Front End Friday

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Urban progress...

Happy FEF.  
CP on the move this morning.

Happy FEF!

Bob

Have a good Front end Friday, letting off a little steam

Happy FEF, BNSF is ready for two trains to leave the yard.

@Sitka - Hey mate, I have just been catching up from the last weeks posts.  Thank you for your comment on my new Kennecott Copper MP-15.  It turned out just as I hoped, when I lube'd it and put it on the track it ran smooooooth like silk and pulled like mad.  I agree, too bad Lionel didn't keep their drive system.

Speaking of Lionel, here is a F.E.F. view of a MPC loco from 1979.  Its the Lionel SR # 8955 GE U-36b.  I bought this about 8 months ago at a train show and it has shown itself to be a reliable runner and easily handles my short trains and relatively flat layout.

Hope you have a great weekend.

Best Wishes

Don

My husband and I recently moved, and I finally have some space to put out my trains. So, here’s literally every front-end of every locomotive I own right now. The first two pictures are all Monon locomotives (thank you @MrMuffin'sTrains), and the others are my other roads.

Happy FEF.

Happy Front End Friday Southern Style!

Speaking of Southern, here's a little K-Line Southern Iron & Equipment Company Plymouth switcher ready to move some newly-refurbished 70-ton ore cars:

I'm having to scale down on my acquisitions...

Rio Grande SD9

Here are my ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!  

Pennsy A5

Pennsy A5 and P5a modified front ends.  

I seem to be stuck in F7 mode that last few FeF's! Oh well, here's a few more.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Front End Friday

Georgia on my Mind

Have a good Friday all PW Lionel 4-6-4 665 waiting on a bear, think of all are past Service Members who gave the Supreme Sacrifice for our Freedom. God and Country.

                                                                    LIRR

Happy FEF!

Great yard shots @SIRT , Choo Choo Mike, and @RSJB18 .  Sirt, I particularly like that WNEW sign on the bus - great memories! I’m still on vacation, but had the chance to take a few great front end shots a few days ago on our visit to the NY Aquarium in Coney Island -

FEF.

@Sitka - I agree with your sentiment on rememberance...I have been reading some history books on WWII that I bought some time ago but before I retired never had a chance to read.  The sacrifice of our and Allied soldiers in places like Guadalcanal, Okinawa,the hedge rows of France, are both hard to read and yet inspiring.  May we remember all our serving people both past and present and pray for their safety.

Well today I thought I might post something a little different, I don't have much traction but here is a picture of a relatively recent tinplate toy from Japan.  I bought this mail order for $10 (including shipping) and I use it to give my commuters a way to get home after they get off the train.

May you all have a blessed holiday weekend

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Well today I thought I might post something a little different, I don't have much traction but here is a picture of a relatively recent tinplate toy from Japan.  I bought this mail order for $10 (including shipping) and I use it to give my commuters a way to get home after they get off the train.

Nice unit, Don! Just curious -- was this a one-off or are there more available at that price? I've been on a bit of a trolley tear lately, and that looks like a nice potential addition. Three-rail O-27 track and AC power, right?

Happy FeF to all, and a glorious 3 day weekend! Here's my Southern Pacific FeF from a couple of perspectives.

MTH RK D&H RS3 w/ PS2

@Steve Tyler- Steve, at the price of $10 including shipping it most certainly was not a "one of"  I wish I could give you information on the source however it was just a "pop up" on E-bay that was selling "tin toys"  You might explore that part of the Bay to find out.  I am sure their are more again as it was nothing really special, it just appealed to me.  Its relatively well made although you have to be careful with the thin material of the sides.  Paint or lithograph design is good and a classic trolley scheme.  Thanks for your comment.

Don

The PRR 4-4-2 Atlantic #460 is ready for its next assignment. Its last assignment was racing the newsreel films of Charles Lindbergh's arrival in the U. S. to New York in record time.

@NJCJOE posted:

They all look brand new and beautiful tin plate trains they are!

@Don McErlean posted:

@Sitka - I agree with your sentiment on rememberance...I have been reading some history books on WWII that I bought some time ago but before I retired never had a chance to read.  The sacrifice of our and Allied soldiers in places like Guadalcanal, Okinawa,the hedge rows of France, are both hard to read and yet inspiring.  May we remember all our serving people both past and present and pray for their safety.

Well today I thought I might post something a little different, I don't have much traction but here is a picture of a relatively recent tinplate toy from Japan.  I bought this mail order for $10 (including shipping) and I use it to give my commuters a way to get home after they get off the train.

May you all have a blessed holiday weekend

Don

Don, you always come up with unique, historical and sometimes strange trains, I always enjoy them!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Don, you always come up with unique, historical and sometimes strange trains, I always enjoy them!

They are Chinese knockoffs of Paya. I have motorized some with K-line speeder motors

Steve

In RUST we trust !

@Fatman - Cool American Flyer - rust and all!  @Steve "Papa" Eastman -  OK Chinese you say...I thought Japanese but then the Japanese had given their tin toy trade to China and moved on in recent years.  Sounds about right.  Would like to see one with the Kline motor if you can post that sounds like a fun project.  Thanks for the info.

Best Wishes Don

Ah! So that's what the other end of the D train looks like?

@Fatman posted:

In RUST we trust !

It would be a shame to paint this baby.

@Sirt, Steve, excellent Long Island scene! WNEW, Entenmann’s, Babylon delivery and #447 poised for a run.

@StrapHanger, I was just at the NY Aquarium a few weeks ago on business. Nice picture.

Great posts all around as always guys.

Andy

@Dallas Joseph you need never fear , I am one of those silly fools who likes to keep items in their playworn state, but I also have no beef with those who like shiny

My own view on my own collection  however is they are only original once, and in that state they show the true journey of the years ... As I deal mainly with "toys" it kind of makes me a little sad when pristine examples come to light ... Sure I love them still , but they tell a story of being hidden in a box all their lives rather than bringing the joy to a kid as they were meant to ...

One of my favourite examples is this Hornby No.1 special ... that was run so much she wore out her wheels and because they were hard to come by out here, had new ones lovingly turned from brass on a lathe so she could run some more ! Her paint is worn thru around the keyhole from years of key insertions , and has been wound so much her paint even has been worn thru simply by the amount of times she has been held and shows a distinct thumb patch on the side and the paint has been worn to the brass on the boiler dome  !

Shes been dropped and straightened, fallen off the tracks a million times ... and must have brought so much joy to generations .. I could not erase that history from her sure it might make her more valuable to some , but not to me , and it would be a crime I reckon ...

Great locomotive Fatman and a great essay on condition as well.

I for one, tend to leave my trains unrestored as well for just about the same reason,  I don't like to erase their "history".

Don

Happy FEF!

Kicking off this week's front ends.....WbB Rutland 70 tonner

Bob