Front End Friday

I shot these working by the tracks Wednesday. They were both moving it along at a good clip.

Happy F E F !!

Roadrailers in Johnstown, c. 1998

EBT at Orbisonia, c. August 2010

Apples55 posted:

PSAP2010 posted:

Paul, if you really want one , you could always buy an MTH PS1 version and have it converted to TMCC.  

 

Larry

Another bad influence is heard from!!!  

But seriously, Larry, the thought did cross my mind, but I have no idea what would be involved (other than money!!!). I do own one MTH engine, a shelf queen Metro North Genesis in NH livery, which I would consider for a conversion. 

ERR by 3rd Rail is TMCC Compatible

Bob

So now that I've finished nudging Paul over the cliff....

Happy FEF!

                      happy "F E F" !

                      taking down the tree day...          have a great weekend !!

Front End Friday!

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

PSAP2010 posted:

Paul, if you really want one , you could always buy an MTH PS1 version and have it converted to TMCC.  

 

Larry

Another bad influence is heard from!!!  

But seriously, Larry, the thought did cross my mind, but I have no idea what would be involved (other than money!!!). I do own one MTH engine, a shelf queen Metro North Genesis in NH livery, which I would consider for a conversion. 

ERR by 3rd Rail is TMCC Compatible

Bob

Apples 55,

THe other front end when running backwards.

Ron

I forgot something!

Some photos of Conway Scenic Railroad's operating engines.

Front Ends for this fine Friday! 

My Kato N Scale Amtrak Genesis from 2011 is my Front End Friday entry this week.

Yes, the structural integrity of the bridge pier in the foreground was compromised, but all of the rail equipment was able to pass under the bridge without clipping the pier 

                    NYS&W RS3 #101, ex-D&H #4088, at Little Ferry, NJ- Sept.87'

                                                             MY PHOTO 

Lionel, postwar, EMD F-3, A-B-A Diesels lead the Super Chief into the station at the town of Terryville.

A Lionel, 736 Berkshire steam locomotive from the postwar era heads a 17 car box car train on the freight track through the town of Terryville.

Two Lionel, postwar locomotives, an S-2 Steam Turbine and an EMD F-3 Diesel, pull their passenger trains out the city of Christopolis' Union Station for points east and west.

Happy FEF!

Good Day everyone, your pictures are great. I drive over to the RJ Corman terminal in Guthrrie Kentucky a few minutes ago to try and get a 2020 calendar, however no one was there. So I took a few pictures of their trucks. Anyone know how to obtain a new RJ Corman calendar for 2020? 

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

PSAP2010 posted:

Paul, if you really want one , you could always buy an MTH PS1 version and have it converted to TMCC.  

 

Larry

Another bad influence is heard from!!!  

But seriously, Larry, the thought did cross my mind, but I have no idea what would be involved (other than money!!!). I do own one MTH engine, a shelf queen Metro North Genesis in NH livery, which I would consider for a conversion. 

ERR by 3rd Rail is TMCC Compatible

Bob

RSJB18 posted:

So now that I've finished nudging Paul over the cliff....

Happy FEF!

Bob... Bob... Bob... 

No way you could nudge me over the cliff. I have been in free fall for so long, I don’t even remember what the cliff looks like  

Now, a few salient points on your evil suggestion... while I am aware that ERR is TMCC compatible, I have recently given more than enough money to 3rd Rail for a while (but that will be the subject of another post in the next day or so). And even if I did find a compatible MTH engine, acknowledged Techno-peasant I would have no idea what has to come out of said engine, nor how I go about inserting/connecting the suggested ERR board or boards, so I would need to find/pay a more technically competent individual to do the swap. That would definitely send the total cost over a new comparable Lionel diesel such a another recent purchase (which will also be in the aforementioned post). So I guess I will just have to wait and hope... the first Lionel catalogue is just weeks away!!!

PRRronbh posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

PSAP2010 posted:

 

 

Apples 55,

THe other front end when running backwards.

