Switcher Saturday 08-28-2021

Hello fellow switcher fans!!  JHZ563 thanks for firing up the thread early today

Today on the Free State Junction Railway ... the company photographer has been out and about on the property capturing switchers and their crews at work.  Have a most enjoyable weekend everyone.  Be safe = Be well!

SW9 leads a freight through the junction.  

MA & PA crew making a gondola pick up.

Engineer Chester Wiggins inspects the running grear on number 97.

B&O GP9s have just been laced up.  This duo will be doing coal drag duty shortly.

Brakeman Nubby Lawson on the back deck of MA & PA number 70.

I recently had four small switchers set up on my 12’-by-8’ layout.

New Haven GE 44-Tonner #807 (MTH Premier PS3)

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0-6-0T #15 (Lionel)

Boston & Maine GE 44-Tonner #117 (MTH Premier PS3)

New York Central EMD SW-1500 #9654 (MTH Premier PS2 5-volt)

MELGAR

Switchers at work.

Lionel Lionchief+ A5 0-4-0 #1662

Lionel TMCC 0-8-0 #7745

Lionel Conventional 0-4-0 #1665

Lionel Dockside Switcher 0-6-0 #8688

Lionel Postwar 2-4-2 #8579

K-Line Plymouth Switcher #80

Atlas TMCC RS-1 #8102

Lionel Dockside Switcher 0-6-0 #8688

Atlas O TMCC RS-1 #8102

Lionel TMCC RS-11 #8010

MTH RS-3 #8225

Lionel Conventional 0-8-0 #7795 (from starter set)

Lionel TMCC 0-8-0 #7745

@MELGAR, @trumpettrain you guys are unreal. I have this recurring fantasy that I will be able to sleep in on a Saturday, but I don't want everyone to wait for the thread to start so I hot publish right before I fall asleep.   I never really expected anyone to have amazing contributions ready in the middle of the night!

Also between the kids and the dog, sleeping in is purely delusional.

Here's a long shot of 2102 kicking some hoppers around just to stay Switcher related.

@trumpettrain posted:

Switchers at work.

Bravo, Patrick, that is one fantastic video.

@NYC Fan posted:

Lionel Lionchief+ A5 0-4-0 #1662

Lionel TMCC 0-8-0 #7745

Lionel Conventional 0-4-0 #1665

Lionel Dockside Switcher 0-6-0 #8688

Lionel Postwar 2-4-2 #8579

K-Line Plymouth Switcher #80

Atlas TMCC RS-1 #8102

Lionel Dockside Switcher 0-6-0 #8688

Atlas O TMCC RS-1 #8102

Lionel TMCC RS-11 #8010

MTH RS-3 #8225

Lionel Conventional 0-8-0 #7795 (from starter set)

Lionel TMCC 0-8-0 #7745

Very nice photos, Skip.

Happy SWSAT everyone! I’m a early bird too I think it’s all about get old lol.  Thanks for starting it early here’s some random pics of my switchers enjoy your weekend.

Happy SWSat!

Off to another great start. Welcome back Mr. Z. Our youngest is a senior in HS this year. Early for him is 9 AM. Should be interesting getting him out the door by 7:15 this Wed.

Back to switchers. Got a couple of Beeps and Geeps this week. Still running the ATSF so I added my Lionel GP-9 to the layout this week. It's an MPC model, but it runs nice and smooth, growl and all!

@RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

Off to another great start. Welcome back Mr. Z. Our youngest is a senior in HS this year. Early for him is 9 AM. Should be interesting getting him out the door by 7:15 this Wed.

Back to switchers. Got a couple of Beeps and Geeps this week. Still running the ATSF so I added my Lionel GP-9 to the layout this week. It's an MPC model, but it runs nice and smooth, growl and all!

Love that MPC Geep Growl

A Penn Central Geep (Atlas O) eases the local around a curve as a SW8 (Atlas O) works the nearby yard:

Tom

@jhz563 posted:

@MELGAR, @trumpettrain you guys are unreal. I have this recurring fantasy that I will be able to sleep in on a Saturday, but I don't want everyone to wait for the thread to start so I hot publish right before I fall asleep.   I never really expected anyone to have amazing contributions ready in the middle of the night! Also between the kids and the dog, sleeping in is purely delusional.

jhz563,

Switcher Saturday is the high point of the week! What topic could be more deserving of prior preparation? Sleep is overrated.

MELGAR

WOW you guys really get up early to get your wonderful pictures posted! It's  not even 7am here yet and I see some post were made 9 hours ago! LOL

but back to switches, You all have some very impressive switchers and stories to go with them! I don't have anything right now, but after coffee I will get out there and see what the guys have running today!

Happy SwSat everyone! Wow, the weeks are just flying by. Here’s my little B6 switcher pulling its load under the downtown El this fine morning.  What a great little engine and a wonderful smoker. I had to turn it off because she was clouding up the photos-

This short video was inspired by Patrick's above video, and shows an MTH Protos 3 Long Island steam switcher in action, picking up a stock car, giraffe cars and caboose.

