Switcher Saturday: 2018-July-21

saw this on another forum

another switcher is Hot

http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/

Nice picture @Steamer!

Here's one I saw earlier this week and grabbed for today's SWSAT - NYC 7009 Thurston Ohio 1948

Moving through its neighborhood...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone.

My contribution this week is a small English switcher I found Googling around...

Here is the info on it:

Horwich 18" gauge locomotive: narrow gauge 0-4-0ST shunter "Wren". Built in 1887, this 3½ ton loco had 1ft 4¼ inch driving wheels and 5in X 6in cylinders, and was used for transporting materials on the 18-in gauge system at Horwich works.

Apparently, this was the location of the Horwich Locomotive Works which more recently was scheduled to be demolished for housing.

During WWI & WWII they manufactured shells, artillery pieces, bombs and tanks and was said to have been a target for German bombers during WWII in the 1940's. 

Weaver, Pennsy C1.   EOB upgrade, motor was a bit small, and has been replaced. 

@Moonson - great layout and picture!

@PRR8976 - that thing is so cool, great find Tom!

@Mike CT - hey Mike, that looks awesome, thanks for posting...

Love these old B&W images of the Raritan River... before the railroad received the 'CR' stamp of demise.

Little critter being enjoyed by my two little ones.  This morning’s theme is tunnels!

The two of them are very cute (when they aren’t fighting !)

Kid’s eye view...

Today switcher #22 has the inglorious task of cleaning the RR property of idle cars in preparation of pulling up the rails on my incomplete ladder-accessed attic layout.  We are leaving OK for PA where basements reign and more than a 7' x 14' layout will be a possibility !

Happy SWSat!

Busy day around here so just a quick post and a "Great Job" on all the posts up to now.

Bob

Interesting shots, Brian, certainly something I, at least, do not get to see everyday.

Moonson posted:

Moving through its neighborhood...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

The realism is quite exceptional. I like what you did with the telltale pole!

Special delivery:

Tom

gandydancer1950 posted:

Moonson posted:

Moving through its neighborhood...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

The realism is quite exceptional. I like what you did withthe telltale pole!

Thank You, Gandy ! And regarding the unusual use of that telltale pole, I have no idea what possessed me - I just saw the two separate elements, among lots of unused this-n-that in my miscellany box, and they came together for me in my imagination. Not everybody notices that. Cool guy; cool eye (you) !

And I am so glad to read that you like what you kindly referred to as my "realism." I say that because I let myself get pretty fanciful, at times, so it is good to hear when a fellow hobbyist feels I am still grounded in what, in my mind, at least, is a "realistic" approach to the whole shebang of a model train layout.

FrankM.

Nice collection of ALCO's Brian.

Atlantic Coast Line #1135 unknown place and time 

ACL # 1156

continuing with Brian's RS3 theme.  2 Canucks....Atlas Trainman BCR and Weaver CN.

Bruce

Happy Switcher Saturday Everyone.2x Dv12 at Heinola Finland and ready to switching some cars near Heinola Fluting Mill.

just like the real thing

my contribution to Switcher Saturday....

A friend gave me this old 1656 Lionel switcher with a slant back tender.  I brought her back to working order and gave her a new paint job. Now she runs around the yards just fine.

Only remaining Reading Railroad Camelback, some work required.

That is sad.

bob2 posted:

That is sad.

As far as I know, there are a total of 6 remaining Reading Railroad steam locomotives left in existence.  One is locomotive shop goat across the street in the PA rr museum, 4 are the T-1’s, and the last is this sad creature.

I really enjoy to watch this thread and see all those switchers, maybe you would also enjoy to see some switchers from France ?

A BB71000 that dates from 1965, it was nicknamed  "Pedallo" due to the linkage. The model, three rail O gauge is from the french brand AS which is now closed.

Daniel

FRENCHTRAINS posted:

I really enjoy to watch this thread and see all those switchers, maybe you would also enjoy to see some switchers from France ?

A BB71000 that dates from 1965, it was nicknamed  "Pedallo" due to the linkage. The model, three rail O gauge is from the french brand AS which is now closed.

 

 

Daniel,

  Very nice. I also liked that Bowman locomotive you posted on the Weekend Tinplate topic.

Tom 

Thank you Tom; i also enjoyed very much to see your progress when fixing your Lionel switchers, i need to find one....    Daniel