STEAMday Sunday 8/11/2024 edition

Thanks Arnold for firing up the boilers for this Sunday’s display of steam engines.
Here is the Broadway Limited overtaking the  NH&I tourist train while the JC is running  local.

Happy Sunday!

Finishing up “Big Steam” week courtesy of the New York Central on the layout this week………

Have a great and safe week, folks!

Peter

Nickel Plate Road #943 Mallet pulling a early Sunday morning freight through North Station.

My steamer for today is New York Central 0-4-0 #901 – an MTH Premier model (20-3261-1, MSRP $599.95) with PS2 delivered in 2007.

MTH describes this model as a Pennsylvania A5s with its Belpaire firebox replaced by a standard radial firebox. The builder’s plate on the smokebox of the New York Central version even says “Juniata Shops” – not a manufacturer from which the NYC would have bought locomotives.

I consulted Steam Locomotives of the New York Central Lines by W.D. Edson and H.L. Vail Jr. but found no reference to a superheated 0-4-0 switcher like this model. The NYC was buying more powerful 0-6-0 steamers by 1900 and began superheating them around 1915. So, although the model is not prototypical, it’s a good size for my 10’-by-5’ model railroad.

MELGAR

Hello steam fans!  Inspired by Peter’s New York Central “big steam”, I offer my NYC no. 3000, the first of the road’s 4-8-2 L3A Mohawks.  Locomotives with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, known as Mountains on most railroads, were called Mohawks on the NYC due to its flat “Water Level Route” (a NYC slogan).

John

Currently have a Premier 2-8-0 Consolidation in Norfolk and Western on the layout.  It’s quickly becoming one of my favorites with its great detail and ability to handle all the switches and crossings on the inside track of my layout.

Oldies feww hundred pounds of bronze.

@Dennis Holler posted:

Oldies feww hundred pounds of bronze.

Way toooooooo nice

Thanks Arnold for keeping the boiler hot and notching out the throttle this morning!!  Your steam locomotive looks and sounds fabulous!!  When the whistle blows: is that steam vapor I see coming from the whistle?  If so I was not aware until now that Lionel had that technology back in 2002. Wow!

Here are is a pick of my two newest steam locomotives ... the B&O President Harrison in the foreground with the N&W 0-8-0 number 244 in the background on the EL.  

Sometimes a rail fan photographer gets lucky, and  the stars align.   In this case the stars in alignment are steam locomotives on three levels of my layout.  On the bridge .. a B&O Docksider.  On the EL .. a Western Maryland Consolidation 2-8-0.  On the bottom level .. N&W 0-8-0 facing away in foreground and B&O President Harrison with boiler front to camera.

Here are my largest and smallest steam locos today:

New York Central 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #1232 is a Lionel Legacy model (2131070) delivered in 2021. As shown on my 12’-by-8’ model railroad, it’s pulling two New York Central heavyweight passenger cars made by MTH in 1999 as part of 5-Car 70' Madison Passenger Set 20-4026 at MSRP $249.95.

NYC Class F-12 #1232 was built by Alco in 1905 and, after renumbering in 1948, ran in commuter service on the Harlem Division. It was superheated around 1917 and retired in 1952. Class F ten-wheelers also were the standard power on the Putnam Division until the end of steam in 1951. Tractive effort was 31,900 pounds.

MELGAR

Today we have the MTH MTHRRC 2-8-0 from 2003, 30-1309-1, heading a tourist excursion. This model was originally a 5 volt PS/2 model and has been upgraded to PS/3 using a PS32 stacker board. It is seen here running under DCC mode on my layout. And yes, I know I need to replace the headlight that burnt out.

Well for today I have an American Flyer (Chicago Flyer), sheet metal Type XX.  The type was made as both a 2-4-4 and in one case a 2-4-0 for a special set.  It was made both in black and gunmetal grey.  The type which sported catalog numbers 401, 3303, and 4303  was made from 1934-1935, was then absent and then returned 1937-1940.  This one, with the # 401 rubber stamped  under the cab window, body made in black, was offered in 1939 and now featured remote reverse.  In my case she came to me as a set and pulled a consist of an #234 baggage car, #235 Pullman and a #236 observation car all in red.  These car numbers are somewhat strange, catalogued as #1214, 1213 and 1212 every year from 1933-1935 and in 1938 except in 1939 when the numbers were changed to # 234, 235, 236.  Apparently Flyer changed the numbers of about everything in 1939, the transition over to Gilbert management was underway and this may be the reason.

Here is a front end view of her coming at you!

Here she is with her passenger consist including the matching baggage car.

Best wishes, hope your upcoming week goes well.

Don

For those of you that have absolutely nothing better to do for the next two minutes, here is my early PS2 GS4 going through its extended startup.

@Dennis Holler posted:

Oldies feww hundred pounds of bronze.

OK - you apparently have one of my weaknesses. Old 2RO/3RO/outside 3RO. I do not have much, but it fascinates me. I seem to see a Scale Craft NYC Hudson, left, 3rd shelf. I just sold mine at a show last Spring. It was painted (poorly), complete, except for the headlight. Some black-painted styrene tube was used to make it look better for sale (full disclosure). Mine had the rotating steam dome manual e-unit and center-rail pickups. It sold itself when I said to the customer: "pick it up". Cast bronze or brass, but the tender was cast aluminum.

@Darrell posted:

Today we have the MTH MTHRRC 2-8-0 from 2003, 30-1309-1, heading a tourist excursion. This model was originally a 5 volt PS/2 model and has been upgraded to PS/3 using a PS32 stacker board. It is seen here running under DCC mode on my layout. And yes, I know I need to replace the headlight that burnt out.

I like the open air car is that a custom build?

@pennsyfan posted:

I like the open air car is that a custom build?

Yes it is, everything except the trucks was printed on my 3D printer.

@Darrell posted:

Yes it is, everything except the trucks was printed on my 3D printer.

Very nice!

Thank you!