Welcome to Switcher Saturday 11/30/24 Edition!!
Hello fellow switcher fans and welcome to Switcher Saturday! I hope everyone had a great week and a most wonderful Thanksgiving!! The holiday season has now officially begun ... or at least that's the way it was in my household when growing up.
Yes indeed, this is the thread that celebrates all things switching locomotives or whatever you wish to call them ... switchers, shunters, critters, yard goats, dinky, yard drill, etc. We think all forms of switchers are pretty darn neat and we invite you to post photos, videos, information related to switchers. Switcher Saturday is open to all gauges from Z - G and we most certainly invite photos, videos of 1:1 gauge as well!
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I had a switcher theme all teed up in advance for this week's SwSat however between saving it as a draft earlier this afternoon and revisiting it tonight all the photos I had chosen and inserted into the body of the post had been relegated to the bottom strip and they would not load again to the body of the post. Hmmmm .... That's the first time I've experienced that. I'll notify the powers that be.
I'm looking forward to see all your terrific posts! After all, you never disappoint! We learn so much from each other through our posts. Have a terrific and safe weekend everyone!! Green signals and clear tracks ahead!
Instead of the planned content I had for today, here are some pics and a video of my Williams by Bachman Pennsy 44 tonner earning its' keep here on the Free State Junction Railway. This is a great little switcher for the money! While it doesn't process all the features of the MTH model, it does look good, has fixed pilots, with decent horn and bell sound. Its' engine sound could be louder but I'm personally okay with that. This engine has been running reliably on my layout for many years now.
This photo shows the mighty little engine pulling a 3 car train which includes a special 8 axle flat car with a load of a Ma&Pa doodlebug. Turns out the doodlebug broke down yet again and is being returned to the Lionel Shops. Good thing the ol' gal is still under warranty!
This clip shows the 44 tonner pulling its' 3 car train with the empty 8 axle flat car on its way to pick up the dead doodlebug.
