IT's SWITCHER SATURDAY September 7, 2024 Edition

As always Patrick, great photos and a great story.

Steeple Cab # 42 is moving a flatcar loaded with trolley wire from the PRR Team Track to the Farmingdale Traction Company’s depot.

Steeple Cab 42 is a 3D printer creation, which was completed for me by @train guy Ken
In case you missed the first posts regarding this engine you can see them here.
https://ogrforum.com/topic/184...2#184156761285282942

https://ogrforum.com/topic/184...8#184297498909486768

Boston & Albany #53 is a Lionel model (6-28702) of a USRA 0-8-0 steam switcher with TMCC made in 2006 at MSRP $649.99. The USRA 0-8-0 steam switcher design was developed by the United States Railroad Administration during World War 1. Lionel made an excellent model of the engine with a fully round boiler on the underside and a prototypical space between the boiler and the frame.

B&A #53 was a U-3b class switcher built by Lima in April 1921. The engine had 25-by-28 cylinders, 51-inch driving wheels, weighed 219,000 pounds (about 364,000 pounds with loaded tender), and produced 51,040 pounds of tractive effort at 175 pounds-per-square-inch boiler pressure. When the B&A dieselized in 1951, #53 was renumbered to New York Central #7725 and ran on the Harlem Division until retirement in January 1955.

Photos/video show #53 on my 10’-by-5’ layout pulling two boxcars – Maine Central single-sheathed car #36123 and PSRX refrigerated car #1006 - both by Atlas O. At the tail end is Boston & Albany wood caboose #1299 by MTH.

MELGAR

A Lionel set from the 57 catalog. It was gifted to me about 10 years ago by a nurse colleague who found it in her husband’s workshop after his passing. It was in sad shape and required extended cleaning.  The switcher engine was unsalvageable……so, I bought a “new” used one at York.

Once it cleaned up, I fell in love with it because it looks to so colorful and displays nicely. I run it on days that I’m in a “PostWar” or “conventional” mood……

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

Great start to Switcher Saturday, as usual, Patrick.

This video shows a smooth running Williams Jersey Central diesel switcher pulling 3 Lionel postwar 2400 series green passenger cars with the names of NJ towns on them:

Arnold

Dupps RR has a 25 ton switcher that operates about 5 miles of track in Germantown Ohio.  The  ‘tumblers’  that they build are moved out of the facility a handful of times a year, moved down the tracks and set off for CSX.

I stopped by after my ride at Hueston Woods last week.  No movement inside the facility so pictures were taken from outside their yard.

Have a great SwSat!

Great stuff everyone! This week on my pike, the DMIR is delivering subway cars to NYC and performing switcher duties off the mainline -

Thanks for posting everyone all looks great!!!

Putnam Division, your layout & room is looking amazing!!!

Happy SWSat!

I have a similar story Patrick but it didn't come to a successful conclusion like yours did. I found a pair of classic post-war NYC Lightning Stripe F3's, A-A, at a local consignment shop. The woman who owned the shop ran tag and estate sales and would bring the left-overs to her shop to sell. My wife wanted to stop by to take a look around and there they were. The pair were in very good shape and would be up on the next on-line auction. So I registered to bid in the auction and was all set to go until I found out that our daughter had a band concert at the High School that same night.
So I figured I could bid from my phone, but didn't realize how bad the cell signal was in the school. I was able to get one or two bids in but that last second pounce just wasn't happening so off they went to someone else.

So here's some of my other NYC power, all switchers of course, in honor of what almost was....

K-line

MTH

MTH- currently in the shops being upgraded to Flyerchief

Lionel w/TMCC

Have a great weekend.

Bob

@tnkMarx posted:

Dupps RR has a 25 ton switcher that operates about 5 miles of track in Germantown Ohio.  The  ‘tumblers’  that they build are moved out of the facility a handful of times a year, moved down the tracks and set off for CSX.

