STEAMday Sunday I/5/2025 edition

PW Lionel Berk along with PW Lionel K4 Have a good STEAMday Sunday All!

Hello, StDaySun fans!  Arnold, you have a lot of great whimsical scenes on your layout, but Yankee Stadium is my favorite.  I always get a kick seeing the rats with the pizza.  Have you considered having Bigfoot play left field?

Yesterday, on SwSat, we got into double-headers, which led me to a search of the archives for a steam duo.  I found a couple of Lionel favorites, NYC 0-6-0 no. 901 and NYC 0-6-0T Docksider no. X-8688, on a caboose hop.  The Docksider is the first of two steamers (the other is my B&M Mogul) that I turned into a dummy due to excess wear and tear.  It gave both of them a new life because I can’t double-head in conventional mode.

John

Arnold,

I'm pleased to see that your New York Central 0-6-0 steamer #222 is running well.

I’m posting New York Central 4-6-0 ten-wheeler #1244 again. I think this model is as nice as anything else that Lionel has to offer, so I’ve kept it on my layout for weeks and continue to run it.

The website of the New York Central System Historical Society has a color photograph of #1244 at Yorktown Heights, NY – on the “Put.” The photo was taken on July 20, 1951 and shows the silver-colored cylinder/valve covers, so the model's paint job is prototypical. Links to two photos of #1244 on the NYCSHS below - where you may see and purchase the photos.

New York Central #1244 Color Photo

New York Central #1244 B/W Photo

MELGAR

Some additions to the layout.  First is a yellow-belly 490 Hudson. Already had the 490 in its original form as a F19 Pacific.

Fact is I like the F19 from the 2007 run so much, I added the Halloween and RF&P version from the newly delivered options.

Picture of the whole family:

All wonderful contributions today.
John, Bigfoot is in right field, his name is Aaron Judge.

Arnold

Steam service to the Station and the Circus……

Have a great week and safe travels to all in this storm.

Peter

Yesterday I ran my B&O 2-8-0 #2770, a custom run from Pat’s trains. I find it relaxing watching this particular engine run especially with the gloss paint job. I like the look of the glistening shine in this video even though it’s far from prototypical. I recently purchased the matching single sheathed boxcar from Beth that I’ve been looking for with the other road number. The caboose is an unlettered custom run from Mr. Muffin’s that I added the K4 B&O decals.

Happy New Year to all, Gene

@MELGAR posted:

Arnold,

I'm pleased to see that your New York Central 0-6-0 steamer #222 is running well.

I’m posting New York Central 4-6-0 ten-wheeler #1244 again. I think this model is as nice as anything else that Lionel has to offer, so I’ve kept it on my layout for weeks and continue to run it.

The website of the New York Central System Historical Society has a color photograph of #1244 at Yorktown Heights, NY – on the “Put.” The photo was taken on July 20, 1951 and shows the silver-colored cylinder/valve covers, so the model's paint job is prototypical. Links to two photos of #1244 on the NYCSHS below - where you may see and purchase the photos.

New York Central #1244 Color Photo

New York Central #1244 B/W Photo

MELGAR

Mel, just curious, looking at the pictures, did the original #1244 not have classification lights?

Gene

Lionel by MTH Baby Blue Comet in "O" gauge.

- walt

Thanks so much Arnold for keeping the fire hot and the boiler pressure up to get us running today!  Great looking 0-6-0 you have running today.  I'm sure it scared a few rats away as it trundled by!   Lucky rats are eating pizza no less!! LOL!  

Today here's a video of steam running on my railroad this morning .... A Westside Lumber Shay ... B&O President Harrison P7 Pacific ( I just love this engine and especially when the B&O Martha Washington Stations Sounds diner is in its' consist.  So entertaining to operate this train! ) and a C&O 0-8-0 sitting still on a siding.  

There are also two still shots of the President Harrison in both night and day.

@Steam Crazy posted:

Hello, StDaySun fans!  Arnold, you have a lot of great whimsical scenes on your layout, but Yankee Stadium is my favorite.  I always get a kick seeing the rats with the pizza.  Have you considered having Bigfoot play left field?

Yesterday, on SwSat, we got into double-headers, which led me to a search of the archives for a steam duo.  I found a couple of Lionel favorites, NYC 0-6-0 no. 901 and NYC 0-6-0T Docksider no. X-8688, on a caboose hop.  The Docksider is the first of two steamers (the other is my B&M Mogul) that I turned into a dummy due to excess wear and tear.  It gave both of them a new life because I can’t double-head in conventional mode.

