STEAMday Sunday 10/6/2024 edition

New York Central 10 wheeler pulls a local passenger train on the Putnam Division......

Have a great and safe week, everyone!

Peter

Good morning, steam crazies!  Two weeks ago, I posted my Lionel Mohawk and said I’d post a video with its “haunting” whistle.  That idea sounded so good I decided to post a “symphony” (Patrick, my apologies for the loose use of this term) of steam whistles from a selection of my steam fleet.

So…without further fanfare, let’s turn down the lights and raise the curtain!  These steam whistles are “music to my ears”.  I hope they’re music to your ears, too!

John

Love your Putnam Fivision trains, Peter,

Here is a video of that same Long Island B6 steamer from an angle on my layout that I may have never shown before, leaving a siding:

Steam Up! Thanks Arnold. Steam is King today here in Farmingdale NJ. On Main 1 is Lionel #9631 2-8-2 Mikado w TMCC on the point of PRR The Senator.

On Main 2 is Lionel #5741 4-6-0 with legacy on the point of an auto train.

On the local track is Lionel Post War # 2046 with a consist of Lionel Post War 2400 passenger cars.

@Steam Crazy posted:

Good morning, steam crazies!  Two weeks ago, I posted my Lionel Mohawk and said I’d post a video with its “haunting” whistle.  That idea sounded so good I decided to post a “symphony” (Patrick, my apologies for the loose use of this term) of steam whistles from a selection of my steam fleet.

So…without further fanfare, let’s turn down the lights and raise the curtain!  These steam whistles are “music to my ears”.  I hope they’re music to your ears, too!

John

Love this! Bravo John! This is one of the most original and entertaining Forum posts I’ve ever seen since I joined the Forum in November 2017.
Would love to simultaneous hear these whistles, maybe you can get them to sing harmony, John.

Arnold

Thank you, Arnold!  I’m glad you liked it.  You made my day!

Now I’m off to a NETCA train show.  It really is a good day!

John

@Steam Crazy posted:

Good morning, steam crazies!  Two weeks ago, I posted my Lionel Mohawk and said I’d post a video with its “haunting” whistle.  That idea sounded so good I decided to post a “symphony” (Patrick, my apologies for the loose use of this term) of steam whistles from a selection of my steam fleet.

So…without further fanfare, let’s turn down the lights and raise the curtain!  These steam whistles are “music to my ears”.  I hope they’re music to your ears, too!

John

Nicely done John, a unique approach to a great idea!

Gene

PW Lionel 2046 4-6-4 from 1950-53 and still running strong

Pennsy switcher

Photos/videos show my Lionel Legacy model (2231120) of New York Central 2-8-0 Consolidation #960 on my 12’-by-8’ layout.

The real New York Central #960 was a class G-6i locomotive built for subsidiary Michigan Central as #7812 by Alco (Brooks Works) in June 1909 and scrapped as NYC #1195 in 1954. Unfortunately, the prototype of Lionel’s model was not that engine but actually was a Southern Pacific Harriman Consolidation that burned oil and had a Vanderbilt tender. I try to avoid buying non-prototypical models but this one is quite good looking in my opinion, so I bought it anyway…

MELGAR

I hope you guys aren't tired of seeing my pics of my new Dreyfuss. Am just so pleased to have finally acquired one of these beauties!

Working uo 2.1% grade, P&LE Berkshire exitsthe first Honeymoon Tunnel on CONUS Lines

@c.sam posted:

I hope you guys aren't tired of seeing my pic of my new Dreyfuss. Am just so pleased to have finally acquired one of the beauties!

@Rick Wright posted:

Working uo 2.1% grade, P&LE Berkshire exitsthe first Honeymoon Tunnel on CONUS Lines

Sweet looking locomotives!

The "Greenbrier" pulling into the North Main Street Station...

@Steam Crazy - Great Sounds !  Somebody had to do it so I did, got all those whistles blowing together!!  It was GREAT!  Thanks for the sound display.

For me today, a "blast from the past" ...this is an American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) , type X steam locomotive, #3308 from 1932,  and at 92 years old, she still runs fine.

Best wishes and hope you have a great week.

Don

Don, glad you enjoyed the show!  You motivated me to try all the whistles together, too;  the word "cacophony" comes to mind.  I was thinking of recording it for Halloween, but I think it would scare the kids away!

John

@Steam Crazy posted:

Good morning, steam crazies!  Two weeks ago, I posted my Lionel Mohawk and said I’d post a video with its “haunting” whistle.  That idea sounded so good I decided to post a “symphony” (Patrick, my apologies for the loose use of this term) of steam whistles from a selection of my steam fleet.

So…without further fanfare, let’s turn down the lights and raise the curtain!  These steam whistles are “music to my ears”.  I hope they’re music to your ears, too!

John

John - no apology needed!   I like your symphony of steam whistles!!   To my ears, there's nothing quite like the sound of a steam locomotive's whistle.  The sound always brings a smile to my face while stirring by soul!  I particularly like numbers 2 and 4 in your line up from top to bottom.   Thanks for taking the time to set up the locos and record all of them!  

Thanks so much Arnold for stoking fire and keeping the boiler hot to get us up and running today!  Love your B6!!  Here is my new to me Weaver brass  B&O 0-6-0.  I love how its' Suethe smoke unit can pour out the smoke which is evident in this video.  

@trumpettrain posted:

Thanks so much Arnold for stoking fire and keeping the boiler hot to get us up and running today!  Love your B6!!  Here is my new to me Weaver brass  B&O 0-6-0.  I love how its' Suethe smoke unit can pour out the smoke which is evident in this video.  

Love the royal blue color of many of your B&O locomotives, Patrick.

Arnold

Well, my "steamers" don't compare in sound to the ones that @Steam Crazy so creatively posted, but at least they don't yell at me when I walk on them.  They are throw rugs that I only set out when I have my Christmas layout up.

- walt