Switcher Saturday: 2017-July-01

Time for a quick post before we hit the road to visit family in southwest PA this weekend.  It's "Christmas in July" time!  Happy 4th to all.

MNCW posted:

. . . here is a vintage ad for an American Locomotive Co. 0-8-0 switcher, this one shown is for the New Haven. My dad worked briefly as a fireman for the New Haven after WWII, trained for steam and diesel.

Have a great weekend and hope you are able to enjoy lots of good barbecued food! 

Tom 

My gosh!  Look at the size of that tender on a switcher!

Tom, I agree wholeheartedly about barbecued food.  I eat barbecue at least once a week. 

Yay SWSat is on!

The last few weeks have been pretty rough for the New York Subway system and problems at Penn Station. My local subway line had a big accident this week and I was on a train on another line on Thursday that was held up because of a misalignment on the Broadway Bridge that  carries the 1 train into the Bronx. Luckily we held at the 207 st stop and could watch from the platform. The work train was coming off the 1 line local track because of that misalignment. This yard does seem very model railroady with the spaghetti look and Steep grades.

There was a lot happening in the yard there. I got some cool IPhone shots. My 5 year old was not as happy. 

Snow blower

My Daughter got tired of waiting so we walked to Inwood Park and the Spyten Dyvel Station is across the river. I caught this Metro North road Switcher running light along the old NYC main about to go through the cut. I think they had Ben checking on the lift bridge.

On another day at the site of the NYC 69 St float yard on the west side lives the stuffed and mounted BEDT alco #25 in disguise. One can peek inside with the little IPhone lens.

Here is the float bridge ruins.

Have a great weekend guys. 

Do you have any info on the modern switcher OL916?

Thanks

Dick

Love MA & PA

Happy SWSat and Happy 4th to all.

Train time still at 0 here on the RSJ&B. Still lurking around OGR though.

Thanks for starting us off Tom. Shout out to Rich- hope the packing is progressing on schedule.

Cool posts so far everyone, not sure if ALCO was thinking clearly when they classified that 0-8-0 as a switcher Tom.

Nice NYC Transit shots Andy. I sometimes forget that a good portion of the subway system is above ground. Looks like a busy yard. Those little low profile switchers look like the old FM Train Masters. Would be nice if someone made a model of one.

Good news that Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for MTA this week. Maybe some stuff will finally get fixed. It appears that the LIRR Third Track project in Nassau County will move forward later this year too. 

Gotta fire up the grill later.

Bob

Silver Lake posted:

Yay SWSat is on!

The last few weeks have been pretty rough for the New York Subway system and problems at Penn Station. My local subway line had a big accident this week and I was on a train on another line on Thursday that was held up because of a misalignment on the Broadway Bridge that  carries the 1 train into the Bronx. Luckily we held at the 207 st stop and could watch from the platform. The work train was coming off the 1 line local track because of that misalignment. This yard does seem very model railroady with the spaghetti look and Steep grades.

There was a lot happening in the yard there. I got some cool IPhone shots. My 5 year old was not as happy. 

It was a bit ironic that the Governor declared a State of Emergency for the subways and the very same day, Metro-North and the LIRR (for those not aware...also part of the MTA) had significant delays.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...-for-the-subway.html

Tom 

I do not have any 1:1 scale so here is my contribution for the weekend.....

Donald

Good morning SSWAT friends!!  Great photos and information as always everyone .... thanks!!   I'm hitting the road in the next hour for North Carolina.  I plan to stop at the Virginia Museum of Transportation on the way back and see their Y3 which is on loan.   Y's were sometimes used as switchers at some coal mines, so I ( think  )  read in train magazine many years ago.   I'll  be sure to take many photos as I know there will be "real" switchers at the museum as well.  Tom - Thanks for pinch hitting for Rich today!  Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend everyone!!  Here are some photos of an 0-8-0 ( one of approx. 30 ) which the N&W bought from the C&O many years ago.  The C&O bought them new and only kept them for 2 years before selling to the N&W.   The N&W got a sweet deal!   The camera is tilted on the first photo which  makes the loco appear going up hill.  In actuality it's sitting level.

running a little late to work this morning,  even got that 10:00 shadow going on ......

what is this? I'm guess by the look of the thing in the front it's a flame thrower?

Hope the move is going smoothly with Rich.

My work in progress 0-6-0 #1879 pulls a worktrain to get some run time. The PRR Cabin Car and 3559 were given to me by my late Uncle Jim, The Big Inch was a Christmas present from my youngest (incomplete of course).2560 was a bay find,needs a correct boom, and 1879 has been helped along with advice from MNCW and parts from Dennis Holler.

have a great weekend and Fourth all, don't over eat too much and stay safe.

No story this week.  Just some pictures of the engines I use for shifting.

Milk cans full of moonshine waiting to be picked-up.  Have a safe 4th everyone.

Steamer posted:

what is this? I'm guess by the look of the thing in the front it's a flame thrower?

Hope the move is going smoothly with Rich.

My work in progress 0-6-0 #1879 pulls a worktrain to get some run time. The PRR Cabin Car and 3559 were given to me by my late Uncle Jim, The Big Inch was a Christmas present from my youngest (incomplete of course).2560 was a bay find,needs a correct boom, and 1879 has been helped along with advice from MNCW and parts from Dennis Holler.

have a great weekend and Fourth all, don't over eat too much and stay safe.

Dave,

 Glad to play a small role in getting another switcher up and running! Keep up the good work.

 Tom 

Great pictures everyone! Did I hear RUSTYKAMEL is proving the moonshine??? 

Tom 

MNCW posted:

Great pictures everyone! Did I hear RUSTYKAMEL is proving the moonshine??? 

Tom 

Watch out Tom that stuff will make you go blind. 

The yellow beast out in the sunny yard at 207 st is a jet snow blower. Not that they will need it anytime soon. 

The switchers are Wabtec MP8AC units. Classed R156 by the MTA.

Here is a foreign road Santa Fe switcher running on my apartment's loop with a Pennsy caboose and other Pennsy power sitting around. Next, we have an RS-3 in a Switcher Saturday backup move.

DW we'll forgive you for posting dismals...but the Pennsy never had any cabooses..."Off With His Head!!!" 

Uhh ohh! Dave/Steamer is running things next week and the week after! 

Tom 

nothing like a vote of confidence!

briansilvermustang posted:

Got your Auto train right here!

Steamer posted:

what is this? I'm guess by the look of the thing in the front it's a flame thrower?

Hope the move is going smoothly with Rich.

My work in progress 0-6-0 #1879 pulls a worktrain to get some run time. The PRR Cabin Car and 3559 were given to me by my late Uncle Jim, The Big Inch was a Christmas present from my youngest (incomplete of course).2560 was a bay find,needs a correct boom, and 1879 has been helped along with advice from MNCW and parts from Dennis Holler.

have a great weekend and Fourth all, don't over eat too much and stay safe.

The crane looks familiar Dave. 

This one's all original. Still earning its keep.

Bob

Little toot (LionChief) at the head of the Stephen Express.

A short video of my new MBTA Genset which I see often where I work in Cambridge Mass. 

Switching a few cars of grain.

My modified K-Line S-2 switcher painted and lettered for the NYC......

Gandy, do you have any more photos to share?

coach joe posted:

Gandy, do you have any more photos to share?

Yes I have many...some good, some not so good. Thanks for asking