Switcher Saturday: 2017-Apr-08

Happy SWSAT!

We're pulling for safety this weekend with our Conrail MP15 Safety Train!

The ABC has arrived at the interchange track with a little help from a Conrail MP15.

They are dropping off Easter supplies for the Valley.

Hmm... SW1500? No, that's definitely an MP15.

The ABC will leave with its usual pickups, as well as the Akron Terminal's MP15 which is no longer needed by the Valley R'y.

Tripple Switcher!!!

Another beauty from the folks at Atlas.

Ooops, I just realized today is the 8th, not the 9th like I noted in the topic heading - fixed it!

@abbrail & @mike.caruso - great pictures, thanks for waking up early and posting!

Good morning Rich and happy Switcher Saturday!

Pictured below are two of my Atlas O models of EMD SW8 diesel switcher locomotives - New York Central 9606 and Conrail 8606. Actually, they are models of the same locomotive.

New York Central 9606 was built in February 1952. It was renumbered to NYC 8606 in 1966 and became Penn Central 8606 in 1968. It became Conrail 8606 in 1976 and was retired in 1991.

My Atlas O model of NYC 9606 is also pictured with NYC standard wood caboose 19654 made by MTH, and the model of Conrail 8606 is shown with Conrail N20 extended vision caboose 22131 made by Atlas O. The Conrail caboose was built by International Car Company in 1970 for the Reading Railroad and was transferred to Conrail on April 1, 1976.

The NYC switcher model was one of the early versions of the EMD SW8/9 made by Atlas O. The Conrail version was announced in 2005 with expected delivery in January 2006. It has TMCC and Lionel Railsounds 4.0 with MSRP $369.95. My model of NYC 9606 has never been run but the model of Conrail 8606 has considerable operating time pulling short freights on my layout.

The Electro-Motive Division of General Motors produced 309 SW8 locomotives for U.S. railroads between 1950 and 1954. They were equipped with an EMD 567B 8-cylinder supercharged two-stroke diesel engine which developed 800 horsepower.

MELGAR

Good Morning All- Happy SWSat

A couple of new arrivals on the RSJ&B this week. Just took delivery of a B&O work caboose. 

The new employees have cleared background checks and have completed safety training. Here is my Chessie GP-20 # 8463 spotting the new car on the team track sidings. Still waiting for the crane to unload the delivery of pipe for the new water main project in town.

Great posts so far everyone. Welcome back Rich. Tom did and excellent job starting us off last week. Put my PRR 0-4-0 in this week too pulling a short tanker train.

@Melgar- your collection is endless. And never run too. I couldn't resist running stuff after buying it.

Thomas- I see the remnants of the Carrot Festival are still around. Should leave them behind for the Easter Bunny.

Bob

Playing around with some of the effects on my camera.

morning all, happy Saturday!

here's some more big NYC switchers.

Must be Conrail SWSAT...

Local Conrail GP30 moving some hoppers off the siding down the mainline on a short run.

running the dd-1 with my most favorite milk cars

RSJB18 wrote:

@Melgar- your collection is endless. And never run too. I couldn't resist running stuff after buying it.

Actually, I have only one more EMD SW switcher that I haven't posted on SWSat as yet. But I still do have some steamers and quite a few diesel road switchers that I can post! Maybe the solution is for me to go out and buy some more switchers. Most of my collection has not been run, but many do have a lot of run time.

MELGAR

Yay! SWSat is on!

I'm late posting today because I was at the joint METCA/NYSME show this AM.  A lot of very tempting things at the show. I picked up this Marx 75 ton end cab Whitcomb. Collectors misinterpret it as a GE 70 tonner but it really is closer to the obscure and unsuccessful Whitcomb. An obscure RR I like, the Washington and Old Dominion had one so eventually this will become that. 

Here is the prototype to me it looks closer with the sloped front than the GE. 

Happy Switcher Saturday to all.

SP&S #600 & a brand new crew continue switching at Cape Shark.

BAR GP7 #63,

Really nice work!

MELGAR

MELGAR: Thank you very much.

-Johan

A little LIRR action:

YANKSPRIDE4...very nice. Was there a cabin car on the back of your freight? 

 Tom 

RSJB18 posted:

Thomas- I see the remnants of the Carrot Festival are still around. Should leave them behind for the Easter Bunny.

Bob, Fortunately, hosting an International Carrot Festival is a one time gig. No doubt, the Easter Bunny will be  well fed on leftovers as he passes through Everett.

