Midwest Monday

@Arthur P. Bloom posted:

Where would I find the Weber reefer for sale? Who made it?

It would have a special spot on my display shelves. I was once issued a passport with the surname "Weber" and collect things that are named that.  No, I wasn't in the witness protection program...quite the opposite. When you get to know me better, I'll share the secret.

Arthur, The Weber reefer was made as a special car in S gauge for one of the Badgerland S Fests, very limited. There may be a few available from members coleçtions being sold but I have seen one at an HO club in HO. The S gauge car was made by S-Helper Service. I don't know who made the HO car.

If you would like l can check with club members if one in S is available.

Ray

Well I don't have too much in the mid-west but here are a couple of miscellaneous cars for viewing:

A Rock Island box car  (Remember the song..."The Rock Island road is the road to ride..."

A Dorfan tanker from the 1920's advertising a refinery in Lawrenceville, ILL

A Rock Island work caboose by Marx.

Best wishes for a good week.  Rainy and cloudy  (and warm)  here in central Texas.

Don

Today finds a DM&IR M3 Yellowstone leading and ore train.

Happy MwM. If memory serves me correctly, here's an LOTS car from 2002. Hmmmmm.........must have had too many of those beers that made Milwaukee famous.

Bob

Burlington FM'S pulling mixed freight.

"If you would like l can check with club members if one in S is available. Ray"

Ray, that would be nice, if it's not too much trouble.  APB

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It’s 11/21/22. I’ll kick off MWM today with Illinois Central. Doesn’t get any more Midwest than this - well, I’m sure there’s others 🤣

Left 3rd Rail “Panama Limited”, right MTH “City of Miami” (with GGD RPO).  
Love those E6s !!!!

Cheers !!!! 😜

@TrainBub- Those are two beautiful cab units, I really like the steeply sloped nose area of the E's.

Well I don't often have much "midwest" but how about Ohio?  That seems midwest enought.  So here are a couple of pieces from the Chesapeake and Ohio or C&O.

Here is a Lionel Alco PA from 1960

And the Lionel #6219 matching work caboose from the same year.

Best wishes and Happy Thanksgiving to all

Don

Burlington SD45 pulling mixed freight.

Very cool photos and Nice video Dave! But I have to ask what the handles on the facia are for?

@mike g. posted:

Very cool photos and Nice video Dave! But I have to ask what the handles on the facia are for?

Thanks Mike, the tables on ten 3.5 casters the handles make it easier to move.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Thanks Mike, the tables on ten 3.5 casters the handles make it easier to move.

Very cool!

It's been a while since I've posted on this thread.  Life seems to have a way of getting in the way of one's having some fun.

A Penn Central transfer run passes through Killbridge Junction:

Tom

@Tom Densel posted:

It's been a while since I've posted on this thread.  Life seems to have a way of getting in the way of one's having some fun.

A Penn Central transfer run passes through Killbridge Junction:

Tom

That's a good looking consist Tom. I love the late 60's early 70's railroading and the Penn Central.

Thanks Dave!

I grew up in the PC era.  There was something special about that time period.  You never knew what locomotives (or how many) you might see on a train.  The different cars, especially the open auto racks, always had something interesting.  Plus, there were the cabooses.

Now everything is a unit train being pulled by a cookie cutter EMD or GE with a FRED on the back.  Whoopee.

Tom

@Tom Densel posted:

Thanks Dave!

I grew up in the PC era.  There was something special about that time period.  You never knew what locomotives (or how many) you might see on a train.  The different cars, especially the open auto racks, always had something interesting.  Plus, there were the cabooses.

Now everything is a unit train being pulled by a cookie cutter EMD or GE with a FRED on the back.  Whoopee.

Tom

That's why I model 1971, born in 63.

Wow, so many beautiful mid-west trains up for review, and the videos to, this is a fun to review thread. I missed Monday, do to honey do projects. Happy Railroading Everyone

@DETROIT posted:

Weak offering but we've fallen off lately,  Merry Christmas to the MwM crew!

Picked up the new Atlas x.MTH GP40s recently.  I think Atlas added a few extra detail pieces but essentially the same as MTH.  New boxes look cool.  Best, Jim

Has Atlas lowered the body any ?  MTH diesels always are too tall. It’s quite noticeable when placed side by side with an Atlas Master Line or Trainman engine.

