In summer you can often see swimmers and fishermen there.

Johan.

#465 waiting for a freight assignment.

Andy

@Dallas Joseph posted:

HAPPY  FRONT  END   FRIDAY  everyone.

Dallas, in my minds eye that little switcher is travelling along at prototypical "O" gauge speed.  Even with all the hi-rail detail and scale fidelity we've come to expect, seeing trains creep along at scale speeds doesn't seem quite right to me.

Forgot to post this yesterday. One of our two bananas.

@coach joe posted:

Dallas, in my minds eye that little switcher is travelling along at prototypical "O" gauge speed.  Even with all the hi-rail detail and scale fidelity we've come to expect, seeing trains creep along at scale speeds doesn't seem quite right to me.

I thought I was going to have the little guy backing up to a couple scrap gondolas ..........but........I thought why not have some fun with a little switcher.     Well , all I can figure is the switcher's been working out.

Glad you enjoyed the " prototypical  " O "  gauge speed " Joe.        I guess I like to do this from time to time to relieve tension .

@Trainwreck nate posted:

Forgot to post this yesterday. One of our two bananas.

Time flies when you are having fun Nate.

Hi Sarge, looks like that banana SD40-2 kept the old UP 3771 number. Will it get painted Connecticut Southern Railroad paint scheme eventually? Nice photo, and wow what a nice clean shop, too!

Well I am about 9 hrs early - just the opposite of Trainwreck nate but I have an early start, all day appointment tomorrow so I wanted to post my F.E.F. post early so I didn't miss the thread.

This is something I just received.  It is a Hornby, Type 20 clockwork 0-4-0 locomotive.  It is from their lowest price line which in the postwar era since 1947 had been sold under the name "M0 trains".  However in 1954 Hornby finally recognized, British Rail nationalization (which had occurred in 1948) and modified their train lines to reflect post nationalization liveries.  The M0 locomotive became the Type 20 with the only real difference being that the Type 20 is in the British Rail livery and has the "Lion and Wheel" symbol on the green tender.  The Type 20 remained in the line a very long time, until 1968 looking pretty much the same, so actual dating of this specific locomotive is very difficult.  All I can say is that it dates from somewhere between 1954 and 1968.  The little Type 20 and her type 20 wagons lasted until just about the end of Hornby 0 gauge trains and were some of the last trains to still be offered in the 68-69 time period, although by then it was just left over inventory.

She was designed to run on 1 ft radius curves so I have hope she will love my 0-27 which is just over 1 ft radius (24 in dia).  She does have the capability to stop via a track trip, although I don't have the brake rail piece of track but hey there is always the future.

Best wishes for the weekend

Don

Hey Don!  Nothing wrong with being early  I really like your Hornby O-4-0!

Here's my pics for this week's fine Front End Friday!  

A dirty Dockside locomotive.  

1940 something Coke delivery truck and 1947 Renault

1950's Seagrave tiller hook and ladder.

One horsepower beer wagon!

Don that 0-4-0 is looking fine.  It's in great shape.

Patrick what scale is that delivery truck?  I really like that beer wagon.  I need to get one.

Patrick:  Thank you for the compliment on my Hornby.  Your pictures and stories are always great fun.  I like the beer wagon.  I am actually old enough to remember at least one vendor who still used a wagon when I was a little boy, I remember the horses.

Best Wishes

Don

Wow, it’s getting close to Friday and Don McErlean and Trumptrain has posted some beautiful pictures, One oldie, A beautiful Hornby locomotive and the other, a beautifully weathered dockside tanker, and more, beautiful automobiles and firetruck and a horse drawn wagon with great products. Wow… So, let’s start FEF a little early with a few more Fronts…. Happy Railroading Everyone

Here are a few new close up pictures of some of my locomotives:

@coach joe posted:

Don that 0-4-0 is looking fine.  It's in great shape.

Patrick what scale is that delivery truck?  I really like that beer wagon.  I need to get one.

