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A New Haven DL-109 AB set haul revenue freight on the Maybook line. The New Haven rostered 60 A units but didn't purchase any B units. At York this year I spied a B unit in hunter green with gold striping and couldn't pass up the chance to have it run as a pair even if it was not prototypical. The two units with twin motors each have some great pulling power.



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@Fendermain posted:

Happy FEF…..a recent purchase postwar GG1 2332 with postwar cars and a postwar 2046 pulling prewar cars.

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OHHHhhhhh she's a keeper fer sure!! We Love running ours and on the carpet around the tree she pulls her 6.5 pound frame smoothly and quietly! Thanks for sharing... Our "Stripes" are faded more than yours... I bought a set of decals and when I got them, I couldn't install em. I also was pointed to some "painters" who do exceptional work as I thought she would look classy when the grandkids ran her for the Next 50 years.. lol. So, "The path diverged in a woods.... and I, sat and ran my GG! again without doing a dang thng..." lol

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Well hello everyone, here we are on F.E.F. and the first Friday in 2023.  I have been pretty busy with the "de" decoration of the house so have not really had a chance to take new pictures, so I thought I might just present a portfolio of how various manufacturers handle that all important front end especially when trying to keep the price down.  So here we go:

The Champion, of the inexpensive boiler fronts, is this Japanese pair from the 1960's:

This Tank switcher from ALPS

Alps NYC Tank Engine

A "cable following" floor train from TN. Look at the level of lithograph on this lady, the Japanese clearly were far more elaborate, even with their inexpensive trains than other makers.

Japanese TN train loco front view



Next our friends from the UK and their French subsidiary, Hornby and French Hornby.

The French Hornby MO series locomotive was first produced in 1933 and remained almost unchanged for over 30 years.  This version with a removable key and smoke deflectors dates from about 1956.

French Hornby MO set - loco

The UK Hornby type 20 locomotive, dating from about 1954 and lasting until the end of Hornby "0" gauge in about 1962.

Hornby Type 20 front quarter

Finally for this line up, the Germans- always practical and realistic.  This version from HWN is one of my newest acquisitions and it dates from about the 1950's to the 1960's although it is marked "made in U.S.zone" which if accurate would date it to before 1952.

HWN loco close up front view

And a Konrad Dressler from about the 1950's.

Dressler loco front shot

But NOBODY, when he let his imagination run wild , can top MARX!!  A floor toy from the same era, 1950's.

Marx Floor Train 2

Best wishes everyone, Happy F.E.F. and Happy New Year

Don

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@Miggy posted:

OHHHhhhhh she's a keeper fer sure!! We Love running ours and on the carpet around the tree she pulls her 6.5 pound frame smoothly and quietly! Thanks for sharing... Our "Stripes" are faded more than yours... I bought a set of decals and when I got them, I couldn't install em. I also was pointed to some "painters" who do exceptional work as I thought she would look classy when the grandkids ran her for the Next 50 years.. lol. So, "The path diverged in a woods.... and I, sat and ran my GG! again without doing a dang thng..." lol

Thank you for the share

Thanks Miggy….these are beasts for sure.  Good looking running under that tree.   Sometimes it is best to admire these mechanical marvels just as they are.

John

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Here is my PRR S2 front for today.  As I mentioned in another post, it had a hard life before I bought it. Took a while to straighten the smoke deflectors, but not sure what to do with the Keystone.  It sticks out from the boiler on a short piece of rod.  I'm afraid if I try to straighten it I will deform the thin metal the Keystone is on.  It is not that noticeable unless you look at it straight on, but I know it is cockeyed.  Guess I will think on it a while.

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My son, Chris, at age nine building a complex Lego model that he received for Christmas, 2004.

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The following two photos show Chris' final product, a Canadian Railway, Royal Hudson that still adorns the ledge in our basement train room today. It took Chris most of the week between Christmas and the New Year to complete the project. He had no help from anyone in this creation. A belated Bravo to Chris!

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Meanwhile, on the Great Northeastern Railway's tracks, a 3-unit B&O F-3 diesel is finished on the service track and leaving on its day's assignment.

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My son, Chris, at age nine building a complex Lego model that he received for Christmas, 2004.

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The following two photos show Chris' final product, a Canadian Railway, Royal Hudson that still adorns the ledge in our basement train room today. It took Chris most of the week between Christmas and the New Year to complete the project. He had no help from anyone in this creation. A belated Bravo to Chris!

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"  A belated Bravo to Chris ! "...........DITTO  Randy.

What a great project and dedication for a young person .

Happy Front End Friday everyone, we have been busy today traveling to our hobby shop for getting our new CW80 transformers that finally arrived, but I was shocked to see my good friends Christmas tree floor display. Rich Hane, a friend of many years has his 70 year old Lionel train set running smoothly and effortlessly under his tree. So, for today, this is my friends beautiful Lionel train from the 50’s. Happy Railroading Everyone 6F62E538-285C-4CDA-B117-96797F1E60FFF1EEA698-0967-48A0-80AA-ED140C49D34F64B88A1F-CDA7-4FA2-BD8C-EA5C4BE59E1807481FB9-9939-458E-B221-8E6344429FB2

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@CAPPilot posted:

Here is my PRR S2 front for today.  As I mentioned in another post, it had a hard life before I bought it. Took a while to straighten the smoke deflectors, but not sure what to do with the Keystone.  It sticks out from the boiler on a short piece of rod.  I'm afraid if I try to straighten it I will deform the thin metal the Keystone is on.  It is not that noticeable unless you look at it straight on, but I know it is cockeyed.  Guess I will think on it a while.

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I've got one of these with the big deflectors in HO from BLI. I can't imagine a few keystones didn't get banged out of alignment on the real locos in service. It adds to the realism! Very nice! Who's the maker?

Our motorman is in the front end of an R36 Worlds Fair #7 today, ready to pull out on the El and make it all the way to the Fair,  As I kid, I would always make sure to get in that first car and ride looking out of that front window next to the motorman.  It was the best spot in any train!

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Yep! I was a CTA kid and loved that seat. The Pullman 2000 series was new then. The Chicago skyline looked like it was following the train when we were heading west on the Lake Street line. I wish I could get those green & cream cars in 3-rail.

Here's my FeF late evening at the repair siding where things are a bit busy. Several front ends actually, EMD SW8, CAT crane, front of a shack, Dodge Power Wagon and a Ford Stake Side. Ignore the caboose in the background!

"  Ignore the caboose in the backround  " .......?.......it might just be me Scott but that is the FRONT END of the caboose isn't it  ?

Nice grouping in this photo .

Hello FEF’ers.

It is late 1949 and the photographer caught an OEG415 getting ready to head out on a commuter run.

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The Pennsy had a lot of Doodlebugs (60 or so), but only five gasoline powered Brill 660s that were received in 1930.  All were upgraded with a diesel engine in early 1942 after a disastrous fire caused several deaths.  Some lasted into the 60s.  I really like the detail on this scale 3rd Rail model.

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