Switcher Saturday: 2015-Dec-12

#1068 B&O SAND SERVICE....

We already have a (Real Train’s) category. I would prefer to see other modeler’s models and work, not real trains. There are thousands of real photos in books and on the net to look at any time.

Happy birthday Rich! Enjoy the trains too.

Brad

Thanks Brad!

An ex-US Army 0-6-0 in Canadian Pacific fancy dress doing un-switcher like duties in Calgary's Heritage Park, circa 1979:

Rusty

CNJ 3676 posted:

The New York Central System was an avid proponent of the 0-8-0 wheel arrangement for switching service. In fact, the Locomotive Dimensions and Classifications book issued by the railroad on January 1, 1946 lists 773 type U locomotives.  The letter "U" refers to the designation given the 0-8-0 wheel arrangement by the Central. Within this type were numerous classes and subclasses. The majority of the NYC 0-8-0s were built by ALCo and Lima. Some even came out of the road's own shops at Beech Grove, IN.

0-8-0s were found at most NYC locations where switching was required. In fact, even the Putnam Division which was best known for its beloved F12 4-6-0s was home to 0-8-0 types as one was typically assigned to the Yonkers switcher. Interestingly, the 0-8-0s were not allowed north of Ardsley due to weight restrictions.

From George Elwood's wonderful www.rr-fallenflags.org website, pictured below are a variety of New York Central 0-8-0s of various classes and subclasses. From top to bottom, we have a U2b, U2d, U2e, U2f, U2h, U2k, U3a, U3c, U3e, U3h, U3k, U60 and U61. Many more images of NYC 0-8-0s can be found on Mr. Elwood's site for us to enjoy.

Bob

  

 

Now that's what I call a bunch of GREAT LOOKING SWITCHERS. 

Dave, LBR

If your a dreamer, then here is some Thomas and friends with holiday cheer. All the flatcars were custom made. Tom Tee and AGHR Matt came to visit, pics will be on this weekends thread of Matt's stuff

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICH!!!!!

SwSat is On!

This week I am posting images of the Surviving Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Porter 0-6-0Ts. The final 5 steam engines have survived into the preservation age and are located at various museums around the country.

#12 is now at the Railroad Museum of Florida.

The next images are of Number 13 which was at the RR Museum of PA in Strasburg until recently moving to The Age of Steam Museum in Ohio.

Number 14 is at the Delaware and Ulster RR Historical Society in New York

Number 15 is interesting because it is the only one in steam today and while drastically altered and changed it is no doubt the most popular tank engine. It resides at the Strasburg Railroad in PA.

Number 16 now is at the Railroad Museum of Long Island in New York.

Here I will throw in a bonus. The only surviving Diesel Switcher of the BEDT is now also still around in preservation and is the only Preserved engine on the island of Manhattan, New York. It is in Disguise as a New York Central engine and looks out over the Hudson in Riverside Park. Here is Number 25

Great pictures so far guys. Keep them coming.

Hey boys and girls... what time is it????

It's SWSAT time... BABY!!!

Still acquiring HO stuff as the mood hits... so this week's SWSAT posting will again be one of my ProtoPics SWSAT contribution.

Off and on over the past few months, I've been talking about paint scheme evolutions on the switcher fleets of the Kansas City area railroads.  Today, let's look at another!  Up this time will be the Missouri Pacific and how their switcher fleet paint schemes evolved into the 1960s.

We'll start with what became THE most common switcher scheme for the Mop in the 1960s: The "Jenks Blue" and buzz saw shield scheme. Here's a couple of Baldwin S12's wearing the most recognizable scheme of the Missouri Pacific...

The above is the Mop scheme I remember most.  However, the above was a replacement for the Mop's black switcher scheme.  Though the Mop "Basic Black" scheme was just that, basic black, it definitely had a "railroad" feel to it.  Here's a few examples of the Mop's "Basic Black" scheme. First up is DS4-4-1000 #9120...

And now some sundry shot of a couple of the Mop's S12's wearing the "Basic Black" scheme...

"Well, that takes care of the Mop's original black scheme"... you may conclude. (As did I upon doing some research.)

Ah... not so fast Bucky... there is an even EARLIER black scheme than the above that I found out about some time ago. Though I don't know if this is the ORIGINAL scheme the Mop switchers were delivered in, I do know it predates the above "Basic Black" scheme.  Check THIS out...

Pretty snazzy scheme, I'd say!  (However, I'm a sucker for hazard stripes.)

Now, it COULD be that only one of the Mop subsidiaries were so adorned (see the sub-lettering under the cab number)... or it could have been system wide.  More research is needed!

So there you have it Switcher Swabbies... another installment for SWSAT!

Other custom painted by CJB Custom Painting and Design. MTH's Chicago Great Western TR2 cow and calf.

Because I only own two switchers and have a small layout, I have to recycle photos.  My apologies to anyone who has already seen this one.  However, it is a favorite.  Happy holidays,

everyone.

A couple of Nucor 44 tonners in Seattle. I am waiting for MTH to produce some of these (not necessarily with the steel mill road name) with Proto 3. The smaller boards should be able to fit into this smaller engine.

Joe K

Happy Birthday Rich!

K-Line Porter with tender.

What a great Switcher Saturday, thank you all for the birthday wishes!

We took a walk today down the Baltimore and Annapolis Bike trail today, which used to be a rail line, and I was able to find a rail spike souvenir which was pretty cool!

All the best and have a great weekend...Rich

Rich,

  Happy Birthday! Since you posted an A5, I will also. Here is one of my few "modern" engines, a Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines A5 from MTH.

  Nice pictures everyone.

Tom

B&O 9117, on loan to Staten Island Rapid Transit, here pictured in front of Arlington Tower:

Hope springs eternal that MTH will reissue their "Staten Island" ALCo S-2 as they were apparently sold out before they were issued - I'll take as many units as they issue road numbers.  The tower is missing it's window awaiting addition of it's telegraph call sign - I've assigned the call "RL" since none of my historian friends seem to know what it was.

Heres a B&O SW9 heading out of Patsburg on the Free State Junction Railway!

I've got several switchers - perfect for my small layout. 

In addition to an on-order MTH Premier 44 ton switcher, I've got the following:

MTH Railking Scale SW1

MTH Railking Imperial 0-6-0

Another MTH Railking Imperial 0-6-0. This particular piece actually died not long after the warranty was up. With no $$$ to replace the boards and get it running again, I removed the motor to make a dummy engine. Occasionally I flirt with the idea of getting it running again - sure would love to see it run again. For now, it makes a nice "town display" engine on my layout.