S Scale Frisco "Meteor" Northern

Mark

You might be right about the Meteor not being rerun, and I regret selling mine, as it turned out it was my 7 year olds favorite engines and brings it up often that I sold it.  

But, Lionel reran the flyerchief Berks (that first run sold out and many missed out) and I had talked with Lionel who told me there would definitely be another run of FlyerChief northerns (although no mention of the  meteor).  It would not surprise me if we saw a Frisco northern in 4500, I think there were a few notherns in real life painted up as the   Meteor.

Time will tell. Either way, the loco for sale up there is a good deal!

Ben

NotInWI posted:

 It would not surprise me if we saw a Frisco northern in 4500, I think there were a few notherns in real life painted up as the   Meteor.

Time will tell. Either way, the loco for sale up there is a good deal!

Ben

There were only three Frisco Northern's painted up in Meteor: 4500, 4501, 4502 and were oil burners.  4503-4514 and 4515-4524 were coal burners that got the Frisco Fast Freight treatment:

However, they also pulled passenger trains when needed:

Later on, all the fancy lettering was dropped:

Frisco fully dieselized in 1952.  All of the Northern's and a handful of others were held in reserve for Korean war service, but the call never came.  Beginning 1953 Frisco began donating locomotives to interested communities.  By 1956 most of Frisco's remaining steam locomotives were sent to scrap.

Rusty

Rusty

That peaks my interest, I would like to see that freight scheme in color.  

Ben 

NotInWI posted:

Rusty

That peaks my interest, I would like to see that freight scheme in color.  

Ben 

Every now and then I look at my second AM Northern and go "Hmmmm..."

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

Every now and then I look at my second AM Northern and go "Hmmmm..."

Rusty

Rusty,

I went "Hmmmm" a while ago and did this to my AM Northern.  Not a perfect Greenbriar, but as a quickie project, it's fine.  I stretched a Flyer tender by hacking up two of them, and with a little paint and decals, here it is:

So if you want to do the Meteor, have at it!  The only trouble with mine is that I have an extra SF style tender shell.  That's offset by the cab number which is actually a C&O number for one of their 4-8-4s.  Now, we expect to see your Meteor soon...!

poniaj posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

Every now and then I look at my second AM Northern and go "Hmmmm..."

Rusty

Rusty,

I went "Hmmmm" a while ago and did this to my AM Northern.  Not a perfect Greenbriar, but as a quickie project, it's fine.  I stretched a Flyer tender by hacking up two of them, and with a little paint and decals, here it is:

So if you want to do the Meteor, have at it!  The only trouble with mine is that I have an extra SF style tender shell.  That's offset by the cab number which is actually a C&O number for one of their 4-8-4s.  Now, we expect to see your Meteor soon...!

Sorry, Jerry...  The old 'Round Tuit is overflowing and there's this little voice in my head saying:

Rusty

Were all of the American Flyer 6-47259 Frisco Northerns equipped with BlueTooth, or only those sold in 2017? There is no mention of BlueTooth in the 2016 catalog where the Frisco Northern first appeared, BlueTooth is only mentioned in the 2017 catalog, although the item number remains the same for both catalogs.

Bill in FtL

Bill

I had three of the four northerns that were released. (Milwaukee, UP, and Frisco)  There was only one run of them, even though they were in more than one catalog.  All three of the northerns I had had the Bluetooth feature.  

In one of notch 6 podcasts (I believe) someone from Lionel, I think it was Mike R, stated that the Flyer Northerns were some of the very first realeases from Lionel with Bluetooth.  And that it was a feature added after the catalog art was done, so there was no mention in the first catalog.  

Ben 

Thanks Ben,

I thought that was the case, but wasn’t sure, since my Berkshires have no BT. Apparently the artwork for the box may also have been done beforehand too, since there is no BT mentioned on the end flap of the box shown in the pictures, as well. The Frisco model is a beauty, it must look great with a string of American Models passenger cars that were made to match it. I wish I had more space on my small layout.

Bill in FtL

Bill Nielsen posted:

 The Frisco model is a beauty, it must look great with a string of American Models passenger cars that were made to match it. I wish I had more space on my small layout.

Bill in FtL

My friend's Meteor posed on my scale railroad:

Rusty

It is indeed a pretty sight to behold...