Coach Joe - not sure of the scale but it's smaller than 1:43

@trumpettrain posted:

Hey Don!  Nothing wrong with being early  I really like your Hornby O-4-0!

Here's my pics for this week's fine Front End Friday!  

A dirty Dockside locomotive.  

1940 something Coke delivery truck and 1947 Renault

1950's Seagrave tiller hook and ladder.

One horsepower beer wagon!

Patrick, great photos! You have some of the coolest cars, trucks, and horse drawn stuff! That Renault is not what you would expect to see on a train layout. ;-)
If coach Joe is asking about the Coca-Cola delivery truck it’s 1:50 scale. How do I know, I have one also. It’s also my front end Friday

They were sold under several brand names, but they are getting hard to find so hang on to it. That hook and ladder fire truck is a beauty! I like the way you have it on a flatbed rail car.
Happy Friday Patrick and OGR members, and have a great weekend!

Happy FEF!

Great pix and stories as always this week.

Here's my D&H RS-11 rounding the bend behind the engine facility. This is a Lionel model with TMCC.

Bob

While most of the world is at York Happy FeF

Some Subway front-ends coming out of the Yard on my old layout (note Grampa's manual switches).  The thing about subways is that this could just as easily be the back-end, LOL!

Bonus front end pic of a subway work crane helping out the track crew -

PW Lionel switcher dropping of some freight

Happy FEF.

For FEF, how about an FEF-3 in the Greyhound scheme leading a similar (but fantasy) Veranda turbine? These are video stills and so nowhere near as sharp as other postings, but the object was to illustrate the smoke, which is copious in both. The first run Legacy FEF-3 is the champion Lionel smoker of all time but prey to AC regulator failure and now I hear (but have not seen in mine) zinc pest. Well, if that's true then this is for posterity; I have great fun running this engine, especially together with the Veranda.

Another FEF…Hope it was a good one! 🚂😉😺

Paul:

Nice photo! Wondering what brand of switch track you are using?

Stan

Happy FEF!

leapinlarry - thank you for the comment on my Hornby locomotive. Coach Joe - thank you as well.   Great pictures everyone!  Best wishes for a wonderful weekend

Don

@stangtrain posted:

Paul:

Nice photo! Wondering what brand of switch track you are using?

Stan

Hi Stan…Thanks…and those are Ross switches with Caboose Industries sprung ground throws.

Happy Friday everyone!

For FeF we got a crew change and some track side service for WP 485 GS-64 and WP 918 F7's. Gettin' 'em ready for some overnight freight runs. A little banter between engineers Fast Freddy hanging out the F7 and GS engineer Callum Finn waving at Freddy, as to which can pull the most, diesel or steam?! Hmmm, could be a drag race to the mainline!

Patrick has inspired me to come up with some short stories along with the photos! ;-)

The best Lionel ABA set I've ever had.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Happy Friday everyone!

For FeF we got a crew change and some track side service for WP 485 GS-64 and WP 918 F7's. Gettin' 'em ready for some overnight freight runs. A little banter between engineers Fast Freddy hanging out the F7 and GS engineer Callum Finn waving at Freddy, as to which can pull the most, diesel or steam?! Hmmm, could be a drag race to the mainline!

Patrick has inspired me to come up with some short stories along with the photos! ;-)

Awesome picture.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

The best Lionel ABA set I've ever had.

Vern, sweet SF Warbonnet F7 ABA Set! Looks like it's from the late 2000's with that level of detail and paint. Do you mind if I ask if it's set 6-24589? Happy FeF!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Vern, sweet SF Warbonnet F7 ABA Set! Looks like it's from the late 2000's with that level of detail and paint. Do you mind if I ask if it's set 6-24589? Happy FeF!

