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It's #SwitcherSaturday Time!!!!

Lots of us out there love switchers (shifters, docksiders, yard goats, critters, etc.), so lets keep #SwitcherSaturday (a.k.a. SWSAT) rolling!

If you missed last week's SWSAT, you should go take a look, it was lots of fun!
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Today's picture is of my NYC #2231 MP-15 (K-Line), running at the club earlier this week.

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Here's a video too!

 

I hope everyone has a great weekend, have some switcher fun and when you get a chance - please post some switcher stuff here!

All the best...Rich Murnane

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Happy SWSat Everyone!

Lot's of great switcher stuff so far.

This week I thought I'd feature my road switchers. Built by ALCO, and EMD, these guys are the backbone of almost every railroad in the country. Big enough to pull a mixed freight but agile enough to work the yards too.

Have a great weekend (unless you have to work like Tom )

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Good morning fellow SWSAT friends!!   Wonderful photos so far today!

Tom, I agree that Saturday working should be illegal and that Saturdays are for switching on our railroads and viewing photos/videos of switchers on SWSAT! LOL! 

Since rich began todays thread with a very nice video of his MP15 running on his club layout, I thought that I would continue with a video of end cab switchers from my layout.  B&O SW 9 with Canton SW9 calf, Patapsco and Backrivers ( nick named the Push Bump & Ram ) VO1000, and finally a Ma & Pa SW1 working the Mountain Division.  

Have a delightfully fun, and safe weekend everyone!!  

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Well the doorbell rang with the post and since it is still SWSat I will post my new to me General Models NW2 that just came to my doorstep. 

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The General Models NW 2 diecast body shell predates the Lionel one by a bit. They offered both 2 and 3 rail versions. 

This one has been revamped with new Pittman motor,  drive and cab interior. I have been looking for awhile for a good one and I am happy to come across this one at a agreeable cost.  

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Cant wait to give it a once over and run down. 

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jhz563 posted:

This week on the basement central,  there’s a hazardous material handling convention in town.  Like any good focus group, they chartered a ride on the local tourist railroad for an afternoon activity.  The railroad planned a special surprise for their customers 

While watching, I questioned, who's version of the USRA, 0-6-0 is this?  By the whistle tone I'm guessing MTH.  

Something magical about those tinplate hoppers on the go.  Thanks for posting this

Bruce

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brwebster posted:
jhz563 posted:

This week on the basement central,  there’s a hazardous material handling convention in town.  Like any good focus group, they chartered a ride on the local tourist railroad for an afternoon activity.  The railroad planned a special surprise for their customers 

While watching, I questioned, who's version of the USRA, 0-6-0 is this?  By the whistle tone I'm guessing MTH.  

Something magical about those tinplate hoppers on the go.  Thanks for posting this

Bruce

The 0-6-0 here is definitely MTH.  If you like the tinplate hoppers then check out my posts in this weekend’s tinplate thread.  I threw together a transition car and have been using it to pull longer tinplate trains with more modern power.

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One of my favorite Postwar Switchers before my daughter's 3 cats knocked over all the trees, telephone poles, lamp posts and signs on my layout while my daughter and her cats lived at my house in the month of July.

I enjoyed having  the cats around. My only regret is that I did not take any pictures/videos of the cats attacking my layout.

Now that the cats have relocated, I  will take new pictures of my trains and layout and post them after I straighten out the mess.

LOL, Arnold

 

 

 

 

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