Switcher Saturday: 2019-February-09

Happy SWSAT! 

Rich,

Thanks for starting SWSAT and have a good day at the "Children's Expo." Please post some pictures of your NYC Dockside Switchers.

I have been wanting to buy a Lionel 0-6-0T Docksider since seeing some examples on Switcher Saturdays. Small locomotives and short trains are a good fit on my 10’-by-5’ layout, so I checked out several dealers on line but didn’t find any road names that appealed to me. At the recent Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts, I searched all day, finally found Reading Locomotive Shops #1251, and bought it immediately. It is a very nicely detailed scale-sized model that runs well. Obviously, a Reading bobber caboose by MTH was also in order. No model locomotive, large or small, could be better to look at or run.

When I buy a model locomotive, I consult references to read about the prototype and check out the accuracy of the model. This Lionel 0-6-0T appears to be the exact locomotive design illustrated on page 32 of “Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 1 – Steam Locomotives” by Linn H. Westcott. Listed as built by ALCO in 1910.

MELGAR

This little french loco has been made by one of the best french model makers, Mister Hennin. It represent a yard switching loco from around 1850. it is two rail o gauge.

Have a nice weekend,  Daniel

Have a great day at the Children's Expo, Rich!  Wow, there are so many good events in Fredericksburg that weren't there in the '80s and early '90s when we lived there!  Here are a couple I no longer own.  They are both MTH, both PS2 as I recall, both B&O.  An 0-6-0 and S2 I believe.

Have a great day switcher fans!!

saw this on RPN...

Have a great Saturday Guys, and stay warm!

Rich...Jeff Kane has your men...

http://www.ttender.com/partslist.html

Yay! SWSat is rolling on!

Steamer/Dave good news on the NYC 0-6-0.  I have before and after impact pics of that little guy taken from my seat on the Maple Leaf. Shame that so much need to be done on both the engine and tender. The hopper that kid released the brakes on really smashed it.

Supposedly I have a package coming from Germany today. I’ll let you see what is in it next weekend...

This week (with the exception of some work on a small yard at NYSME which I forgot to take pictures of) I have been working on various non switcher projects so I’ll post some pics from the Wayback Machine.  Three pics of switchers from three former layouts . I need to get more progress on my new one done. Oh for more time (as I post from the bleachers of my daughters swim meet).

Have a great weekend. Can’t wait to see what you guys post.

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone. 

The package with my latest prewar #228 was opened and I was impressed by the "bulletproof" packaging the seller had used. I posted some of this on another topic, sorry if you are seeing it again.

The seller included 2 pieces of prewar vintage T-Rail track and cut out Styrofoam like a jigsaw puzzle

He used 2 layers of protection.

At first, it didn't run, but a little snipping off of bad wiring and she was off to the races and runs perfectly fine on very little voltage, impressive for a locomotive going on 80 years old.

Tom 

Rich, Yes as Dave said, Jeff Kane, "The Train Tender," has quite a good inventory of parts. 

Tom 

Interesting mobile unit, Steamtown, Scranton, PA. 

Pictures same file. 

Melgar, glad to see you finally got a dockside switcher. I have the Halloween one. Looking for another, maybe Bethlehem Steel. Here's a group photo of my little guys. As you can see, WM & Chessie are tops with me.

Charlie

Switching in the passenger yard:

AC&Y local passing through town:

Trackside on the Penn Central:

Tom

Good morning fellow switcher friends!!  Happy SWsat!!  

Rich - got to love that gang car!  I was always impressed with its back and forth motion as a young kid.  Never got one, however, its never too late ... perhaps the next train show?  I do have a ballast tamper which I picked up several Timonium  GSMTS shows ago for a good price.  Thanks too - for being at the throttle and getting rolling  this morning! 

Frenchtrians - Daniel - I love the switching locomotive from around 1850!  Terrific looking little thing!  At that time American railroads were using horses to switch the yards, as I understand it. 

Tom - your prewar 0-6-0 looks great!  Enjoy!!

Lee - love that end cab and the string of boxcars!  Nice collection of vehicles as well! 

Melgar - great Reading Shops switcher!

Andy - love the Porter!

Mark - nothing speaks to me like a B&O SW 9.  I have the same MTH locomotive and its one of my best runners!

Steamer - nice photos!  Glad that switcher is being repaired! 

Mike CT - that Track Mobile is quite a cool little machine!  I saw it at Steamtown when I visited several years ago.  I also rode behind their 0-6-0 on the short excursion thru the yard and across the street to the Scranton Furnace.  My dad was with me at the time, and he thought we'd never arrive at the Furnace, due to the slow going of the train which had no bathroom.    I think he had to pee!

