Front End Friday

End of the front kind for this fine Friday!

Happy FEF!

Did someone say ALCO's??????

OK F.E.F folks, I'm afraid this is my month for humble steamers, Lionel steamers that is.  This is the Lionel #237 a very low end steamer from the early 1960's.  He has a plastic boiler, a 2-position reverse, and the very poor plastic encased motor (which in this case still does work however) but he did have smoke...and of course a whistle if you had the correct tender.  It came as part of two uncatalogued sets :Sears set # 9834 in 1965 and Lionel set # 19262, "the Apache" in 1962.

Here he is with his handsome front end and fancy white stripe.

Here he is at the front of a short freight consist.  Note the slope back tender was originally used with this engine, but it had no lettering.  I just used one of my available tenders for this picture.

Here he is awaiting for clearance from the double Hornby signal mast.

Happy Friday everyone.

Best wishes

Don

More ALCO

Don Winslow...I would keep the engine all original and keep the decal.  To me it speaks of a "toy" which is what it was, being used and played with by some folks who got joy out of the item.

My humble opinion only

Don

Here’s a spooky AEC switcher pulling into Area 51. The question is, what kind of freight is it hauling?

Sorry guys. I missed the Alco memo this morning and inadvertently posted my GP20 earlier.  Here is my Alco SW2. I'll make sure to better read the memo net week, LOL!

@Don Winslow posted:

Happy FIF!

What do you guys think - replace that decal or keep it all original?

Replace it if was me takes away too much that pretty loco

@RSJB18 posted:

Happy FEF!

Did someone say ALCO's??????

Super line up Bob!

Did someone say ALCO's??????

Here's one still hard at work not far from my home.

The stable is complete !

I missed the memo this morning too been busy this week but here’s one of my favorites

Yes everyone, Friday’s do roll around faster and faster and the pictures get better and better. Don McErlean, now that’s a beautiful old steamer, great description and history lesson to, Wow, and it made some child very happy… Today, I’m showing some pictures I took at the North Carolina Train Transportation Museum, near Salisbury NC. Happy Railroading Everyone

@Don Winslow posted:

Happy FIF!

What do you guys think - replace that decal or keep it all original?

Don I would keep it original, if it was mine. The decal matches the wear condition of the nose. This is a beautiful working engine and not a shelf queen.

Happy FEF

Steve

Checkin' thinks out before climbing aboard...

Steve “Papa” Eastman, that’s beautiful picture of Tinplate engines and neat track work, on a cool layout, nice clock in the background, it’s a Wow. Capetrainman Paul, I’ve been meaning to tell you that your night scenes and other scenes are fantastic, beautiful scenery and awesome trains. Lee Drennen, that’s a beautiful Nikel Plate Diesel on a nice layout, I like that color scheme, it’s cool, Rob Leece, wow, your stable is beautiful, nice looking weathered diesels, awesome workmanship, great road names, Strap Hanger, I like the cool scene with the nose of the diesel slowly passing by the city buildings, great scene, Wow, Happy Railroading Everyone.

Larry you posted some great front end shots there.  The NC Transportation Museum shots are great as well.  I have been there in about 20 years.

Rob from LawnGuyLand, nice fleet of AlCos by K-line.

Lee beautiful shot of double headed Heritage Units .

Rob Leese is that the complete stable for the Frisco, one of every paint scheme or just the complete stable for your RR?

Larry thanks for your comment on my little #237 and I think you are correct.  The young man that found that under his Christmas tree would have been a very happy fellow.  The pictures on your layout are marvelous, the engine is just unbelievable with its level of detail and its size.  Great pictures and thanks for the view of the NC Train Transportation Museum. I can't fully recognize the switcher, is it a FM?  The ACL "Champion" loco however is really neat.

Steve the American Flyer "Presidents Special" is really great and the other loco is I believe a Lionel although I am not sure.  Lee great NKP diesel. Rob some great and highly detailed front ends and Don W...I can't believe that beautiful Alco is still at work !!

Best wishes everyone

Don

@coach joe posted:

Rob Leese is that the complete stable for the Frisco, one of every paint scheme or just the complete stable for your RR?

I believe most all of the GP7’s are represented. There were some O/W repaints with red chevrons instead of yellow, but I am satisfied with these four. The rest of my SL-SF roster includes two Lionel “famous horses” E7’s and six F7’s representing two different paint scemes.  Frisco FA’s are a future ‘maybe’.  I may not buy any more Frisco power unless somebody decides to do a well-done Firefly.  That would sway me.

Front End Friday: O scale P5A modified by MTH. The real #4777 was built in 1935 by GE and rated at 3,750 HP. Also, the actual #4777 sitting in the scrap line in 1962. (Thomas Ayers photo.)

Nice looking engine!

Rusty

A couple of subway front ends arriving at city hall -

GEM PRR F3 Mogul.  Needs some work, but a fun small steam engine that is in line on my list of projects.

New arrival to the collection is this Sunset Models SP Southern Pacific Class 5021 steam locomotive. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!

Great looking Steamers, Will2926, simply awesome. Thanks for posting these on Front End Friday…. Wow, lots of beautiful pictures here. Happy Railroading Everyone, also have a great weekend….

A 1/1scale FEF,  the grain rush is on here in the Upper Midwest, the RCP&E engines make up for a lack of color in the gray string of covered hoppers they pull.

How about some early MPC motive power? Happy front end Friday everybody!

Happy FEF!

I'm with you Don.

Deal me in, also, on early motive power.

@Rusty Traque posted:

Rusty

Rusty, any info on this front end?  Looks like a restoration in progress.  Where, when, cosmetic only?

@Rusty Traque posted:

Rusty

@Rusty Traque

I wonder if he runs that one around his Christmas tree?

@coach joe posted:

Rusty, any info on this front end?  Looks like a restoration in progress.  Where, when, cosmetic only?

That's ex-Milwaukee Road F7 118C getting the nose job at Illinois railway Museum in 1984.  Here she was four months later:

Last I looked, the 118C was operational.

Rusty

Here is my 1980 contribution, Lionels FARR #2 Union Pacific Berk 8002. What can I say the two tone paint with yellow pinstripes along with the smoke deflectors just called to me Buy Me and I did 41 years ago.

Unique Art diesel set. Those of you familiar with these, note the color of the hoods.

Steve

FEF with CSX

Happy FEF!!!

I was having my boiler replaced earlier this week and the two guys doing the work were fascinated by my layout (which is next to the boiler), so I told them I’d run some trains when they were done. I decided to go all out and ran my VisionLine BigBoy - they were amazed (both of them have seen the 4012 over in Steamtown). They were particularly fascinated by the sound reefer in the consist.

And second, one of the new Bethlehem Steel Genset Switchers made it’s maiden voyage on the layout.

NS Working hard today!