Switcher Saturday: 2017-Oct-21

p.s.  I hope any of  you who went to York (or who are still there) have fun!

I snagged these two pics off Instagram this week, thought you guys might like them!

                                                                   SIRT S-2's  2 of 8 , 9026 - 9033                                                        

Yay! SwSat is on!

I do like that little Purple Switcher Rich. I think I might get one for my Younger daughter who actually does like trains.  Here she is as I post this. 

I am going to post a couple of my K-Line plymouths including my Ford that is a Plymouth.

The MTH Vol 1 Catalog contains 2/3 of the all time roster of the Harlem Transfer Railroad. The Harlem Transfer IR #2 and the Lackawanna GE 44 tonner #53 make up over half of the all time roster. The only engine missing is the steam dummy Harlem Transfer #1. 

In the bottom pic you can clearly see that the Lackawanna was painted over by the Harlem Transfer Co lettering although it did serve some time in Lackawanna paint. 

Have a great weekend. 

haven't been running any trains lately...been doing some needed household projects before winter shows up, but have picked up some train stuff along the way, including an orphan slope back to go with my recently purchased 1656. Have a great weekend guys.

1972 Virgina here are Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac #1 and #3 0-6-0

and in Alexandria Va in 1925  #44

Happy SWSat Guys

For the few of us who DIDN'T go to York.....

Great stuff Rich and SIRT.

Andy- The Harlem transfer yard was a cool facility. It would be fun to model for sure.

Same day two posts !

Took delivery of a Chessie port-hole caboose recently. Put the GP-20 out to bring it to the yard.

Good morning, Ron.  Hey, looks like you've lost some weight.

Yep.  Finally got that left rear wheel fixed so I'm running faster and pulling more weight.  The yard master is using me more which is better than sitting in the pocket all day waiting for orders.  Well, see you at lunch.

My MTH Railking B&M USRA 0-8-0 steam switcher. This is a scale-sized PS-2 model.

MELGAR

SWSAT time, Bay-BEE!

Silverlake:

What a cute picture! She's really workin' that suff over!  Why, oh why, do I like the look of those box cab switchers???

As for me:

Staying with my beloved Frisco, and equally beloved Baldwin's... here's some more pics from back when things were "right" in Friscoland:

First up, a rare "overhead" shot of a "four stacker" illustrating the simplified scheme that started to be applied in the late 50's/early 60's up until the advent of the lurid Orange and White scheme...

And here's a pic of a Frisco VO wearing the same scheme FRESH out of the paint shop... I mean "still smells like paint" fresh!

Ah, the FRISCO... what a glorious line it was!

All fer now!  Y'all have a great weekend!

just saw this a few minutes ago!!

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone. Here's a picture of my prewar Lionel #230.

Tom

laming posted:

First up, a rare "overhead" shot of a "four stacker" illustrating the simplified scheme that started to be applied in the late 50's/early 60's up until the advent of the lurid Orange and White scheme...

Laming, 

this one looks like it got left out while someone carving foam for scenery!

Wish somebody would assemble me!  It's so lonely living in my box.

Bruce

brwebster posted:

Wish somebody would assemble me!  It's so lonely living in my box.

Bruce

This is great. It looks very nice. What is the make? The British are making nice Photoetched kits these days but no body in the states seems to be.

I have just started a CLW Southern PS4 Pacific brass kit. Opening those boxes sure is daunting. 

Silver Lake posted:

brwebster posted:

Wish somebody would assemble me!  It's so lonely living in my box.

Bruce

This is great. It looks very nice. What is the make? The British are making nice Photoetched kits these days but no body in the states seems to be.

I have just started a CLW Southern PS4 Pacific brass kit. Opening those boxes sure is daunting. 

Made by Gilmaur.  IIRC, the Blunt trucks are adaptable to Weaver drive components.  Judging from the instructions date the kit is already 10 years old.  Until my soldering skills and equipment improve, I won't be attempting this one.  I'm practicing right now on an unknown brass GP7 shell.

Bruce

brwebster posted:

Silver Lake posted:

brwebster posted:

Wish somebody would assemble me!  It's so lonely living in my box.

Bruce

This is great. It looks very nice. What is the make? The British are making nice Photoetched kits these days but no body in the states seems to be.

I have just started a CLW Southern PS4 Pacific brass kit. Opening those boxes sure is daunting. 

Made by Gilmaur.  IIRC, the Blunt trucks are adaptable to Weaver drive components.  Judging from the instructions date the kit is already 10 years old.  Until my soldering skills and equipment improve, I won't be attempting this one.  I'm practicing right now on an unknown brass GP7 shell.

Bruce

Looks like fun.  We could go for a record.

An interesting day for me today: my Docksider has been living up to it's unreliable steam prototypes lately, and so I've been doing some maintenance on it. Did my first ever traction tire replacement which has made her run m much better. Now I've just got to save up and buy a replacement rear coupler, as the originals ca 2008 had terrible zinc pest... even the elctrocoupler pads on the bottom had started to crack! 

My Also S2, having done most of the switching today, is resting next to the new team track in the West Yard on the Cleveland & Western.

briansilvermustang posted:

       Jerry Joe Jacobson, who had a lifelong passion for steam locomotives.......

                please read the story....   

In Memory of Jerry Joe Jacobson

  https://akronrrclub.wordpress....of-steam-roundhouse/

 

 

My word! Such sad news, I remember going to the Steam Fest in 2004, and being on a doubled headed excursion in the late 1990s with Jerry's 4-6-2 & 4-6-0. To date his ex-GTW 4-8-4 is the largest locomotive I've ever been behind. You will be missed, Mr. Jacobson, RIP.

Train Fest 04 was great, and I had hoped to meet JJJ, but IIRC his father has just passed so he wasn't there, but we did get to meet Ross Rowland and some guy named Melvin....think he was selling umbrellas or something....

a day late but here is a switcher scene from my home layout. Weekend lumber delivery to the local lumber yard. 

Montour railroad made the forum this week.  MTH was offering additional models.

Slideshow of a couple of Atlas SW9's custom painted Montour.

Montour trail/railroad still exist, west of Pittsburgh, PA. One of the better bike trails. IMO, Have a great weekend, Mike CT.

Note: Atlas supplied undecorated/unpainted models for this project.  The original models came with non-MUed pilots.  Atlas supplied the MUed pilot parts upon request.    Thank you Atlas.