Ron

I forgot something!

Eeeuuuhhh!!! I can’t unsee that. Talk about ugly.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but yes that is bad! 

Tom 

Athearn rack and B&M

MNCW posted:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but yes that is bad! 

Tom 

 

It's so ugly, it is actually beautiful'....... we've all seen humans and animals that fit the same description............ 

leapinlarry posted:

Good Day everyone, your pictures are great. I drive over to the RJ Corman terminal in Guthrrie Kentucky a few minutes ago to try and get a 2020 calendar, however no one was there. So I took a few pictures of their trucks. Anyone know how to obtain a new RJ Corman calendar for 2020? 

LeapinLarry,

Seeing your post earlier today made me decide to take a few pix this evening when I got off the train.

These CSX or SFRTA trucks are usually parked in the Tri-Rail parking garage at my Tri-Rail station (Pompano Beach). One of them has a Washington State license plate up front. Need to check one day what the rear plate (the official location used in Florida) is.

              happy "F E F" everyone !!

                       have a great weekend !!

Second in line today!

If the moderators are okay, I'm going to use some stills from my YouTube Channel videos on a trip to New York back in February 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGFQz4ysm8M

It was a cold, blustery morning at the Woodside/61^st Street station in Queens with a nice icy feel.  According to Weather Underground, the temperature that day at nearby LaGuardia Airport was 45 degrees at the time I was filming there (basically 8:00a - 10:00a).  With 14 mph winds the wind chill was around 38 up there on the elevated platforms, and I had fun.

Two LIRR M7's heading east to Long Island.

R62A Number 7 Train heading to Manhattan

R188 Number 7 Train heading to Flushing

The ”Rear” front of this LIRR M7 heading to Manhattan

And another “Rear” front view of an LIRR M7 heading east when I visited my old teenage stomping grounds at Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn a couple days before.  If I had the room (don't we all wish) I would replicate this long elevated straightaway in O complete with buildings and under track streetscape scenery like others have done in layouts.  Would need at least 12-14 feet of straight track though.  The stuff produced by Bridgeboss would be perfect for this.

 Happy Front End Friday everyone!

Happy FEF!

Since you guy's are all picking on the humble BL-2, I need to put both of my BL-2's side by side and take a shot of the rear ends......

        NJT EMD GP40PH-2 #4107, ex- CNJ #3680 at Elizabeth port shops- Oct.86'.

                      This engine was built in Oct. 1968 and is still on NJT roster. 

                                                         MY PHOTO

Frontends for the fine Friday! 

more front ends

Rusty

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SCL

Happy F E F, good people!

A familiar face was in Johnstown, Pa that day.

I look about 12 in that pic so 1962, about to board the Chicago El.

I just now took this pic of another familiar face.

MTH RailKing PRR M1-B Heads a long coal train.

Steam help for Growler-powered Pennsy Varnish!

From my height (walking on right) I look about 5 which means Dad took this pic in 1955 which was pretty late to see steam on the PRR Mainline.

On Edit: That seems far-fetched. That must be my Brother which would make it about 1948 which is much more reasonable, especially since my only memory of revenue steam was a B&O passenger train.

OK here is my "front end view" for this Friday.  NYC F-3 readies for her run to the City...pretty much stopping traffic in "small town" right at the busiest time of day !!

Don

B&O EMD F series Diesel awaiting assignment on the "ready" track.

geysergazer posted:

Happy F E F, good people!

       

A familiar face was in Johnstown, Pa that day.

       

I look about 12 in that pic so 1962, about to board the Chicago El.

      

I just now took this pic of another familiar face.

 We all  sported those nice close haircuts in those days'.. And you look like cool hand Lew'.  A young one for sure'...  Great pictures'.... 1962... that was a good year for me.. Lots of memories...... and adventures'...  Something I think most kids miss out on today.  Videos and cell phones can't replace real adventure'...

Happy Friday! 
Took this in East St. Louis last week. Enjoy your weekend everyone