Front End Friday

Have a good FEF!

I had to come up with something and the BNSF 5835 sitting on the siding waiting for the Pacific Amtrak to pass by on my old layout! It is going to have an extra-long wait as I am just starting to build a new train room in Missouri!

PRR Electrics on the job.

Alco PA's  Lionel top and early Williams bottom

HAPPY  FEF  all. 😎

Have a great evening and God speed .

Conrail 4128 on the point of a hot shot unit train of Trailer Train TTUX cars.  This is a MTH Rail King model of an EMD SD90MAC.  In reality 4128 was a SD80MAC that started out as EMDX 8000.

In another topic we were discussing the Baldwin Sharknose.  Here are mine from Lionel.

Norfolk and Western #611 J and Norfolk Southern F7 passenger trains side by side crossing the Hellgate bridge on The SOUTH FORK RAILROAD

Good looking photo Craig .

That is one really sharp looking bridge .

@PRRronbh posted:

Me too on the blue one!

Ron

@PRRronbh  Is yours a darker blue?  I'm not familiar with all of the Blue Comet variations so I'm curious if it came in different shades.

thanks - walt

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Good looking photo Craig .

That is one really sharp looking bridge .

Thank you much for your compliment.  

@walt rapp posted:

@PRRronbh  Is yours a darker blue?  I'm not familiar with all of the Blue Comet variations so I'm curious if it came in different shades.

thanks - walt

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Ron

@PRRronbh I guess that must have been it because your new pictures are spot on the same as mine

thanks for answering

walt

Well forum friends I am away from home on vacation and away from my collection, so I have to peruse my photo archives for the right pictures.  This is from a couple of years ago so if you have seen it I apologize.  It is an American Flyer, (Chicago Flyer) type x from 1932.  This was a wonderful era for Chicago flyer and you can see that by the amount of add on detail for piping and handrails. Note the handrails on the tender even.   She is all diecast and quite a "heavy hauler"  While not the "top of the line" in her day, she was clearly a premium offering from Flyer at the time.

Happy F.E.F. everyone  Have a great weekend

Don

Happy FEF!

Bob

- walt

Lionel METCA GP7

My front-end views for this Friday, June 28, 2024, show New Haven #3400, an MTH Premier model (20-3148-2) of a USRA 0-8-0 switcher, heading toward the camera on my 10’-by-5’ layout.

MELGAR

@MELGAR posted:

My front-end views for this Friday, June 28, 2024, show New Haven #3400, an MTH Premier model (20-3148-2) of a USRA 0-8-0 switcher, heading toward the camera on my 10’-by-5’ layout.

MELGAR

Good lookin’ freight train, Mel

The "Chief" loading passengers at the North Main Street station...

Happy FEF Everyone!

This train has two Front Ends; and for that matter two Tail Ends.

Happy FeF!  Number 7 train riding the El -

The Bullet.

@pennsyfan posted:

Happy FEF Everyone!

This train has two Front Ends; and for that matter two Tail Ends.

I think the FRA may be paying you a visit Bob. I noticed a close clearance issue to the peabody hopper.

Slow orders should have been in place.

Bob

Happy Front End Friday everyone! I've been away from my Train Room while enjoying a vacation to Maine, but as with all my trips, I always take a detour (and plenty of photos!) whenever railroad themed stuff pops up. First of all, from this afternoon's trip to the Cole Land Transportation Museum, here's two views of their little rail speeder.

Here is also the MEC BL2 that forms the centerpiece of their railroad collection. The Cole is well worth a visit if you're in the northern Maine area-- this is my second trip there and I saw lots of things that I didn't even notice on my first trip (like their fantastic collection of US Army uniforms and WW2 displays).

While relaxing by Moosehead Lake in beautiful Greenville Maine, I was pleasantly surprised by a passing CPKC freight train on the Greenville trestle behind the park. Look at the 0:21 mark in this Youtube video to see exactly when the "front end" breaks the tree line.

@RSJB18 posted:

I think the FRA may be paying you a visit Bob. I noticed a close clearance issue to the peabody hopper.

Slow orders should have been in place.

Bob

They are already here.
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Happy Front End Friday. This photo was from a few years and layouts ago. This is an early Williams FM, it does have an e-unit but no horn. May need to upgrade that someday. Have a great weekend y'all!

@RSJB18 posted:

Happy FEF!

Bob

Great photo as always. I love the yard ladder. My family has always tried to do the same thing on our layouts. Have a great weekend.

A Lionel S2 switcher in SIRT (Staten Island Rapid Transit) livery.

Here's my FeF for the day, it's a switcher faceoff, with some early evening sun on the blinds. The guys on the left are arguing about which one is the prettiest, SP SW8 or SF SW1200! IMO its the Santa Fe hands down! LoL I grew up with SP near my Hood, and man did they have some (how do I put this delicately) bland paint schemes?!

Happy Friday to you all, and have a great weekend!

@Apples55 posted:

A Lionel S2 switcher in SIRT (Staten Island Rapid Transit) livery.

Paul, that SW2 really pops, even the Hot Boxes are painted yellow. Very nice!!

@WesternPacific, Scott, your front end diesels are beautiful, we seem to have similar taste in diesels…. Happy Front End Friday fellows….

Happy Front End Friday to you all! I just found this older video from a few years ago, before we had done a lot of scenery on the layout.  I had been testing our wye. We made an extension to make the wye. It rolls and hinges sidewards when needed to be out of the way. So here’s the “front end” of my favorite SP “mallee” testing the wiring and track work of the wye.

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

@trumpettrain posted:

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

Hi Patrick, you continue to surprise me, I've never seen you post a photo of the Schweppis Ginger Ale before?! Very nice loco!

Paul the SIRT loco is incredibly sharp looking.  Is that a METCA special?

@coach joe posted:

Paul the SIRT loco is incredibly sharp looking.  Is that a METCA special?

Thanks, Joe… have to agree - the paint scheme really pops. The METCA mob ain’t responsible for this one, it’s a regular Lionel issue.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Here's my FeF for the day, it's a switcher faceoff, with some early evening sun on the blinds. The guys on the left are arguing about which one is the prettiest, SP SW8 or SF SW1200! IMO its the Santa Fe hands down! LoL I grew up with SP near my Hood, and man did they have some (how do I put this delicately) bland paint schemes?!

Happy Friday to you all, and have a great weekend!

Santa Fe definitely wins that beauty contest, Scott. As much as I love the warbonnet scheme, to a certain extent, I think the blue and yellow pops more (oh the heresy!!!). It may be weird, but the traditional warbonnet looks amazing on the F’s and PA’s with the rounded noses, but with the more angular designs, it just doesn’t work for me. And, in defense of your beloved SP, if you think that is bland, I’ve got some PRR engines to sell you (NOT GG1’s)

Happy FEF!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th.

Bob

Happy FEF.

Here is my Lionel NH F3 A&B.  The  caboose is a K-Line Class 6C.