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Switcher Saturday Nov. 2, 2024 Edition!
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 locomotives! 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.
I hope everyone has had a terrific week! I haven't had time to take any new switcher photos this week so I'm showing what I feel is a good and appropriate opening video for this week's Switcher Saturday. Have a wonderful and safe week everyone! So without any further ado " Let get those switchers rolling!!"
This is an Atlas O ALCO RS1 ( early 2000's model ) with TMCC. I personally prefer the sound of this model over the MTH PS3 of which I also own in Washington Terminal Co. livery. Over its corporate life, the Washington Terminal Co. rostered 25 ALCO RS1 locomotives .. some making the transition well into the Amtrak era. When the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads built Union Station in Washington DC, those two railroads formed The Washington Terminal Company to handle switching operations, locomotive maintenance, fueling, coach yard operations, serve a few freight customers, etc. Additionally WTC handled/operated interior operations of the station itself.
