Switcher Saturday: 2017-May-06

another just for fun, saw this one on the bay this week and liked it so much I thought I'd post...Rich

READING RAILROAD 0-6-0 Locomotive 1312 WILMINGTON DE Delaware 1938

More beautiful switchers from Atlas.  This week it's Genesee & Wyoming.

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone! 

My contribution is sort of "Life imitating Art" or something along those lines. I had my picture picked out before Rich started this thread as I thought it looked similar to what some others have posted here. Little did I know it would look similar to Rich's post today (of his K-Line A5, his industrial background and tracks in foreground) and no collusion was involved beforehand. 

So, here is Pennsy A5s #1289 imitating Rich's layout. My picture is from circa 1940's...#1289 was built by Juniata in 1916 and sold/scrapped in December 1949.

Tom 

Weaver Models A5

@mike.caruso - really nice looking pair of switchers you have there Mike!

@PRR8976 - Hey Tom, great minds think alike!

@Mike CT - it must be National A5 Day!  I love that Weaver model you have!

I'm heading out for the day now, hope you all have a good day.

Best...Rich

p.s.  I'm heading to Chicago tomorrow for work and I have all day tomorrow to goof off around the city, I was thinking of stopping by Union Station and perhaps the Museum of Science and Industry, any other train related ideas you guys might have would be welcome!  I arrive pretty early in the day and I might see the Cubs/Yankees game in the evening, so from around 11am-7pm I'm on my own and planning on walking around, so please let me know if you all have ideas. 

Always liked this one,  Not sure there are any traditional type switchers in there, but its a heck of a service yard!  Also liked the little switcher with the hooker tank car.

Always like the Pennsy stuff

MTA

Good morning SWSATsters. The 0-4-0 A5 is a popular loco this week.  I'll join the fun and toss in a couple more of this mighty little switcher.

This is the KLine version.

just to keep the A5's going an old pic

More old pic's as the PC is playing up & I can't upload new photos.

Here are a couple of switchers at the grain elevators, Southwest Landmark, in South Charleston, Ohio.  There are empty sidings that get used in the Fall next to the bike path I ride on.  It makes for easy access for pictures!

Phil in Ohio

Early Atlas Pennsy  SW9 that was upgraded to TMCC/Sound.

Pushing some tanks to the farm

some morning switching....

end of day switching, nightfall setting in......

Happy SWSat Everyone. 

Great posts as usual so far!

This week some post-war action on the RSJ&B. ATSF Alco 218 is being pulled into the shop to have its motor replaced. ATSF 623 doing the honors.

And since PRR 0-4-0's are a running theme this week...

Pay no attention to Batman

wow! 16 replies by 9am, how we have grown!

Rich here is a sister to the 1312...

and this week a new project arrived.

a Craigslist find. It's missing the steam chest (replacement is on the way),and front coupler,and the motor is gutted.But that is just fine. It'll be getting a heart transplant anyway, I haven't had much of a chance to tear into it yet, but a quick look showed me this...a 1615 that was repainted,both markers are in place (amazing!),one red one green, the cab roof is unbent (sweet!), and it has a hole for a bell that my other 1615 doesn't. Comparing it to my 1622, the hole for the bell is a hair off center of the mold line, so was this a field modification? probably but I was going to add a bell anyway.

plans are to make this look more like a B6 that it was patterned after.

SIRT posted:

MTA

SIRT- here's 154 to add to the collection. This one is parked east of Jamaica on rescue duty for the station.

Did a little under-layout spring cleaning - pulled out my first scale steam locomotive - NYC 7745 0-8-0 switcher.

The boys are pulling a quick-4 this morning before retiring to the North Branch & Lamington yard.

MTH 0-6-0

Dave, FWIW, the steam chest on the 1662 is different than on the 1615 if my memory serves me..  Either way, that'll turn out nice!

thanks Dennis. I have a steam chest spotted for my 1622, and a replacement for my project 1615 on the way. so....where's the pics of all those steam switchers you were showing off yesterday?

Alibatwomble posted:

Who made the CNJ 1000?

Alibatwomble posted:

More old pic's as the PC is playing up & I can't upload new photos.

Even more impressive! Who made the three rail J70 steam tram and the LMS Fowler F4? Is that a Fowler F4?

....and since A5s seem to be the favorite this week.....here is mine:

The CNJ boxcar was made by K-Line. They pretty much reproduced the Lionel postwar version (with a few upgrades). Unfortunately, mine kept derailing, and it didn't perform as well as I would like, so I kit bashed an RMT Beep chassis underneath.

Alibatwomble posted:

Did you get this engine to run on 3 rail? If so, what mods did you do to it? 

Yay! SWSat is on!

Great going so far today guys! Some really outstanding stuff.

. Raritanriverrailfan4 that CNJ 1000 is from K-line.

This week I'm posting a few images of the Rhode Island based Warwick Railway. A lot of the ROW is now a Bike path. Years ago in collage I would ride the path to a comicbook shop and since today is "Free Comicbook day" at comic shops I decided to post pics of some of the switchers on that line. 

The 104 was pretty interesting looking. It was a 50 ton center cab, side rod Atlas. Doing any research on Atlas Locomotives is as you can imagine pretty tricky what with the Atlas Manufacture of hobby engines. 

Have a great weekend and keep them coming. 

An older photo of my MTH A-5 working an excursion train. Some really nice photos being shared this week--thanks.

lol, Dave, I thought I had posed them here before but maybe I forgot.  bottom picture is an AF 429, Lionel 227, 203, 1662, 1662, and a modern Lionel starter set 0-8-0.  They all run, except the 227, I need to work on that one sometime.  Need a few markers and a set of side rods for the 203.

Murnane posted:

another just for fun, saw this one on the bay this week and liked it so much I thought I'd post...Rich

READING RAILROAD 0-6-0 Locomotive 1312 WILMINGTON DE Delaware 1938

I bet the shipping charges on that would cost a bundle!

galley_proof posted:

The CNJ boxcar was made by K-Line. They pretty much reproduced the Lionel postwar version (with a few upgrades). Unfortunately, mine kept derailing, and it didn't perform as well as I would like, so I kit bashed an RMT Beep chassis underneath.

 

They did a Great Northern version, too. They sold for about $100. Good old days not so long ago...

my contribution grain cars for the silos

how come  when i play videos on the forum they stutter   ?

A couple of Plymouths plying their trade.

The "Happy Hooker #34 moving some tankers and

Kennecott Copper #15 hustling some ore jennies out of the mountain.

somebody say Plymouth? (but it's not a switcher)

Nice!  GTX or Roadrunner?