Front End Friday

Front ends for this fine Friday are of the electric variety..... GG1 & P5a modified & the front end of a Divco milk truck.  

WOW great F.E.F pictures everyone!  Jim K Bogart - I am also awaiting my Williams UP GE 44 tonner as I write this.  We had a similar experience, after watching the "Trainworld" video, I could not resist. I have a Williams Southern RR 44 tonner that I run on my 0-27 loop and I have been very pleased with that, so I was happy to see your video. LeapinLarry - What a Hudson, the level of detail is amazing.  Artie/RSJB18 - maybe we should have a "Beep" fest, I love them too, have 3 myself (USAF,USN, PRR).  Sitka what a beautiful layout, thanks for posting the pictures.

Well here is my offering for this (rainy) Friday in Central Texas...the Lionel # 256 Box cab.  I call her the "beast" because she is the largest pre-war O gauge loco that Lionel offered during the Classic era.  She is the only 2 motored O gauge locomotive Lionel offered until the F3 diesels in 1948.  At 11 1/2 " long, this engine is actually somewhat longer than the Standard Gauge #8.  Made between 1924 and 1930, she was always orange except fro 1928-29 when she was grey.  Typically she led an outfit of two 710 Pullmans and a 712 observation car in matching colors.  This version of mine dates from about 1925.

Here she is on the ready track, awaiting the switch job to assemble her consist for the morning run to Macon and then Atlanta.  This will be a heavy consist as people are headed to the big city for shopping now that the stores are open again.  So the L&S has picked one its most powerful locomotives to handle the crowded train.

Another view, showing her waiting for the passenger consist to be assembled in the yard and then put in front of the depot for coupling up.

Well Happy F.E.F everyone...have a great weekend

Don

I'm new to the idea of FEF,..... but here is mine for today;  sort of a Double Front End Friday (DFEF)

On the left is a Lionel Flying Yankee circa 1936, which is actually my Dad's train from when he was a child.  Yes, the paint is a bit beat up, but the chrome is great and who doesn't have a few scratches after 85 years!

On the right is an American Flyer Blue Comet I just recently cleaned up and got running.

Love them old Streamliners!!

Let's try posting the picture this way

Randy, when I first scrolled down to your photo, I thought someone popped a photo of a real engine in here!

Paul, I like your streamlines, especially the restoration of the Blue Comet.

Here is my offering for today. Happy F.E.F!

Mike, great scene..I especially like the "stonework" and the engine house barn...nice work!   What pattern of molding did you use to trim off the table edge?  It looks fantastic

@Capetrainman posted:

Mike, great scene..I especially like the "stonework" and the engine house barn...nice work!   What pattern of molding did you use to trim off the table edge?  It looks fantastic

Thank you. The trim is just some 1/4"x 3" pine board with hemlock 90° cap. Tomorrow I will try to get a better photo of it for you.

Happy Front End Friday, folks!!!

An SP GP9 pulls a local passenger train, while the SP Consolidation waits in the siding with its freight train.

Took a bike ride to South Charleston, and found 3 NS engines waiting for the grain cars to fill.  Not sure if they were headed North or South.  Springfield or Washington CH.  Lots of action getting the cars loaded.  Great timing and great day to be out!

@mike g. posted:

Thank you. The trim is just some 1/4"x 3" pine board with hemlock 90° cap. Tomorrow I will try to get a better photo of it for you.

Mike, with a closer look, I can tell it's a cap moulding...gives a nice finished look on the edge...

@Paul Henion posted:

Let's try posting the picture this way

Very nice Paul. I started restoring a Lionel M-10000 set a couple of years ago. Need to finish it up one day. The set belonged to a coworkers father. All original including the transformer and rheostat speed control and 072 track.

Mine has a misspelling of "gauge" on the motor dating the set to1934

Bob

Bob;

What a fantastic M-10000 set.  Don't think I knew those came in silver.  Looks like it is very good condition

That is one I'd love to own, but the largest my layout can accommodate is O31 radius.  Any idea why Lionel created this design and limited it to O72?

Artie:  Thanks for the kudos!!

TnkMarx:  That's a nice full scale layout you have there!!!

@Paul Henion posted:

Bob;

What a fantastic M-10000 set.  Don't think I knew those came in silver.  Looks like it is very good condition

That is one I'd love to own, but the largest my layout can accommodate is O31 radius.  Any idea why Lionel created this design and limited it to O72?

