Switcher Saturday: 2017-Feb-11

Good morning.  To start, here's another beauty from Atlas.  (I think Mike may have had this in his post last week.)

But the real excitement for me today is this video I thought you'd find interesting.  My daughter attends school in Savannah, GA, and took this video of a switcher tandem.  The railroad, I'm pretty certain, is the Golden Isles Terminal Wharf RR, part of the G&W group.  It's a real short-line, 6 miles of trackage.  The G&I connects various industries --  Building Products, Bulk Freight, Chemicals, Food and Feed Products, Machinery, Metals, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Pulp and Paper, and wood pellets according to its website -- to a CSX mainline in Savannah.

LI

Yay SWSat is on!

Rich I like your focus area idea and the name of your yard is fun. My own area ranges from Fredricksburg VA up to Providence RI. With a big emphasis on the New York City area. There is an anomaly in my interest in San Diego and southern CA because I lived there for 6 years as well. I was born and raised in Alexandria VA and went to college in Providence RI. I lived in NYC and then Grad school in San Diego. In the end I returned to NYC to have my family. I completely understand how your interest often grows from where you spend your time  

This week I am posting a pic of my K line/ Lionel BNSF MP 15. When I lived in SanDiego CA my little art studio was towards the ocean end of Solana Valley across the street from the ex Santa Fe surf line up to LA. During the day the Trains were all Amtrak and Coaster commuters up to Oceanside. At night the BNSF ran thier occasional Freights usually around midnight so when I heard the train I knew it was time to pack in and head home. 

I got this as a little reminder of those times. I liked the newer swoop black and orange over the green and orange scheme it replaced.

Have a great weekend guys I can't wait to see what else gets posted. 

I was looking forward to extending birthday greetings to SWSAT today. But as per Rich Murnane's post, will wait until next Saturday.

Last October, I purchased an Atlas O Trainman model of New Haven Railroad ALCO RS-3 #531. The New Haven was an ALCO customer for its early Diesels and acquired 45 RS-3s between 1950 and 1952. The 1600 HP RS-3 was geared for a maximum 80 MPH and was used in freight and passenger service. All but two of the New Haven’s RS-3s lasted until it was merged into the Penn Central RR in 1969.

I really like this Atlas O model. The sounds and cruise control are excellent and I had it pulling short freight trains on my layout, trailed by an Atlas O New Haven NE-6 caboose. Unfortunately, I knocked it off the edge of the layout at the end of December and it sustained a broken pilot. It has been at Atlas O in New Jersey awaiting repairs ever since. I hope they have the part to fix it.

 MELGAR

anyone remember the B-17 that sat atop a gas station in Oregon? This is the bomber on the roundhouse.

this is the B-17 Nine O Nine tribute I'm doing for my late Uncle Jim,that we were to fly on before his unexpected passing. This is a temporary spot until the plane is finished.

New to posting on the forum, but enjoy the post of Switcher Saturday.

I been working on these for several months, Inspired by Dave Minarik. I enjoy switching, more than mainline runs. Future plans include my interpretation of the Union RR Hall facility.

welcome to the forum!

New to forums and a switcher fan to boot!!!

Motive power on the "Carpet Central" 0-45 curves mandate smaller power

 MTH FM 1044 handrails painted & weathered

Lionel 623 TMCC added and Custom paint and light weathering

Love MA & PA RR

Good morning fellow SWSAT buds!!  Wonderful photos and info!!  Here are some shots of B&O GP 9s and a B&O SW 9  ... SW9 and GP9 lead a mixed freight drag.  GP9 in role as helper engine leading a B&O coal train with two F3 A units and a ALCO FA2B. I'll post videos later.....  Looking forward to next's weeks two year Switcher Saturday celebration.  Great thread!!!  Posting here on Saturdays has become a ritual for me  Thanks Rich for keeping this thread going each week and thanks to everyone who contributes each week!!  As I've said before, I learn so much from all of you here at SWSAT. Welcome to SWSAT Dave and Dennis!! Your photos and background info are terrific!  

Here is the video of B&O switcher action on my layout. 

A GP7 & NW2 idling in my yard waiting for track orders. Both LC+

A little late to the party everyone, nice pictures...Happy Switcher Saturday!

My contribution is a Pennsy A5 and a bonus picture of some railroad police, possibly in Philadelphia.

Tom

My new 3rd Rail/Sunset 0-6-0 switcher is a real looker but I can’t run it until I enlarge my layout. I need to go from 0-36 to 0-54 curves otherwise, the back corners of the cab hit the tender. This No. 1277 switcher and a few other fancy green boiler versions like it were used to put together the different Southern Pacific Daylight passenger trains. There is an awful lot of detail and one has to be careful touching these delicate brass models. All of the people responsible for creating this beautiful locomotive did a marvelous job. As always, a great threat this week.

RUSTY KAMEL,

That SP 0-6-0 switcher is a beauty... I admired it on the Sunset/3rd Rail website for months but just managed to resist buying it. Enjoy it!

MELGAR

Happy Switcher Saturday from Finland.

LV Alco FA1 & SP&S #600 switching at S.B.R.R.

Here is my #41 US Army Switcher

Steve

Here is me with my son in front of a critter in front of the Altoona PA RR Museum,  Unfortunately the Museum is only open in the Summer.

Steve

The local picking up the empty stock car from Haibach Brothers Meats on B&LET near Erie.......

My usual, one and only switcher, pulling reefers out of the ice platform.

Happy SWSAT! Welcome to the new members who posted today.

Been busy on scenery lately so not much going on in the yards. Thought a switcherfest would be appropriate today.  All of my yard and road switchers. Looks like I need a PRR RS-3 to even things up.

Bob

Holy cow, what great pics and videos!  I've been running kids around from here to there all day and just got a chance to take a peek, really great stuff!  I'll be back online later I hope with more comments!

The yard is open for business....

Congratulations Rich, two years where dose the time go when your having so much fun? I may not post much but I do love these threads.  

As for the next two years,  

We've got a little SWSAT happening here this evening. The 0-6-0 is pushing a military train into the siding to make way for a coal train... Coal is king on our railroad!

One more set of photos for this weekend.  I hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend or a great rest this weekend ... whichever or both!

Artyoung thought I might put this up here.

 Been some talk about never any 403,0-6-0's,. I believe there was,. call me crazy. Some years ago I bought a 0-6-0 and 2203B tender in rough messy shape to fix up, very faintly was a 403 on the cab, they had postwar electric couplers and postwar trucks. I thought someone had renumbered the cab.

  So, when I redid them numbered it as a 203. (runs great)

Brought to you by request -- thanks to Tom (MNCW) -- here are a few shots of the Harlan Creswell Liberty Lines 608E that I acquired last year.  Built in 1983, it's a great example of Modern Era Standard Gauge (MESG) -- in the words of my dearly departed friend - "Not your Daddy's Standard Gauge"  Enjoy!

Rob, Thanks for cross-posting your locomotive here too. Congratulations on acquiring a beautiful locomotive. If you ever see another one emerge please let me know. 

 Tom 

Rob ,. I go to some of the shows up here in Ontario,. if I spot another in complete but rough shape ,. I'll buy and let you know if you want ,. or,. I'll redo myself. Is there anything  else your looking for? I'm a cheapy.

Sorry wrong fella.

that is beautiful!