Switcher Saturday: 2015-Oct-24

Today's entry:

Rusty

This is my friend's HO switching layout. It measures 2 X 7 feet and includes a small yard, three customer sidings, a team track and a run around. The crew starts the day with a drill slip and, despite the railroad's compact size, it can still take a few hours before we're finished with our work. The layout packs a lot of fun in a small space. The locomotive is my Bachmann GE 70 tonner custom painted and detailed for the Rahway Valley Railroad.

Bob 

Atlas has done some of the most interesting switchers IMO.

hot dang it's SS and I'm off.

Lionel Northern Pacific SW type switcher with a very hazardous load. 

    Bill T.

3 newest additions ...handrails not installed yet.

Atlas Raritan River #2

Atlas Raritan River #3

B&O 9416

I really like the green plywood. 

I'm not at all into scenery and modeling.

I just like running trains. That green paint is over 12 years old,it is

Rustoleom "Forest Green" every six months I remove everything that isnt

wired down and wipe it with Pledge.

same here. over the years the wife has said to me, "why don't you do scenery like we see at the big layouts?" well, I like the look of the green wood, reminds me of a '50s layout. Plus there are times when I head downstairs just to run trains, and I end up pulling up track, or moving the Plasticville buildings around.

 Bob i like your B&O switcher!

Tayco Bob:

Totally awesome Raritan River numbers 2 and 3! 

Pictures of the real deal are included here for your enjoyment.

Bob

Great pictures so far everyone.

Here's one more just for fun...Rich

need to get a six drivered Pennsy switcher someday....maybe when I hit the lotto

Yay! Sw Sat! 

A little late late for me but better than never right.

This weekend I'm posting images of the Alco HH (or high hood) series of Switchers that predate WW2. The grouping was HH600, HH660 and HH1000. Not too many were made under 200 total before the war and production stopped. 

Amazingly considering thier age a few are still around running in small industrial use as well as a few in preservation.

The images without the hoods on I find fascinating.

These have yet to be made in 3rail and only in the last few years been made in HO.

I'm the cabin car on our weekly thread this week, bringing up the rear. Got busy on some other stuff until now. Nice pictures everyone!

Tom 

Here is my MTH FM H 12-44 switching some cars on our club layout at the latest Plano train show here in Texas.