I am very fond of Steam engines and have quite a few in my collection. I thought it would be nice to set up a thread for everyone on the forum to share their favorite steam engines.
Posts can range from toy to real trains, old posters, interesting facts... The sky is the limit!
Every gauge, railroad, and era are welcome!
Here is my MTH NYC L4a Mohawk:
Bryce
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Although I posted in another topic, here are most of mine. As stated notably missing are the Dreyfuss/ESE/NYC Consolidation/3rd Rail Niagara and another MTH J1e Hudson with the PT Tender
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Steam? OK, here's a few to get you started...
Great collection! Boston and Maine would be my favorite
Man, why would you repost ALL of John's photos immediately after his post? Makes the thread unnecessarily long and takes longer to scroll down for EVERYONE following... :-(
It's simple enough to post just the one that is your favorite!
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Steam? OK, here's a few to get you started
If that’s your idea of “a few”, I’d love to see your concept of a lot 
That’s a beautiful collection, John - I see a number of my favorites in there!!!
@Ron H posted:I have several steamers, but this my favorite. A super detailed cab forward. Notice the working oilers.
That is a beauty, Ron. Could you please educate me - where/what are the oilers??? Thanks.
Apple 55,
I would invite you to google the Walschaerts valve gear. It will diagram the valve gear on this loco.
On this model just above the valve gear you will see the oilers which are activated by a rod from the expansion link to the oilers. The expansion link wobbles back and forth and moves the combination link ,which is the vertical bar, which helps move the top piston on the steam chest.
I've probably done a poor job of explaining, but if you'll google the Walschaerts valve gear it will be clear.
All the Best,
Ron
Lionel ac9 . I have a 3rd rail with an oil tender that I prefer, but it is packed away at the moment . 
Prototype and Model:
Rusty
My most recent steam acquisition:
@Apples55 posted:If that’s your idea of “a few”, I’d love to see your concept of a lot
That’s a beautiful collection, John - I see a number of my favorites in there!!!
A lot would be all the rest. 
Just a small sample of what my roster is.
Here are mine:
@stangtrain posted:Here are mine:
Great pictures that you for sharing.
@Apples55 posted:If that’s your idea of “a few”, I’d love to see your concept of a lot
That’s a beautiful collection, John - I see a number of my favorites in there!!!
@gunrunnerjohn posted:A lot would be all the rest.
John,
I agree with Paul, your definition of "few" is different by most of us here!
I'd hate to see what your definition of "a lot" would be. 
May you enjoy each and every one of those engines to the fullest.
GRJ, so you're showing us only a "few", but your "few" is a lot more than many of us have. What a great selection.
Here's a few of my models that I custom painted and modified. All are Lionel Legacy.
RAY
A Pennsy beauty…
@Ron H posted:Apple 55,
On this model just above the valve gear you will see the oilers which are activated by a rod from the expansion link to the oilers. The expansion link wobbles back and forth and moves the combination link ,which is the vertical bar, which helps move the top piston on the steam chest.
Ron
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Ron - a fascinating piece of equipment. It’s amazing what engineers designed to improve efficiency. Now, one last question… did you build/add all the details yourself???
One of my goals is to eventually replicate the entire NS steam program roster. All that's left is 1218 and 4501.
@Allegheny posted:That she is!!
Who was the manufacturer?
Thanks, Kazar… mine is the original Lionel TMCC version from around 2003 (6-38024). It is enormous!!!
@Allegheny posted:John,
I agree with Paul, your definition of "few" is different by most of us here!
I'd hate to see what your definition of "a lot" would be.
May you enjoy each and every one of those engines to the fullest.
Well, I guess a "lot" would be more... 
I don't think I'm going to start unboxing everything in the closets or under the layout, I don't have any more shelves to put them on!
Here's the stuff on the shelves or somewhere on the layout...
Here are the steamers (no diesels or electrics) I have pictures of, including my 24 different types of Pennsy steamers. All of my Pennsy steamers were in operation during the 1948/49 time frame, the era of my layout. There were several other types of steamers in operation during that time that I still need: B8a, E6, H8/9, K2/3, K5, N2, and T1 Prototype with streamlining removed. Unfortunately, most of these have not been made in O.
Click on picture to see. File name has type.
@superwarp1 posted:Just a small sample of what my roster is.
Gary, Thank you for a very enjoyable and very well edited video. You have a wonderful layout. Is it possible, I recognized some of those passengers in passing the windows, maybe even a familiar old man at the throttle of yesterday's Hudson?
kevin
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Well, I guess a "lot" would be more...
I don't think I'm going to start unboxing everything in the closets or under the layout, I don't have any more shelves to put them on!
Here's the stuff on the shelves or somewhere on the layout...
You sir are a man of many amazements!
@Trainmaster04 posted:You sir are a man of many amazements!
I think it's more like no willpower! 
I can't resist a new color.
MTH Premier Lackawanna P47 purchased about 2 years ago; I haven't run it yet, but it's on display in my office.
My 1937 all-original Lionel 700-E scale J1E Hudson, and its modern counterpart made by MTH and converted to DCS by Gunrunnerjohn.
My Williams brass Niagara, also converted to DCS by Gunrunnerjohn
Here are two of my favorites:
Rutland Steam
Mikado
Ten Wheeler
Consolidation
Pacific
0-8-0 Switcher
Here's a green one for St. Paddy's day:
Rusty
I still need to find a smaller drawbar for it, but the Big Boy is always a favorite.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:I think it's more like no willpower!
Geez John. I don't think I've ever seen so many O scale trains in one place. And you evidently have more in boxes under the layout? Talk about excess. What happens to all of them when you die? 😉
@Yellowstone Special posted:Geez John. I don't think I've ever seen so many O scale trains in one place. And you evidently have more in boxes under the layout? Talk about excess. What happens to all of them when you die? 😉
I'll take them!
@Yellowstone Special posted:Geez John. I don't think I've ever seen so many O scale trains in one place. And you evidently have more in boxes under the layout? Talk about excess. What happens to all of them when you die? 😉
They're all buried with me, I'm getting the special elephant sized coffin!
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