John

John - Now that is one very cool looking double header!!!

@Genemed posted:

Yesterday I ran my B&O 2-8-0 #2770, a custom run from Pat’s trains. I find it relaxing watching this particular engine run especially with the gloss paint job. I like the look of the glistening shine in this video even though it’s far from prototypical. I recently purchased the matching single sheathed boxcar from Beth that I’ve been looking for with the other road number. The caboose is an unlettered custom run from Mr. Muffin’s that I added the K4 B&O decals.

Happy New Year to all, Gene

Gene - Terrific looking locomotive!!! WOW!!!  Your decal work on the caboose looks great!!  

And that President Harrison is one beautiful engine, Patrick!  No wonder you love to run it!

John

@trumpettrain posted:

Gene - Terrific looking locomotive!!! WOW!!!  Your decal work on the caboose looks great!!  

Thank you Patrick, I’ve got 2 more sets of K4 decals on the way to change the road name on a couple of bulkhead flat cars, I’ll post when finished.

Gene

Thanks Arnold for getting us started today.   My contribution today is an American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) Type 401 locomotive and her consist of passenger cars.  I acquired this as a "set" however I don't think that Flyer marketed it as such.  The cars and loco are from slightly different periods, the loco somewhat earlier in the 30's but so what.

Here is the full consist.

Best wishes on our first week of 2025...Don

@Don McErlean posted:

The cars and loco are from slightly different periods, the loco somewhat earlier in the 30's but so what.

“but so what”, well said Don. I would never know the difference, I just enjoy the history and pics of your collection.

Happy New Year Sir, Gene

@Genemed posted:

Mel, just curious, looking at the pictures, did the original #1244 not have classification lights?

Gene

Photos of F-12e #1244 on the website of the New York Central System Historical Society show two small classification lights mounted on the front of the smokebox but there are no photos of #1244 with classification lights atop the smokebox, as on the model. Another reference shows F-12e #1238 and it does not have similar lights. However, a 1936 photo of F-12e #2114, which later was renumbered #1240, has classification lights exactly like Lionel's model of #1244. It's possible that classification lights varied over time and depended on the division to which a locomotive was assigned. I can understand why Lionel would not go through the expense of modeling this detail precisely. The silver cylinder/valve covers are clearly visible on all photos of #1244 (one color, the others black and white) that I found on the NYCSHS website.

MELGAR

Happy STEAMSunday!

Here’s an MTH PROTO 1 PRR 2-8-8-2 Y-3 Mallet. I haven’t run it in awhile. It’s acting like it’s a conventional engine. No dings & dongs. That said the whistle is blowing almost non stop. Still looks good though.

@MELGAR posted:

Photos of F-12e #1244 on the website of the New York Central System Historical Society show two small classification lights mounted on the front of the smokebox but there are no photos of #1244 with classification lights atop the smokebox, as on the model. Another reference shows F-12e #1238 and it does not have similar lights. However, a 1936 photo of F-12e #2114, which later was renumbered #1240, has classification lights exactly like Lionel's model of #1244. It's possible that classification lights varied over time and depended on the division to which a locomotive was assigned. I can understand why Lionel would not go through the expense of modeling this detail precisely. The silver cylinder/valve covers are clearly visible on all photos of #1244 (one color, the others black and white) that I found on the NYCSHS website.

MELGAR

Thanks for the explanation. I see what you’re saying, I noticed the 2 tabs at around 10:00 & 2:00 on front of the smoke box, they just didn’t look like lights in the picture.

Gene

Happy STEAMday Sunday

My three MTH 0-4-0t "Docksiders".

Bob

@Genemed posted:

Thanks for the explanation. I see what you’re saying, I noticed the 2 tabs at around 10:00 & 2:00 on front of the smoke box, they just didn’t look like lights in the picture.

Gene

At first, I wasn't sure they are lights because they are so small. Other photos, especially black/white ones, show them a bit more clearly. I'm pretty sure I've seen older Lionel models with small lights on the front of the smokebox.

MELGAR

S.B.R. 0-6-0T

Successful 1st run of the new RF&P F19.

@trumpettrain posted:

my oh my @trumpettrain - I sure wouldn't want to be the one riding a bike there

- walt

@Genemed - Thank you for your compliment on my pic's.  I appreciate it very much.  I am glad you enjoy them.

Best Regards,   Don

Thanks Arnold for getting the Steam up. Here’s a PRR Class 5 4-6-0 on the point of a Heavyweight consist. Ahh das blinkin lights. Yes they have to be shopped. They were recently acquired from two different sources; but that’s another story.