Artie:  Thanks for the kudos!!

TnkMarx:  That's a nice full scale layout you have there!!!

Thanks Paul. I didn't know much about these sets until this fell into my lap. My layout is all 027 curves so this will only run on the floor unless I can put a temporary table together to run it.

I started a thread on the restoration here, where many other members provided insight to these sets.

Bob

Well here we are again the end of another week.  Its F.E.F time and it looks like I am early today, the Friday before Mother's Day so I have to be quick and get off the computer before our son's arrive from their homes for celebration.

Here is the Williams, GE-44 ton scale switcher in UP livery.  This one is new to the Leonardtown and Savannah and I am really pleased with her performance.  Smooth running, great motor sounds and good horn.

Here is the Lionel #2240 Wabash F3 AB units from 1956.  These fellows still run well and pull nicely on my somewhat restricted radius layout (outer loop is 0-31)

Well Happy F.E.F to all and Happy Mother's Day as well.

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Well here we are again the end of another week.  Its F.E.F time and it looks like I am early today, the Friday before Mother's Day so I have to be quick and get off the computer before our son's arrive from their homes for celebration.

Here is the Williams, GE-44 ton scale switcher in UP livery.  This one is new to the Leonardtown and Savannah and I am really pleased with her performance.  Smooth running, great motor sounds and good horn.

Don

Nice looking 44 tonner Don. Glad to hear it's a good runner. I'm on my way to Trainland to pick up the PRR version I ordered.

I'll post pix later.

Bob

Sticking with the 44 Ton FEF Theme.

Happy FEF everyone!!! Another shot of Big Boy 4012 from my visit to Steamtown yesterday...

I like the 44 tonner theme, but doggone, I don't have one! This is as close as I can get.

Happy FEF!

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

Pennsy P5a modified.

B&O GP 9 and F7

In keeping with today's 44 tonner theme ... Pennsy 44 tonner.

A repeat, but it’s a favorite.  My grandfather’s clockwork locomotive.  Best guess on origin is circa 1880.

My Lionel, postwar, Northern Pacific 44 tonner wishes all a Happy 44 Tonner Day here on Front End Friday!

Okmulgee Northern 2-8-0 #5, Kansas City 1977.  So alone and so cold.

Rusty

Okay, I’m in! Here’s a 44 toner I re-painted, and decaled for the Lackawanna. I also added an MRC sound module.

Here is all I have as I was working on my smoke unit.

CSX in Tipp City going North & CSX in Troy going South.

Another great day to go for a bike ride...And see trains!!!

North bound CSX lead engine is #1.  A single digit numbered road unit is odd!

Nothing like the smell of a fresh train on a Friday.

Back from my trip to Trainland!

Bob

Bob, nice 44 ton. That’s Williams, right? Wish they made a Lackawanna!

Artie

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Bob, nice 44 ton. That’s Williams, right? Wish they made a Lackawanna!

Artie

Yes- William's.

I really like their 70 ton switcher too but they don't make a road name I run.

Thanks

RSJB18: looking good I really like this loco. I have 2 a Southern and the UP. Both perform excellently. Don

Everyone, great looking front ends, Trumptrain, I love those GG1’s, they look great in there settings, beautiful, Don McErlean, I love those Wabash F3’s, beautiful paint scheme, Mike g, awesome scenery, love the video, RSJB18, yes, fresh 44 toners look amazing, great pictures everyone... Happy Railroading Everyone

Sorry for being a bit late, but like they say its better to be late than never!
Happy FEF with an FEF!

Pulling into the station a bit late today on this one.

Two photos of my Halloween Crusader smoking on the rails.  I'm a member of 2 train clubs.  On the club that has O on their roster, one of the members has a little outside get together in his carport on Wednesday evenings.  Sit back - all socially distanced - talk, have fun and watch trains (O, G and HO).  The HO track in the photo is a Marklin 3-rail track that one of the guys had just purchased (along with a Marklin train)

Happy FEF!!!

Happy Friday everyone. Caught this guy in Greenville Illinois this week. Have a great weekend

PRR M1-by MTH

Happy FEF!

Now in it's proper surroundings.....

Bob

"And now for something completely different ", it's self propelled,  and has a front end.

A new addition to the roster.  A Santa fe burro crane.

A throwback and Front End Friday thrown into one.

Marx 333 FEF today.