Lots of great action on the RSJ&B today. It is always nice to see your Chessie GP20 at work. Looks like your new crew is earning their keep!

Silver Lake posted:

Here is the prototype to me it looks closer with the sloped front than the GE. 

Nice find! I agree, it does look like a good match to the CN prototype you shared.

MELGAR posted:

BAR GP7 #63,

Really nice work!

MELGAR

Likewise...

MNCW posted:

YANKSPRIDE4...very nice. Was there a cabin car on the back of your freight? 

 Tom 

Thanks! Yes there was...a Lionel N5b in LIRR colors. Cut the video a little short.

Yankspride4- Very nice LIRR equipment. Going to have to pay Charlie at Nassau Hobby a visit soon. Those are very nice engines.

Abrail- Thanks, the new crew has jumped right in and should work out fine. We have the crane scheduled to arrive Tuesday just in time for Team Track Tuesday. We will see how they do operating heavy equipment.

BAR GP7 #63- Looks like we both have new hires on the line this week.

Silverlake- nice find. Looks like a neat little switcher.

Everyone enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Bob

I'm definitely late for the party this weekend!   I've been running behind all day today playing catch up .... and I could not turn in for the night without making a post on SWSAT.  Wonderful photos everyone!  Rich I love the shot of your 0-8-0!! Nice find Silver Lake!!  Yankspride - very nice LIRR video!!  BAR GP7 63 - wonderful weathering and photos!!  MELGAR - great switchers!!  Steamer - you always manage to come up with fabulous historical photos!! Mike Carusso - got to love an RS1 - great pic!!  Abrail - MP15 K line looks great!!  Tom - great 0-6-0 pic and great use of lump of coal ... yes coal IS coming back!  RSJ818 - wonderful nite shots!!  TNKMARX - that GP30 will be seen coming down the line from 5 miles away with that bright headlight!!  TERRY HUDSON - I love milk trains and DD1s too!!  

Here are some switcher posts from the Free State Junction Railway where the trains always run on time!  The WM center cab is being serviced for it has been called into commuter service.   Have a great Sunday and a wonderfully creative week!!

Once again, a day late.

My son and I were coming home from a Boy Scout camping trip, and I spotted this guy. A quick detour got me into good photo position. Only had my phone, not the good camera

The first is a shot of the industry from the map program.

went to a local show today with my Dad. Lots of trains, and some really good deals. I wasn't there 5 minutes, and my first stop was on the floor looking at a junk box with a sign $1 for everything in box, which I took as $1 each. I heard the dealer say "give me 50 cents for the whole box" He had me at $1. This was the first show that I saw not just one, but two Prewar Lionel switchers for sale. One was way out of my budget, and the other was at the time. 

trumptrain posted:

Here are some switcher posts from the Free State Junction Railway where the trains always run on time!  The WM center cab is being serviced for it has been called into commuter service.   Have a great Sunday and a wonderfully creative week!!

Patrick,

I never thought of running a 44T in passenger service. There was a B&O 44T here on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway. They never used it and ultimately sold it. Would loved to have recorded it. It had Cummins D17000 prime movers 

Nice work and scenery as always!

Lou N

Lou N posted:

trumptrain posted:

Here are some switcher posts from the Free State Junction Railway where the trains always run on time!  The WM center cab is being serviced for it has been called into commuter service.   Have a great Sunday and a wonderfully creative week!!

Patrick,

I never thought of running a 44T in passenger service. There was a B&O 44T here on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway. They never used it and ultimately sold it. Would loved to have recorded it. It had Cummins D17000 prime movers 

Nice work and scenery as always!

Lou N

Thanks so much Lou for your kind words!  Yes the FSJR had to press the 44T into Friday evening commuter service because both the WM H7 Consolidation and the WM BL-2 are out of service.   Since it's spring time a steam generator is not needed so the 44T was a practical solution to the shortage of WM problem.

In actuality the classic Williams 44 toner looks more like a 80 ton locomotive ( at least to me ) so it looks OK my scale MTH Western Maryland passenger cars.  

I ( think ) it was the Pennsy or Reading that used a 44T for a short while on one of their passenger locals ( two cars )  running from suburban Philly to downtown Philly.  I did read this in an issue of Trains magazine once upon a time.  So I figured what the heck .... its a nice use of my Williams classic and again it looks pretty good pulling those cars around the layout.