Switcher Saturday: 2017-Sept-23

Atlas SW's  The Pennsy is my favorite.  One of the original SW's that had Dallee electronics.  With a fair amount of work it has been upgraded to TMCC with electro-couplers.  Montour and Shawmut Line are custom paints.

Yay! SWSat is on!

Hope everyone in the northeast is enjoying the nice weather this weekend. I hope to go to the Rons Books train show up in Old Greenwich  CT this Sunday. It is one of my favorite shows because it has scenery clinics and is reachable by train. 

I am posting some pics I took of Alcos  in North Creek NY I took about a month ago. The green S2 was the former Alco plant Switcher. Now it is back in its factory scheme. The engine house,turn table fuel and sand  houses are nicely compact and model able. 

So appologies for such an image heavy post but  it is an interesting site. Two operating Alco switchers at one site these days is also worthy of SWSat.

On another note for a few here that may be interested I finally have a two rail engine to run on the two rail NYSME layout. It is an MTH SD70 in Providence Worcester paint. It is a bit more modern than I usually do but I really am a big PW fan. I am waiting for the scale wheels to convert it. Once I get it going I'll probably stretch the definition of Switcher to include road switching to get a few pics of it running in. This serves as my legal forewarning. Haha.

Have a great weekend guys. 

The switcher that went to sea:

Rusty

Happy SWSat Everyone!

Still unpacking I see Rich! Good to stretch all of your switchers out a bit, even if they don't have far to go.

Andy- great shots- looks like a cool spot.

Keep restoring those old beauties Tom! Nice job.

Brian- I don't know how you keep finding 1:1 photos of models that you own? Amazing

Mike- Great collection of switchers

This week, with the official start of Fall,  I made a effort to clear the mains and get some trains running. I hate to take anything off the layout but I have too many trains and not enough track to run them on- shelves are going up soon.

Managed to make enough room to run  a couple of freights with my ATSF Docksider and PRR 0-4-0

And if you didn't check out this thread yet, take a look, plenty of switcher action here

https://ogrforum.com/...69#74918006510100569

Bob

have a great day guys

P C .............

Good morning and happy SWSAT everyone!! Terrific photos and information of trains real, toy, and model!  

Here are some shots from the Free State Junction Railway here in Maryland where the weather is perfect ( at least for today ).  Have a great weekend guys!!

Nice time at Muddy Creek Forks Heritage Days and crawl around SW9 #82 

My new switcher (from Mr Muffins).....

Peter

Happy Switcher Saturday to all. SHARK BAY R.R. Baldwin RF16 "BRUCE" switching at Port of Shark Bay.

Putnam Division posted:

My new switcher (from Mr Muffins).....

Peter

PETER.

NICE, i JUST PICKED UP THE L.I.R.R. 44TONER TWO WEEKS AGO FROM NASSAU HOBBY

BAR GP7 #63, I have to chuckle every time Bruce is working the tracks. That's a great paint scheme!

coach joe posted:

BAR GP7 #63, I have to chuckle every time Bruce is working the tracks. That's a great paint scheme!

COACH JOE: Thank you very much.

Johan

Great posts this week all, have a great week and see you next Saturday!

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

coach joe posted:

BAR GP7 #63, I have to chuckle every time Bruce is working the tracks. That's a great paint scheme!

COACH JOE: Thank you very much.

Johan

Johan,

Bruce should have some Narragansett Beer Reefers to shove around. They must be careful to avoid crushing cans though (unlike a certain fishing boat captain  who really dislikes sharks). 

Both Atlas and MTH have made them. 

I wish either Lionel or MTH Paint up an O scale model of this!

Why they don't I don't have a clue! the locomotive model is already in their inventories.

Johan, I was wondering how long it would be before the shark entered the harbor. Great pics.......Paul

paul 2 posted:

Johan, I was wondering how long it would be before the shark entered the harbor. Great pics.......Paul

Paul: Thanks again.

Johan

Silver Lake posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

coach joe posted:

BAR GP7 #63, I have to chuckle every time Bruce is working the tracks. That's a great paint scheme!

COACH JOE: Thank you very much.

Johan

Johan,

Bruce should have some Narragansett Beer Reefers to shove around. They must be careful to avoid crushing cans though (unlike a certain fishing boat captain  who really dislikes sharks). 

Both Atlas and MTH have made them. 

Andy: Thanks. What a excellent idea again. I hope at i can found these cars, maybe next year i am gonna re-paint some S.B.R.R. box cars.

Johan