Switcher Saturday 04-30-22

Love that little Plymouth switcher, JHZ. Here’s my favorite little box cab switcher coming through the industrial part of town on its way to pick up a load of scrap metal -

Happy Switcher Saturday!

70 ton switcher on the move this morning.

Penn Central SW8 8616 (Lionel) works a local industry:

Tom

Good morning, yard goat guys!  Your Yardmaster, faced with time and creativity restraints today, decided to go to the archives for an oldie but goodie.

A BMW Isetta has stalled on the tracks.  The crossing tender on duty, fortunately, was able to report the plight of the hapless auto in time to stop UP GP20 no. 475 from pulverizing it.  Some of the bystanders on hand wondered why a wrecker was dispatched to move the microcar when it could easily be pushed off by a couple of kids!

Rumor of the day: “TALES OF THE DOCKSIDER” may return next Saturday!

John

I noticed one of the SwSat regulars, MELGAR, hasn’t posted in a long time.  I hope he’s OK, I always enjoyed his posts.  Has anyone heard from him?

John

Good morning fellow switcher fans!!   Thanks JHZ 563 for notching out the throttle and getting us started on a work morning!  Glad you and Mrs. Z were able to attend York! Very nice switcher video too!

As is always the case you all have posted some great photos/videos this morning!!

Today on the Free State Junction Railway the company photographer, Seymour Lenz, has spent time down at Butler Junction photographing switcher action coming through and approaching the Junction.  Wishing everyone a happy and safe weekend!!

A B&O SW 9,  in the hole on the far track, giving a N&W J class and her train the mainline.  The nose of 0-8-0 number 75, a C&O switcher, is also in the hole.   Willy Jo Jones and Herbie Lutz don't even notice as they chat it up at the rear of the caboose.  

Pennsy A5 making its' way over Patsburg Ave grade crossing.

That's brakeman Boxcar Bill riding the front deck of B&O SW9 594.  Getting ready to make a pick up.

Western Maryland BL2 and Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000 share Seymour's lens along with the nose of C&O 0-8-0.

B&O SW 9 torpedo boat with an ALCO FA B unit.

Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000 with calf approach Butler Junction on the main.  Conductor Keaster Bottoms and brakeman Dipper Bigly chat it up on the deck as the locomotive team brings it's train forward at 25 mph.

@Steam Crazy posted:

I noticed one of the SwSat regulars, MELGAR, hasn’t posted in a long time.  I hope he’s OK, I always enjoyed his posts.  Has anyone heard from him?

John

MELGAr recently posted 4/22/2022 about Preimer B&A cabooses.

Ron

Happy SWSat!

Busy day today with non-train honey-do's and yard work so a couple from the archives.

Glad you were able to get to York @jhz563.

@Steam Crazy John- He started a thread yesterday, which was then deleted late last night. He responded to a few of us who wished him well too. The thread was about his favorite New England RR's but it may have run afoul of the new tightening of the "post to the correct thread" rules.

I love the K-line Plymouth too!

Have a great weekend.

Bob

Happy Switcher Saturday. I also miss Melgar`s pictures and comments. I have now pulled out the first of the "city" modules and next week I will have a tunnel installed on which the "city" & industrial landscape will be partly built. Since that landscape is till pretty boring, I prefer to post pictures from the Maine countryside.

Johan

Johan the pictures from your Maine countryside are incredible as usual but talk of the city module has piqued my interest.  Maybe we can see some progress photos as you build?

Well good morning SwSat fans, like RSJB18 its a busy "spring clean up" day here in Texas as well.  So I will pull from some of my archives.  I don't have any of those K-like Plymouth's but I do LOVE MY BEEPS.   Here are a couple hard at work on the Leonardtown and Savannah.

Here is the Air Force moving some rockets into our defensive positions...still can't trust them "Ruskies".

If the Air Force moves, can the Navy be far behind!

Naturally, moving the more unexciting but absolutely necessary supplies and logistics, the PRR.

While on the other side of the pond, our allies in the UK use the Hornby LMS tank engine to get their defenses ready.

Best wishes and hope you all have a great weekend - even if its full of "yard work".

Don

Johan. like Coach Joe, I'm looking forward to seeing your latest creation.  Is the slope the BL2 is on as steep as it appears, or is it an optical illusion?

John

@Steam Crazy posted:

Johan. like Coach Joe, I'm looking forward to seeing your latest creation.  Is the slope the BL2 is on as steep as it appears, or is it an optical illusion?

John

John,

Maybe I can post some pictures as construction progresses a bit. It is an optical illusion that occurs when using zoom in the camera.

Johan

@coach joe posted:

Johan the pictures from your Maine countryside are incredible as usual but talk of the city module has piqued my interest.  Maybe we can see some progress photos as you build?

Joe,

I can definitely post pictures as long as the project progresses a bit. Let's see if it arouses any interest.

Johan

What happened in Vegas?

                                                                      SCL

@RSJB18 posted:

@Steam Crazy John- He started a thread yesterday, which was then deleted late last night. He responded to a few of us who wished him well too. The thread was about his favorite New England RR's but it may have run afoul of the new tightening of the "post to the correct thread" rules.

Bob

Bob,

My post of April 29, 2002 about New England Railroads and the Lionel 2-6-0 Mogul steam engine 6-38019 was indeed deleted due to posting in the incorrect Forum... It can now be seen at this URL:

https://ogrforum.com/...ds-your-model-trains

MELGAR

Have a good SW Sat all, 0-4-0 bringing in another rocket for launching.

0-6-0 pulling out on to the main line!