Bringing up the rear of a Santa Fe freight.

OK I normally have little to post on this thread, but you all opened up the view of Penn Central in your postings.  Well, just to let you know that while I am most certainly "not" of that era, born 1944, I do have some modest PC holdings.  Here is a very humble but colorful set by Marx.  Its set # 4316 likely from the early 1970's due to the presence of plastic knuckle couplers.  Note to show you that Marx could "roll with the punches" I have this exact same set, but produced earlier, with the set number changed to #4205. packaged exactly the same way,  except that the tender and caboose (same cars in same colors) are labeled New York Central!.

Best Wishes for a great week

Don

Wow, I’m late to the game, but better late than never, Happy Railroading Everyone

It’s been awhile since I posted here. For today’s MWM we have a newer 6464 M& Stl boxcar. Enjoy your week.

@DETROIT posted:

LEE - Great to see your post!!!

My offering for a cold MwM a recent acquisition for my early Penn Central passenger fleet, NYC - Port of Detroit by 3rd Rail

Thanks and it’s good to be posting again. Thanks for sharing your pics.

Good Morning all Happy MWM. Here’s today’s offering the MPC Lionel NW2 switcher. Enjoy your week

@lee drennen posted:

Good Morning all Happy MWM. Here’s today’s offering the MPC Lionel NW2 switcher. Enjoy your week

Henry Ford's RR DTI.  

Ron

@PRRronbh posted:

Henry Ford's RR DTI.  

Ron

Ron I just read about that last week doing my homework on this railroad. There’s a town about 30 miles southwest of me named Ironton Missouri they have one of DT&I cabooses in there town but I always knew it was the same as the town here and I never took the time to go in depth to research it until last week.

Here’s my all Frisco MWM contribution  - 3rd Rail E7 Tx Special, MTH E8s

Cheers !!! 😉

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

That’s a Really nice engine I’ve not seen before. Who made it and when ?

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

LL - is it a custom paint job?

Well I normally don't have much to contribute for a "Midwest" railroad, but I found a box car in my fleet that carries the livery of the Toledo, Peoria, and Western or T.P.& W.  with the slogan "Links East and West" which by definition must mean its midwestern.  This railroad, started in 1887, runs through the heart of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa.

Hope you have a great week.

Best Wishes

Don

Here's a pair of my 2R MoPac GP15-1s working the office loop.

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I normally don't have much to contribute for a "Midwest" railroad, but I found a box car in my fleet that carries the livery of the Toledo, Peoria, and Western or T.P.& W.  with the slogan "Links East and West" which by definition must mean its midwestern.  This railroad, started in 1887, runs through the heart of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa.

Hope you have a great week.

Best Wishes

Don

Glad you found this beautiful car Don and thanks for sharing it.

@Tim Mc posted:

Here's a pair of my 2R MoPac GP15-1s working the office loop.

Nice Screaming Eagles  Tim  

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

Larry thanks for sharing. Hope you become a regular now.

@TrainBub posted:

Here’s my all Frisco MWM contribution  - 3rd Rail E7 Tx Special, MTH E8s

Cheers !!! 😉

Nice Friscos

@DETROIT posted:

Some stuff shot a while back - I have a lot of DT&I but not to many pics.  So, PC / DTI / GM&O MwM.

Nice pics and video. Glad you stopped by.

Good evening Midwest Monday folks, the steamer I posted earlier is a one of a kind, it was created by Pat at Harmonyards for a friend of mine. It started out an older TMCC Lionel T1, but with many pictures of the actual rebuilding of the 576 Big Steam Locomotive that was in Centennial Park in Nashville Tennessee. The boiler, custom headlight, sounds system, custom handmade tender, custom decal work was created by master-builder Pat at Harmonyards, North Carolina. It runs flawlessly with a big Pittman motor and 4 chuffs per revolution…. Thank you all for the kind words. The picture was taken at our good friend Dr. Jack Fishers home, on his magnificent layout. Happy Railroading Everyone

@lee drennen- Thanks Lee for your comment on my TP&W boxcar, I must admit I liked the "rocket" logo myself

@leapinlarry - beautiful pictures Larry and that locomotive #576 was a beauty as well.  I remember Dr. Fisher's magnificent layout (and yours by the way) from my great trip to Nashville last summer.

Best Wishes

Don

Tom