I stopped by after my ride at Hueston Woods last week.  No movement inside the facility so pictures were taken from outside their yard.

Have a great SwSat!

Those are interesting looking machines. Rock tumblers?

Bob

This is an older PS1 with a bad board my son received in one of his trades.  He plans to make it his first Blunami conversion.

We’ve always had interest in Southern switchers because my grandfather operated a switcher in Chattanooga during the 60s.  Unfortunately I have no information as to the type and road number he ran.  Chattanooga did have some of these NW2 switchers.

Good morning, switcher fans!  As expected, the president of Steam Crazy Lines has declared another “railroad of the weekend”; today, it’s his favorite, the Boston & Maine.

The official photographer of SCL captured the last leg of the train of military vehicles destined for Fort Devens early this morning.  EMD GP7 no. 1555 is on the point, assisted ALCO RS3 no. 1518, on B&M’s Ayer branch.  The B&M crew is enjoying this move, knowing they have done their part to help our country stay safe and secure.

John

WTG trumpettrain another fine start nice looking switchers all!

Watching football, and doing a little switching session with a Lionel gp30. I hardly would run this engine for the fact that the steps were far from being lined up and front pilots looked horrible. So I decided to fix the pilots and put Kadee couplers on it. It was fairly tedious but rewarding for me. Happy Saturday everyone!

@jstraw124 posted:

This is an older PS1 with a bad board my son received in one of his trades.  He plans to make it his first Blunami conversion.

We’ve always had interest in Southern switchers because my grandfather operated a switcher in Chattanooga during the 60s.  Unfortunately I have no information as to the type and road number he ran.  Chattanooga did have some of these NW2 switchers.

Making memories! That’s great!

It's a GREAT Switcher Saturday, as always,  packed with lots of terrific pictures, videos, discussion, and information!!!!  Keep the posts coming!!!

Here is a clip of my Canton Railroad SW1500 and caboose traveling on the Mountain Division.   I shot this video of this engine and caboose making the  first test run after changing out the old transformer ( a Lionel ZW 250 watt ) and upgrading to a MTH Z1000 to power the Mountain Division.  

I'm currently relocating my transformers to a new control shelf.    Doing so will allow me to create a small freight yard in the place of the old control shelf.  I'm really excited about all the new  possibilities this expansion will offer!  

This is an odd little switcher I saw at Steamtown yesterday - a Porter fireless engine. I’ve included a pic of the descriptive plaque next to the engine.

I am shamelessly reusing my post from photo fun since it is switcher action.

Happy Switch Sat.!

Today, I'm posting my early RailKing B&M RS-3 in PS2

Take Care, Ray

Happy Saturday y’all. I ran my MTH Virginian 44 tonner, a Williams Lehigh Valley NW2, and on the S gauge loop my 343 0-8-0 steam switcher.

@Apples55 posted:

This is an odd little switcher I saw at Steamtown yesterday - a Porter fireless engine. I’ve included a pic of the descriptive plaque next to the engine.

Paul, I knew about fireless switchers, but haven’t seen one except in a rare photograph.  Thank you for including the information plaque.

@RSJB18 posted:

Those are interesting looking machines. Rock tumblers?

Bob

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Williams Rock Island BL-2

My Grandson completed his 20 mile bike ride for the completion of his last merit badge for Eagle Scout. My Daughter was at the terminus waiting for him. She shot these pictures at Lehigh Gorge PA , while she was waiting for him.


2023 was my address in Brooklyn.
I didn’t know the Reading and Northern was up that way. I found that there is  a Reading Blue Mountain  Northern RR and the Lehigh Gorge Railway is owned by RN

@pennsyfan posted:

My Grandson completed his 20 mile bike ride for the completion of his last merit badge for Eagle Scout. My Daughter was at the terminus waiting for him. She shot these pictures at Lehigh Gorge PA , while she was waiting for him.


2023 was my address in Brooklyn.
I didn’t know the Reading and Northern was up that way. I found that there is  a Reading Blue Mountain  Northern RR and the Lehigh Gorge Railway is owned by RN

That's quite an accomplishment Bob. Congrats to your grandson.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

That's quite an accomplishment Bob. Congrats to your grandson.

Bob

Thanks Bob; no it’s up to the review board.

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@pennsyfan posted:

Thanks Bob; no it’s up to the review board.

@pennsyfan posted:

Thanks Bob; no it’s up to the review board.

That is an accomplishment! 👍🏻  I made it to Life rank, but was short on Merit Badges!

@pennsyfan posted:

My Grandson completed his 20 mile bike ride for the completion of his last merit badge for Eagle Scout. My Daughter was at the terminus waiting for him. She shot these pictures at Lehigh Gorge PA , while she was waiting for him.


2023 was my address in Brooklyn.
I didn’t know the Reading and Northern was up that way. I found that there is  a Reading Blue Mountain  Northern RR and the Lehigh Gorge Railway is owned by RN

First of all Congrats to your grandson. Secondly they were in the heart of R&N territory. They run a lot of freight through that area. Some pretty big trains I might add. The excursion trains are just an added attraction that has been around for years.

Well I was at a Train Show in McKinney, Tx (north of Dallas) yesterday so didn't post but I can't let a Switcher Sat go by without some participation, so here is my EMD Demo NW-2 showing off for some prospective customers.

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I was at a Train Show in McKinney, Tx (north of Dallas) yesterday so didn't post but I can't let a Switcher Sat go by without some participation, so here is my EMD Demo NW-2 showing off for some prospective customers.

Don

One is never late for SWSat! Consider it an early post for next week.......

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I was at a Train Show in McKinney, Tx (north of Dallas) yesterday so didn't post but I can't let a Switcher Sat go by without some participation, so here is my EMD Demo NW-2 showing off for some prospective customers.

Don

Don - thanks for posting this beauty of a switcher!!  FYI - Everyday is Switcher Saturday!!  You are definitely not late ... the party continues all week long LOL!!

@trumpettrain Thanks Patrick. Your comment most appreciated

Don

ALL of our Spectrum services died last night as I was getting a SWSAT Sunday Supplement post ready and were not restored until early this afternoon, PDT. Therefore, I thought I might as well sit this week out but, encouraged by our gracious host Patrick, here goes.

I'm featuring my METCA exclusive Lionel CNJ H-15-44 today. She makes a nice complement to my MTH PS-1 CNJ Train Master:

Here she is under Legacy control pulling a "coast-to-coast" boxcar consist, including a 9464 series Boston & Maine boxcar, this week's featured railroad per @Steam Crazy. Bringing up the rear is an MPC-era extended vision caboose in CNJ's "Miss Liberty" livery celebrating the 1986 centennial and restoration of the Statue of Liberty:

I had the CAB-2 remote in my lap while shooting with my cell phone, so it's a bit shaky...

@Bill Swatos posted:

ALL of our Spectrum services died last night as I was getting a SWSAT Sunday Supplement post ready and were not restored until early this afternoon, PDT. Therefore, I thought I might as well sit this week out but, encouraged by our gracious host Patrick, here goes.

I'm featuring my METCA exclusive Lionel CNJ H-15-44 today. She makes a nice complement to my MTH PS-1 CNJ Train Master:

Here she is under Legacy control pulling a "coast-to-coast" boxcar consist, including a 9464 series Boston & Maine boxcar, this week's featured railroad per @Steam Crazy. Bringing up the rear is an MPC-era extended vision caboose in CNJ's "Miss Liberty" livery celebrating the 1986 centennial and restoration of the Statue of Liberty:

I had the CAB-2 remote in my lap while shooting with my cell phone, so it's a bit shaky...

Bill - It's always a bummer when our technology goes down!  We're so glad you didn't sit out this edition of SwSat ... your H-15-44 Fairbanks - Morse looks and sounds terrific!!!  Like I said the SwSat party goes all week long!!!