Switcher Saturday 11-13-2021

Happy SWSAT,

It has been a while but here are two Chesapeake and Ohio switchers, GP30 and NW-2. Also, my photo of a Plymouth switcher from the Arizona Railway Museum taken earlier this year.

Fendermain

Central Railroad of New Jersey no.1524, heading up the 7:30 AM commuter run, pulls into Wister station.  Wister?  That's how Central MA natives pronounce “Worcester”!

John

ADM plant switcher Redwing, MN.

Today, I am messing around with my HO switching layout.  
Happy Switcher Saturday!

Rusty

Happy SWSat!

Making progress on the lighting for my BEEP.

And a few shots from around the layout.

Have a great weekend.

Bob

Good morning fellow switcher fans!!  Thanks JHZ563 for notching out the throttle and getting us rolling today!  Love that mallet  Great photos you all have posted!!   Have a terrific weekend everyone!!

Today on the FJSR the company photographer gives us photos of switchers large and small.  First is a Reading Train Master.  Train Masters were a all around locomotive doing everything from pushing cars over the hump in a yard to pulling passenger trains and fast freights too.  

A Pennsy A5 goes about its' duties switching the yard.

Here the A5 rounds the bend at Butler Junction

A Pennsy 44 tonner on the job performing switching duties.   On the ground is brakeman Jake Brake Calhoun,  and standing on the running board is Lance McCafferty, the conductor.  

Good morning everyone.

The local grain elevator acquired an Army surplus switcher to shuttle cars around the facility.  I found it parked under the shelter of the loading bay awaiting the arrival of a cut of empty hoppers:

Tom

We're off to another great SWSAT! Thanks JHZ, ETS tinplate is always top notch.  Thank you to all the contributors for a wonderful Saturday morning.

New York Central 0-6-0 #231 is an MTH model with PS2. On my single-track 10’-by-5’ conventional model railroad.

MELGAR

Well everyone, we are really off to a great SwSat with all the super pictures.  This morning, my input is a Marx offering that appeared at about the height of the "space craze" - remember Sputnik went up in October 1957 and this train set was offered by Marx from 1959-1964, The "Cape Canaveral Express".  So here is the Marx answer to the rocket craze.

The 1798 GE 70 ton  "Cape Canaveral Express" locomotive offered 1959-1964

His train including the "rocket fuel" tanker, missile launching flat, "danger" gondola and "computing" caboose.

The full train set.  I am missing the missile (it was launched - ) but the soldier at the launch station is still diligently standing his post.

Best wishes for a great weekend

Don

Great photos, everyone. Nothing for me today. We had a late night last night and didn’t get to bed until 4am.  I’m finding out that these old bones can’t exactly handle that type of party scene any longer. Maybe after I drag myself out of bed I’ll get some decent shots to share, but that honey do list is now piling up and threatening to cut into college ball viewtime. Can’t have that, LOL!

Here are my switchers:

Looking great gang!

Since I love to mix and match, here's my K-Line Porter with Flyer coaches.  Switchers take all assignments after all😁.

Although I haven't said it in a while,  remember that Switcher Saturday is open all week, with a new thread starting every Saturday morning or late Friday night.

Great photos, videos, and info everyone!!  I always learn a lot from all you!  Thanks!!

Here is a video that includes a Pennsy 44 tonner ( WbB ) and B&O Docksider ( MTH ).  A Y6b ( MTH ) is also blowing a lot of smoke

Fellows, your pictures this Saturday are spectacular, beautiful videos, awesome layouts and beautiful switchers…. Wow…