Switcher Saturday: 2017-Sept-02

Squeaky Clean!!  The Grafton & Upton Railroad continues to lease GMTX #326 to handle daily operations along its line as several of its own units remain down for repairs.  Here's a shot of the freshly-watched switcher I grabbed last Sunday at the G&U's North Grafton (MA) Yard...

I love the MA & PA

great stuff guys.

Good morning fellow SWSAT fans!!!  Wonderful material guys!!

Rich - it might be small, however, within every acorn is an oak tree.  You are off to a great start of a new layout!!! Bravo!!!  

The train muse came upon me at 1a.m. this morning when I began photographing and running trains until 2:35 a.m. which is the time the sand man arrived on the scene, although the muse was still very prominent.  

Today we have the C-16 working a MOW extra on the Mountain Division.  We also have a consist of a B&O GP9 and B&O SW9 pulling a local freight through town.  This freight will spot a loaded car on the team track to be unloaded this Tuesday, as the railroad will operate a sparse schedule ( scheduled passenger trains and manifest freights only ... no local freights or extras )  this Monday in honor of Labor Day. 

Here are some photos of switchers working early this morning on the Free State Junction Railway.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend and a most creative week!!!  

Yay! SWSat is on!

Im late to the party.  I'm up in the Adirondacks and decided to post some Grasse River Railroad/Emporium pics. First up is my replica Caboose. 

Then a shot of the home brew vehicle that Beebe and Clegg called the "cyrosis flyer" in thier "Mixed Train Daily" book powered by the engine of a 1909 Thomas Flyer. Here it is at the loading dock of the Cranberry Lake mill office. My caboose is located about 20 yards straight back from it in this shot. 

These are of the 0-6-2T that was the main  Cranberry Lake Yard engine that made occasional runs to Conifer.

This train is switching the Cranberry Lake  yard. The houses in the background on Mill St are still extant.This is the "jumping Goose" a 1923 White bus first getting switched at the wye on Silver Lake  by someone's girlfriend and then getting refueled at the company dock on Cranberry Lake at Route 3.

#43 and #42 were identical Dickerson built 0-6-0s here for some special occasion it is pulling the lines one  non self powered passenger car, a combine.

have a great weekend everyone. 

As always, terrific photos on this thread.  This is the first week that I've run my new 0-6-0.  It's all that I hoped that it would be.  Owner's manual stated don't use MTH Z1000, which powers my railroad.  So, went to a manufacturer of electronics used by 3rd Rail and was told it would be OK.  So far so good.

Silver Lake posted:

Yay! SWSat is on!

Im late to the party.  I'm up in the Adirondacks and decided to post some Grasse River Railroad/Emporium pics. First up is my replica Caboose. 

Then a shot of the home brew vehicle that Beebe and Clegg called the "cyrosis flyer" in thier "Mixed Train Daily" book powered by the engine of a 1909 Thomas Flyer. Here it is at the loading dock of the Cranberry Lake mill office. My caboose is located about 20 yards straight back from it in this shot. 

These are of the 0-6-2T that was the main  Cranberry Lake Yard engine that made occasional runs to Conifer.

This train is switching the Cranberry Lake  yard. The houses in the background on Mill St are still extant.This is the "jumping Goose" a 1923 White bus first getting switched at the wye on Silver Lake  by someone's girlfriend and then getting refueled at the company dock on Cranberry Lake at Route 3.

#43 and #42 were identical Dickerson built 0-6-0s here for some special occasion it is pulling the lines one  non self powered passenger car, a combine.

have a great weekend everyone. 

Wow love the old photos

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone. I'm another one late to the show. 

Rich/MURNANE, glad you are digging out...when you have time you can help me dig out from when I moved 6 years ago! 

Andy/SILVER LAKE, I love that caboose you built. Hope you can post more pics in the future. Nice vintage photos. 

Dave/Steamer, Nice looking switchers. 

Today, my contribution is my trusty prewar Pennsy #228. 

Tom 

http://www.tcaetrain.org/artic...lecting/sf_switcher/

This is a repeat, but to follow Brian's SF switchers

no info....

Here's a little something different today.  

This is engine 20 from the Reading Society of Model Engineers, just north of Reading PA.  (Photo from rsme.org) Not quite a switcher engine, but certainly small.  This is a Crown Model Products loco that recently turned 50 years young. The track gauge is 15", and yes it runs on coal.  The RSME is a multi faceted club that I recommend you go check out if you find yourself nearby.  Looks like they have a run day for the big trains tomorrow.  Sounds like a good family outing.

Switcher Saturday....(one day late)...

briansilvermustang posted:

another late one.....

3 of the 40 T6 Alcos the Norfolk and Western rostered. They had the most of any railroad by dozens.  Nice rare birds. 

My new MTH Milwaukee Road G.E. 44-ton switcher running on the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club on Friday night: