Switcher Saturday: 2017-Feb-25

I guess this guy ended his life as a yard switcher.....

Right now, he is working the passenger scene....

Peter

          SIRT Local...................

Yay! SWSat is On!

Last weeks turn out was great!  Thank you so much for keeping or little community  on the rails for two years Rich. 

Peter I love that S Motor. That has been on my wish list for years and it seems that Lionel has overhear my mutterings and it has returned to the catalog. Very nice. 

SIRT I do always like your posts and great modeling. I'm glad you have rejoined us here  

Yesterday I had a rare day off of work and the weather was so unseasonable I went for an eight mile somewhat adventurous walk in the South Bronx. I finally made it over to Oak Point yard and explored around Hunts Point and the Bronx River area as well. Of course any pics are on my phone so I may come back and update my post. I know Tom P likes those abandoned urban stations and I found a few of those.  

To start out with model pics my Lionel RS11 is still on the layout so I'm starting with that. For some reason there are lots of lens flairs this AM.

Atlas O announced in October 2006 that it would produce a die-cast model of a USRA 0-6-0 steam switcher. It was expected to reach the market in November 2007 at a list price of $649 for the 3-rail version with TMCC. My model of Central Railroad of New Jersey #107 is highly detailed and has never been run.

The full scale engine had 51” diameter driving wheels, operated at a boiler pressure of 190 psi, weighed 165,000 pounds, and produced a tractive force of 39,100 pounds. The price new in 1918 was $36,000.

MELGAR

SIRT's pictures are great on every SWSAT! And so is that NYC S-2!

MELGAR

Love MA & PA Railroad

Red, White and Blue. 1976 bicentennial paints.

So here are a bunch of pics from Oak Point Yard in the South Bronx.

First up is the Juntion tower that used to connect the Port Morris (ex NYC) line that connected Spyten Dyvel line to Oak Point (exNH) the old line lead is the track coming up from the lower left.

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This is the Oak Point Yard Office

This is the refuel area  if you look behind the GP38-2 there is an old Caboose  now a shoving platform to serve the long shove Hunts Point Food market. Oak Point has two ex Cabooses  the most in one place I've seen working in 20 years. There are a pair of Gensets that usually work here but I keep missing them. 

These SD40-2s are the overnight run in power down the Hudson over Metro North.

a little glimpse of the other caboose

track work

 years ago there was a derailment and the cars are cleaned up only minimally  

The Conrail caboose through trees from the other side

hunts point connection track under the Bruckner. Look ma no ties.

other side of the Bruckner close as the crow flies or by rail but a very long walk. 

long building is over tracks and used to be NH station

Ex NH Westchester Ave Station nice station in very bad shape. I love the colored terra cotta designs.

Oh hey fearless scary raccoon out in the daytime

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There is a great new(er) Park called Concrete Plant  Park that has a great vantage of the station and NEC  the Hunts Point line connection is right there as well all right on the Bronx River.

So there is my short South Bronx Train Tour. 

Great pictures of the Bronx from Silver Lake. Frequently travel past there on AMTRAK. And an impressive collection of switchers from MIKE CT.

MELGAR

Andy, thanks for the pictures of the Bronx.  I grew up in the North Bronx not far from the now MetroNorth line.

Here is my new BL-2 that I bought on OGR for a very fair price. I added LED lighting to it. 

I will have to expand my layout from an 0-36 circle to 0-54 and also buy another transformer in order to run my new 0-6-0. Until then, this locomotive can only pose for photos. Espee No. 1277 was based in San Francisco and used to put together passenger trains. MTH No. 730 has now traveled along the Russian River a scale 2600 miles. This is redwood country but so far I haven’t added a single redwood tree to my layout--a scale tree will stand a good two feet above the track. With the layout being enlarged, I should have room for a group of three or four of these stately, but really big, trees.

Good morning switcher friends!!  Today we begin the journey into year 3 of Switcher Saturday!!! 