It was challenging for me to run the train using the DCS remote and simultaneously shooting the video with my smartphone:

Wow, it’s only 9:45 AM EST and I’m late to the party!  Too many great posts to comment on individually today, but I enjoyed them all.

Today’s featured railroad is the Central Railroad of New Jersey (one of my favorites, despite being a life long MA resident).  Camelback ten wheeler no. 763 has stalled due to a valve gear failure.  In a scene reminiscent of TALES OF THE DOCKSIDER,  CNJ GP7 no. 1524 has been dispatched to tow 763 to the roundhouse.  Both these engines are MTH models.  Is it already a year ago that Mike shocked us with his retirement announcement?

John

Hello Switcher Saturday Forumites!!

A few photos this week of some of my switchers in service.

Also a “builders photo” of my newest addition to the fleet is Overland models Reading Baldwin AS-16 road switcher.

Enjoy!! John P Dunn Sr Scale2Rail Promotions

Arnold, I admire your multi tasking skill!

John

@MELGAR posted:

jhz563,

Switcher Saturday is the high point of the week! What topic could be more deserving of prior preparation? Sleep is overrated.

MELGAR

You said it Mel. Who can sleep in on SWSAT?

@Steam Crazy posted:

Arnold, I admire your multi tasking skill!

John

John, for me, it was a juggling act to shoot a video of a switcher doing some switching.

My only picture of my American Flyer 0-6-0 switcher. There are two 0-6-0 dockside switches sitting on the shelves. This picture was taken sometime back in the 70's.

Well hello and great pictures everyone.  Trumptrain that was quite a video, super thanks!  John- I was fascinated by the level of detail on the Reading Camel Back, quite a loco for sure.

Well everyone is talking about a lack of sleep and no wonder given the events of the last few weeks in the world.  So in preparation for a more robust defense if needed, the military contingent around "Small Town" on the L&S is moving up some defensive fire power.

Here is the Lionel (MPC) 8300 2-4-0 bringing up some missiles out of storage to the missile base just outside of town.  He also has charge of one of the Air Forces, mobile rail launch cars just in case the missile base gets attacked.

Not to be outdone, the Navy up from Savannah wharf and the river port brings in a reconnaissance aircraft to keep a look out for those terrorists!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Don

WOW just stopped by for a peek. A great big appreciation so thanks
Arnold, Trump train, Mel, NYC fan, Lee Drennen, RSJB18 (will send you an email this weekend), Tom Denzel, Strap hanger, and last but not least JDunn (hey man how ya doing?) and all others. This has made my Saturday better.
back to work…

Leroof RRT

A Lionel Legacy GP9 labors past a Berkshire Valley workhouse and a Lionel oil pump deep in the Hudson Valley...

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Bravo, Patrick, that is one fantastic video.

Thanks so very much Arnold!!

Here is a picture showing (4) American Flyer Baldwin switchers. The Chicago Northwestern, The Milwaukee Road, The Minneapolis and St. Louis and The Seaboard  switchers. The Seaboard switchers were the only powered and non-powered units Gilbert sold. This picture was taken in the seventies.

Here are a couple of switchers bought off ebay.  First is a Williams B & O and the second is a MTH VO-1000 with a custom paint scheme.

Charlie

I promised I would get something up, here is my mow crew trying to get the rest of the tracked laid before moving to the upper level.

@mike g. posted:

I promised I would get something up, here is my mow crew trying to get the rest of the tracked laid before moving to the upper level.

Mike g. - Looks great!  Good looking MOW train with BNSF switcher!

I like your tunnel at the far end.   The Lionel picture with the Hiawatha is one of my favorites.  

Another great SWSAT.  Thanks to all who posted.

JHZ now you know how much we all look forward to SWSAT.  Glad you took up stewardship of this thread. 

Patrick, great video.  I've got that same ACL tank car but don't have the heart to weather such a beautiful paint job.

LeRoof,  glad you found a few minutes to check in.  I hope you're well and not being worked to the bone.

Coach Joe! Thanks for the acknowledgment.  Yeah I am doing ok, it ain’t the work, it’s the stress in these times. But on a happier note I will have a 10 day vacation in mid Sept. maybe get some train stuff done. Bucket list is overflowing!

hey maybe this year we can go to WestChester Toy  and Train show and hang out a bit!

have a good one.

@Leroof posted:

Coach Joe! Thanks for the acknowledgment.  Yeah I am doing ok, it ain’t the work, it’s the stress in these times. But on a happier note I will have a 10 day vacation in mid Sept. maybe get some train stuff done. Bucket list is overflowing!

hey maybe this year we can go to WestChester Toy  and Train show and hang out a bit!

have a good one.

That would be nice but, unfortunately, I heard that the Westchester Toy and Train Show is no longer.

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

That would be nice but, unfortunately, I heard that the Westchester Toy and Train Show is no longer.