Thank you, Scott. Yes, this is Lionel’s 6-24589 set from 2007. I was lucky enough to get it NIB very reasonably a couple of years ago. Happy FEF to you, too. At least what’s left of it. 😉

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Thank you, Scott. Yes, this is Lionel’s 6-24589 set from 2007. I was lucky enough to get it NIB very reasonably a couple of years ago. Happy FEF to you, too. At least what’s left of it. 😉

And thanks to leads from Vern (Yellowstone Special), a little while back I was able to source the matching B unit for my (later than his, I think) A-B-A set plus the extra 15" cars that go with it - all Lionel classics. I have posted this image before but I am particularly partial to this set viewed from this front angle:

P.S. Sorry for being a day late!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Patrick, great photos! You have some of the coolest cars, trucks, and horse drawn stuff! That Renault is not what you would expect to see on a train layout. ;-)
If coach Joe is asking about the Coca-Cola delivery truck it’s 1:50 scale. How do I know, I have one also. It’s also my front end Friday

They were sold under several brand names, but they are getting hard to find so hang on to it. That hook and ladder fire truck is a beauty! I like the way you have it on a flatbed rail car.
Happy Friday Patrick and OGR members, and have a great weekend!

Scott - thanks for the compliments on my photos!  AND thanks for telling us the scale of the Coke delivery truck and the heads up about its' scarcity.  I will definitely hang on to it for sure!

@Hancock52 posted:

And thanks to leads from Vern (Yellowstone Special), a little while back I was able to source the matching B unit for my (later than his, I think) A-B-A set plus the extra 15" cars that go with it - all Lionel classics. I have posted this image before but I am particularly partial to this set viewed from this front angle:

P.S. Sorry for being a day late!

Hancock52, super nice SF F3 ABA set from 2005 6-14588 plus the powered B unit. The models are beautiful, and it must look awesome cruising your layout.

I too have the 6-14588 set, however I bought it used and the powered A unit has had some problems, so I haven't run it in a long time.

Your ABBA set must pull nicely with the powered B unit, enjoy your set!

Hancock: Nice ABBA set of the Santa Fe F3s. I ran through all sets of the SF F3s, starting with the #17 when I ran conventional. When I converted to command control, I traded the #17 in for the #18, then traded that in for the #19.

But when I found the F7 set, #332 available, I grabbed it and sold the #19. The F7 pulls 2 dummy units (A & B) and 7 aluminum passenger cars without a whimper. In fact, I have to watch the speed, or it would fly off the layout. Best diesel loco I’ve ever had.

Scott: Love your Western Pacific F7 set. What year is it?

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Hancock: Nice ABBA set of the Santa Fe F3s. I ran through all sets of the SF F3s, starting with the #17 when I ran conventional. When I converted to command control, I traded the #17 in for the #18, then traded that in for the #19.

But when I found the F7 set, #332 available, I grabbed it and sold the #18. The F7 pulls 2 dummy units (A & B) and 7 aluminum passenger cars without a whimper. In fact, I have to watch the speed, or it would fly off the layout. Best diesel loco I’ve ever had.

Scott: Love your Western Pacific F7 set. What year is it?

Hi Vern, my WP F7 ABA set is from the 2008 catalog (6-34513) and is a Legacy model. I’m really happy with the set, runs and sounds great!

loL don’t let that Santa Fe ABA run off the table!!!

Thanks Scott, I’ll try not to. 😉

So, your WP F7 ABA is a year newer than my SF F7s and with Legacy. That’s awesome and it’s a very nice looking set. 👍

Love seeing those beautiful F units pulling long consists of shiny 15" aluminum cars.

My front end Friday photo is Chief Drew's Lion Chief Milwaukee Road steamer pulling a colorful six pack of Williams 18" cars.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

The best Lionel ABA set I've ever had.

Nice Vern.

I always thought that these SFs were a little bit hokey, I suppose since they have shown up everywhere in ads and photos and layout videos for toy trains for far too many times for as long as I can remember ................but ..........too beautiful to finally pass up..........I caved for MTH Premier ps3 Plated ABA F7s.         Thanks for sharing yours