STEAMday Sunday (Mother's Day 5/22/24)

Pennsylvania Railroad B-6sb 0-6-0 steam switcher #7136 is an MTH Railking Imperial model (30-1573-1) with PS3 delivered in 2013 at MSRP $399.95.

The B-6 was the standard PRR 0-6-0 heavy steam switcher with more than 350 built between 1902 and 1913. The MTH model represents a superheated B-6sb, of which 238 were built between 1916 and 1920. The engines weighed 180,300 pounds (not including tender), developed 36,140 pounds tractive effort, and had 56-inch driving wheels.

Photos and videos show #7136 on my 12’-by-8’ layout.

MELGAR

Hello, StDaySun fans!  Those who read my SwSat post yesterday will recall I couldn’t load any photos or videos.  I decided to try again today and this photo of my PRR E6 Atlantic promptly loaded.  Go figure!

John

Thanks so much Arnold for getting us steamed up and rolling today!   Here are my steam loco contributions for this fine Mother's Day Sunday!  Keep those boilers fired up and the sight glass full everyone! Good day to all!

As a young lad back in 1951 sits on the hillside watching trains, he's always filled with excitement and wonder as to what kind of engine and train will come thundering  out of East Tunnel located in Patsburg.  Never a dull moment for the surprises are numerous!  

Here a N&W J class jets past with the Powhatan Arrow.  In 1951 this locomotive wearing the number 611 is not even a year old yet, as the builder's plate reads June 1950.  

WOW!!  Next to come barreling out of the tunnel is a B&O 4-8-4 Hudson pulling the Columbian, one of the premier passenger trains of the B&O.

Phew!!  What's this a drag race in slow moe!  What a show of pure power!! Two locomotives exited East Tunnel at the same time, both pulling coal drags.  Well, I guess a coal drag qualifies as a " drag race" .. lol!  

Happy Mother's Day STEAMday Sunday fans, PW Lionel 665 4-6-4 from 1954-59, 66 along with 2065 4-6-4 from 1954-56. God speed all!

@trumpettrain posted:

Thanks so much Arnold for getting us steamed up and rolling today!   Here are my steam loco contributions for this fine Mother's Day Sunday!  Keep those boilers fired up and the sight glass full everyone! Good day to all!

As a young lad back in 1951 sits on the hillside watching trains, he's always filled with excitement and wonder as to what kind of engine and train will come thundering  out of East Tunnel located in Patsburg.  Never a dull moment for the surprises are numerous!  

Here a N&W J class jets past with the Powhatan Arrow.  In 1951 this locomotive wearing the number 611 is not even a year old yet, as the builder's plate reads June 1950.  

WOW!!  Next to come barreling out of the tunnel is a B&O 4-8-4 Hudson pulling the Columbian, one of the premier passenger trains of the B&O.

Phew!!  What's this a drag race in slow moe!  What a show of pure power!! Two locomotives exited East Tunnel at the same time, both pulling coal drags.  Well, I guess a coal drag qualifies as a " drag race" .. lol!  

It was his lucky day with all that action!

Gene

Fans of Santa Fe 2929.......There is a new video just out. Includes Photo shots of Lionel new 2926 setting on the loco. Crew shots also worth a look. They ran it out four blocks and back. Really good detail video for folks modeling this beautiful Loco. Take a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI05HTsZO2g

Richard

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wmdTW8uCLYfGo3xm8

D&H Camelback No.555 pulls a short freight through Mel's Gap on the New Haven section of my layout. No. 555 is an older Lionel unit recently upgraded to TMCC.

OK I know I will likely annoy all you folks with great scale size and super realism, but this is about Mother's Day Steam and so I decided I would post the sort of thing a Mom might buy for her smaller child (before they came of age for electric trains).  This is a battery powered steamer from Japan which has an amazing action and noise.  Its large, about standard gauge, and of course like so many Japanese lithograph toys of the 1960's incredibly bright and colorful.

So Happy Mother's Day to every Mom out there.

Best Wishes

Don

Don, you don’t need to make any excuses for that beauty!  Now I’ve seen another steamer besides the Lionel 2025 with a 2-6-4 wheel arrangement.

John

Like the 1957 Lionel catalog stated, "The Grandaddy of them all",  Norfolk & Western's 4-8-4 Class J Northern at rest at the old Manassas Railway Station.  Steam at its very best.  Happy Mother's Day to everyone.

Good Choice Don McErlean

@Steam Crazy - Thank you for your compliment, glad you enjoyed the picture.  To be honest, I never noticed the 2-6-4 wheel arrangement commonality with the 2025, that's a HOOT!

@OKHIKER - WOW what a great picture. You know until you get up close to one of these large steam engines it is hard to imagine how HUGE they actually were.  What a beast!

Best Wishes

Don

From a Christmas layout from LONG ago

the one on the lower level was a Christmas present from my then wife for our first Christms.

The one of the upper level was a Christmas gift from my parents and was part of a house warming gift when my then wife and I bought this house.

- walt

@Bill Park - Thanks Bill

@walt rapp - Walter - I don't know how others may feel but to me you are the reigning champion of the Xmas layout.  I don't think I have ever seen, nor have I ever attempted to build, such elaborate Christmas layouts.  They are spectacular.  Thanks for posting.

Don

@Don McErlean : I don't quite know how to respond to that so I better be safe and just say Thanks for those amazingly kind words.

- walt

@walt rapp - Hey, as a lifelong engineer personal expression was never my long suit either.  I was just trying to express how much I have enjoyed your presenting of your Xmas layouts.  In addition, admiring the amount of effort you must put in to create them.  Super series Walt

Don