More vintage PRR Locomotives

Nice.  I think the Blum was cast aluminum, so not quite as heavy as brass.  My favorite is the M1 with 8 axle tender.  I have the drivers, so I better get started.  I am watching those Lobaugh 8 wheel commonwealth trucks go for more than $30, so I shall wait for a reasonably priced pair.

Might not be a Blum then. This had a cast bronze boiler, so was the Tender if I recall.

Here's a Mi-loco PRR K5. One of three from the same collection. 17/64. Some type of cast aluminum. One had some metal fatigue. I think this was an ok one.

One of those went through my shop.  Painted it Tuscan.  Frank hated it, so back to green.  Ran like a watch.  Recognizable - the green is lighter than true DGLE.

I believe these are two Saginaw PRR H10 class locomotives. I should have acquired one of these when I had the chance since I didn't yet have any H's on my roster. When I sold them for the owners I mistakenly listed them as Central Loco Work models. But I believe these predate that release. They only needed restored.   

Very nice.

Despite what my wife says, you can never have too many PRR locos.

bob2 posted:

Nice.  I think the Blum was cast aluminum, so not quite as heavy as brass.  My favorite is the M1 with 8 axle tender.  I have the drivers, so I better get started.  I am watching those Lobaugh 8 wheel commonwealth trucks go for more than $30, so I shall wait for a reasonably priced pair.

$30 for a pair of Lobaugh Commonwealth tender trucks seems eminently reasonable. 

All nice loco's, Thanks for posting!!

Some pictures of a M1a looks identical to the one above. I dont know the manufacturer however?   cTr... ( choose the Right )

Well, nice.  I had a Ferris go through here in the 1990s.  All I remember is that the boiler had been squished, so I made another using the parts that came with it.

So back to K4s?

First one is an Alexander frame, Lobaugh drivers, scratch with Max tender.

Red one is a redone Scale Craft.  I do have a mechanism for it with correct driver counterweights.

Third is one I got at O scale West in the late 1980s from Don Massy.  All I did to it was remove the outside third shoes and coat it with Future to preserve the ancient and fractured varnish finish.  Oh - and steal the drivers for a guy in Florida.  Those are coined brass drivers

Fourth is another stock locomotive - came from the East Coast in a box with a bunch of other old old models.  

But wait! Here is another Scale Craft variant!

And I do have H10s - later . . . and a bunch of B6 switchers including a 2-rail Lionel.  the bell is always ringing . . .

Same collection, but not PRR. Someone's very vintage attempt at a Triplex. Not sure if it was a kit or a scratch build kit bash. But a 3 motor beast! This one ended up being shipped to Japan. I couldnt get the motors to turn when electric leads were placed on. I wonder what it looks like now after 10 years in Japan.

That one will be a labor of love - glad it isn't anywhere near my shop.

Here are a few CLW and Saginaw PRR steamers.  Some need a lot of work.  9915 was my very first O Scale steam kit.

Long Island 22 is a Saginaw, badly needing a new firebox and valve gear.  Even though poorly lettered, I have not yet had the fortitude to eliminate its original owner's handiwork.  Atlantic 737 is mostly scratch from Saginaw, CLW, and Lobaugh parts.  Drivers are sprung, since the Saginaw main frame was poorly drilled.   I did discover that the Atlantic boiler is a lot longer than the H10 Consolidation!  And 9917 is pure Saginaw, with a little help from me - not much.

rex desilets posted:

Very nice.

Despite what my wife says, you can never have too many PRR locos.

Amen, amen, I say to you amen!!!

George