Wonderful and interesting posts so far this morning!  

Rich - I love that ALCO RS.  They are cool looking locos.  Always wanted one since I first saw the first Lionel model in the 1950s in a dept store.  I've been in love with them ever since.  About 8 years ago I got a great deal on a Washington Terminal RS 1 by Atlas O, however, it had problems, and Atlas could never get it corrected so the retailer let me trade it for a Pennsy Aero Train set.... of which I love as well.  One of these days I may come across another great deal on an RS which I won't refuse.  Also thanks for the train show reminder at B&0 museum this weekend.  I may show up tomorrow too.  Perhaps our paths will cross :-)

Peter-  I love that S2!  Its probably pulling a commuter train?

SIRT- Love the RR overpass scene.WOW!!!

MELGAR -great shot of 0-6--0 on trestle!!

RPMCOBRA- I love the Ma&PA as well.  Nice photo!

Mike CT- nice showing of Red, White, and Blue!!! 

MNCW - Nice photo of your postwar switcher.  She has character!! Love it!

Silver Lake - Love the RS11!!!  It's on my wish list.  Also thanks so much for detailed Bronx yard tour! WOW!!!  What a wonderful way to spend a February spring day!! 

Here are some photos of a B&O Plymouth doing some industrial switching at the Brewery in Patsburg and some switching work by a Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000 on the Free State Junction Railway.  Have a great and wonderfully creative weekend everyone!!

Two short vids from Steamtown this past Monday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voLmzuYZi_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFCqpwSuzqQ

Don

Happy Saturday guys! some good news on the homefront for me.got a promotion. I'll be off the lousy 12 hour shifts and on 15 turn (all three shifts,m-f, weekends off) so no more late day posting! sat down Thursday and put RFD on to watch I Love Toy Trains, and low and behold it was on switchers!

Happy Switcher Saturday, really nice work & pics guys. Finally get weathered my LionChief Plus SOUTHERN NW2.

trumptrain posted:

Good morning switcher friends!!  Today we begin the journey into year 3 of Switcher Saturday!!! 

Wonderful and interesting posts so far this morning!  

Rich - I love that ALCO RS.  They are cool looking locos.  Always wanted one since I first saw the first Lionel model in the 1950s in a dept store.  I've been in love with them ever since.  About 8 years ago I got a great deal on a Washington Terminal RS 1 by Atlas O, however, it had problems, and Atlas could never get it corrected so the retailer let me trade it for a Pennsy Aero Train set.... of which I love as well.  One of these days I may come across another great deal on an RS which I won't refuse.  Also thanks for the train show reminder at B&0 museum this weekend.  I may show up tomorrow too.  Perhaps our paths will cross :-)

Peter-  I love that S2!  Its probably pulling a commuter train?

SIRT- Love the RR overpass scene.WOW!!!

MELGAR -great shot of 0-6--0 on trestle!!

RPMCOBRA- I love the Ma&PA as well.  Nice photo!

Mike CT- nice showing of Red, White, and Blue!!! 

MNCW - Nice photo of your postwar switcher.  She has character!! Love it!

Silver Lake - Love the RS11!!!  It's on my wish list.  Also thanks so much for detailed Bronx yard tour! WOW!!!  What a wonderful way to spend a February spring day!! 

Here are some photos of a B&O Plymouth doing some industrial switching at the Brewery in Patsburg and some switching work by a Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000 on the Free State Junction Railway.  Have a great and wonderfully creative weekend everyone!!

 

 

 

 

The event at the B & O museum looked fantastic but I'm waiting till the middle of the week so my son can attend the B & O with me. 

ChiTown Steve posted:

Here is my new BL-2 that I bought on OGR for a very fair price. I added LED lighting to it. 

BL-2's are neat looking locos. Very ahead of their time. I have the Willams EMD Demo and it is a beauty.

Not exactly the steel mill but around here switchers go wherever there's a need!

How about a New Republic switcher kicking a few hoppers around!? These little switchers are great performers and built of largely off the shelf parts.

Looks great everyone!  The local PRR switcher is moving a few coal cars, so I thought I would post it.  Have a great Sat, or is that SWSAT!!!

Phil in Ohio

Newest addition , just today ...

she needs a good dusting and a warm water bath , but , she's a runner on Sodor , already .. our boy couldn't wait ..  

she dwarfs or RMT Beep !

good to see you here Phil.

Had to find pics of my MTH FM H10-44 switcher ... 

Great pictures so far guys, my day has consisted of running kids here-to-there, and then we had a whooping thunderstorm.

Here's a couple more "edited" pics just for fun, enjoy!

Rich, I like all of the edited/photoshopped versions that we can tinker with nowadays. Many of them can be edited for free and are so easy to use. They add a little extra to our hobby, in my opinion.

Tom 

Here's another pic of the S2:

Great pics today, everyone.

Peter

Great start to SWSAT Year 3!

RF&P #8 is hard at work moving hoppers around tonight.

HI GUYS & GALS

Hi Rich , here is my proto 3 version of the Rs-3

Gentlemen,

   I just made a deal on a P3 NASA #3 Blue & White Switcher, will receiver the newer NASA #3 Switcher sometime after the end of the month.  I do believe this NASA P3 has the remote control couplers on her!  This will be my 1st P3 Engine and it's a Switcher!

PCRR/Dave

Not much of a "Switcher", as it can't move many cars at once.

dPrasse posted:

Had to find pics of my MTH FM H10-44 switcher ... 

 

That CNW "Streamliners" paint scheme has to be one of the most striking and attractive color schemes ever applied to switchers and hood units. It captured my imagination way back in 1962 when I opened that large and mysterious package under the Christmas tree to find this:

I've since admired the scheme and as said, I think it is one of the most striking schemes to ever grace the lowly switchers and hood units of the railroading world.

laming posted:

That CNW "Streamliners" paint scheme has to be one of the most striking and attractive color schemes ever applied to switchers and hood units. It captured my imagination way back in 1962 when I opened that large and mysterious package under the Christmas tree to find this:

I've since admired the scheme and as said, I think it is one of the most striking schemes to ever grace the lowly switchers and hood units of the railroading world.

May I suggest you head for your local bookstore and pick up a new magazine (from RMC) called HO Collector. Their first issue is about Lindberg HO. 

Got my copy at Barnes and Noble (Akron Ohio), nine bucks but worth it. 

Lou N

Lionel H12-44 and Weaver VO1000

My signature says I'm a Fairbanks Morse fan  ����

Lou N posted:

May I suggest you head for your local bookstore and pick up a new magazine (from RMC) called HO Collector. Their first issue is about Lindberg HO. 

Got my copy at Barnes and Noble (Akron Ohio), nine bucks but worth it. 

Lou N

Thanks for the heads-up Lou!  I went to RMC's website and ordered a copy of "HO Collector" from them!

Lindberg is the only vintage HO I've semi-seriously collected.  So, yup, I kind'a like Lindberg Lines. Here's a pic of some of my Lindberg SW's:

I caught this action completely randomly.  I was driving west when the locos crossed the bridge over the road I was on.  I immediately took a right and found I a place with a great view.  My first catch of UP power!

laming posted:

dPrasse posted:

Had to find pics of my MTH FM H10-44 switcher ... 

 

That CNW "Streamliners" paint scheme has to be one of the most striking and attractive color schemes ever applied to switchers and hood units. It captured my imagination way back in 1962 when I opened that large and mysterious package under the Christmas tree to find this:

I've since admired the scheme and as said, I think it is one of the most striking schemes to ever grace the lowly switchers and hood units of the railroading world.

Wow ! I see an IC switcher ... no no no no must resist ...