Welcome to Switcher Saturday September 28, 2024 Edition
Fall officially began last Sunday 9/22. Of course the Fall Season and "Train Season" are synonymous ... at least to all of us who live in the world of model railroading.
The little engines that do BIG things!
If you love those do all do anything locomotives that are the backbone of a railroad you have clicked on THE thread that celebrates all things switching locomotive! If you are new to this thread please consider posting a photo of your favorite switcher from your layout. We'd love to see what you have!
A vast majority of us who frequent this thread love those small ( and not so small ) locomotives that can perform all the tasks given by any railroad. Yep! Switchers do it all ... switching in yards, at the point of way freights, industrial switching, switching at larger passenger stations, heading a MOW train ... including pushing snow plows, switching tight curvature on city streets & harbor areas, at the point of both commuter passenger trains and long distance passenger trains.
Switcher Saturday (SwSat) welcomes your photos, videos, and information/discussion regarding switching locomotives, steam, diesel, and electric of all gauges and scales from Z - G ... and even real life 1:1 scale too! We'd be honored to have you join us by posting pics and videos of your switchers. We'd also love reading any information regarding toy, model, or prototypical switchers.
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For all those who are affected by the horrendous storm Helene ... may you be safe and may your loved ones be safe.
Today I'm showing switchers of the Free State Junction Railway against the backdrop of fall colors.
On the near track is a Canton Railroad SW1500 .. a MTH RailKing Scale PS3. Inside bottom track a Washington Terminal Company RS1 .. a MTH RailKing Scale PS3. On the EL is a Virginian Train Master .. by Williams by Bachman. On the bridge is a Maryland and Pennsylvania SW1 .. a MTH RailKing Scale PS3.
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A C-16 B&O Little Joe ( Docksider ) smokes is up coming across the Bollman bridge.
A B&O C-16 Little Joe crosses Lake Christopher with a short logging train.
Ma & Pa SW1 with a pulpwood train. Brakeman Bugs Bowers rides the front deck just to take in the clean air and beautiful sights.
It's the fall apple season and a B&O Plymouth switcher is on hand to switch reefers in and out of the team track in Danlilu. Plymouth is by K line and is equipped with smoke and marker lights.
A Virginian Train Master pops out of East Tunnel headed westbound with a hot shot freight in tow.