Last Sunday I went to the GSMTS at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium with my friend Randy.  We had a fabulous time!!  

Before going to the show, I really thought I had enough locomotives.  Well low and behold I was wrong!  Very wrong!  There were deals too good to pass up ... and of course I'm never one to pass up a great deal!  Since Pennsylvania RR is one of the RR that make up my railroad ( Free State Junction Railway ) and I have no steam loco ( only electrics and diesels ) to represent this fine railroad, I found a brand new never run K - line  Pennsy A5 0-4-0 for a great deal!! .  Un-switcher related ... I also purchased a MTH Premier P5a modified with proto 2 for a bargain price!!!  Here are some pics of both locomotives.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone!! 

"Zippidy do dah, zippity day...

My oh my, time for SWSAT today!..."

No switcher modeling to speak of... wait a minute... there's been a LOT of switcher stuff that was accomplished last month or two. Here's SOME of it...

The above for my growing Kansas City & Gulf diesel theme, circa 1960s.

And now for a ProtoPic!

I return to the always awesome and much beloved FRISCO...

All fer now!

Andre

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The trucker who was driving when Monon SW1 No. 50  struck a bridge says a misrouting and a pilot car that failed to call him when its over height pole contacted the bridge led to the incident last week that sheared off the cab...

Happy SWSat!

Great stuff as always. I had my laptop that I take back and fourth to work upgraded this week and lost all my programs. I've been busy updating and re-installing this morning. My files are in the cloud so no worries there at least.

I'm with Melgar on these 0-6-0's. They are great little engines. Mine took a swan dive to the floor a while back and it survived with just a slightly bent rod. By some miracle, it happened to land perfectly on its side. The engineer went flying but he was placed firmly back in his seat. 

Have a great weekend.

Bob

trumptrain posted:

Good morning fellow switcher friends!!  Happy SWsat!!  

Rich - got to love that gang car!  I was always impressed with its back and forth motion as a young kid.  Never got one, however, its never too late ... perhaps the next train show?  I do have a ballast tamper which I picked up several Timonium  GSMTS shows ago for a good price.  Thanks too - for being at the throttle and getting rolling  this morning! 

Frenchtrians - Daniel - I love the switching locomotive from around 1850!  Terrific looking little thing!  At that time American railroads were using horses to switch the yards, as I understand it. 

Tom - your prewar 0-6-0 looks great!  Enjoy!!

Lee - love that end cab and the string of boxcars!  Nice collection of vehicles as well! 

Melgar - great Reading Shops switcher!

Andy - love the Porter!

Mark - nothing speaks to me like a B&O SW 9.  I have the same MTH locomotive and its one of my best runners!

Steamer - nice photos!  Glad that switcher is being repaired! 

Mike CT - that Track Mobile is quite a cool little machine!  I saw it at Steamtown when I visited several years ago.  I also rode behind their 0-6-0 on the short excursion thru the yard and across the street to the Scranton Furnace.  My dad was with me at the time, and he thought we'd never arrive at the Furnace, due to the slow going of the train which had no bathroom.    I think he had to pee!

Last Sunday I went to the GSMTS at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium with my friend Randy.  We had a fabulous time!!  

Before going to the show, I really thought I had enough locomotives.  Well low and behold I was wrong!  Very wrong!  There were deals too good to pass up ... and of course I'm never one to pass up a great deal!  Since Pennsylvania RR is one of the RR that make up my railroad ( Free State Junction Railway ) and I have no steam loco ( only electrics and diesels ) to represent this fine railroad, I found a brand new never run K - line  Pennsy A5 0-4-0 for a great deal!! .  Un-switcher related ... I also purchased a MTH Premier P5a modified with proto 2 for a bargain price!!!  Here are some pics of both locomotives.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone!! 

 

 

 

Thanks Patrick

You are to kind sir yours look great as always 

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

Great stuff as always. I had my laptop that I take back and fourth to work upgraded this week and lost all my programs. I've been busy updating and re-installing this morning. My files are in the cloud so no worries there at least.

I'm with Melgar on these 0-6-0's. They are great little engines. Mine took a swan dive to the floor a while back and it survived with just a slightly bent rod. By some miracle, it happened to land perfectly on its side. The engineer went flying but he was placed firmly back in his seat. 

Have a great weekend.

Bob

Was the engineer checked for concussion symptoms?  The railroad better have a good lawyer on retainer in case the engineer files a workers compensation suit.  Better get ready to fork out at least a million.

Bob, I am glad the switcher landed on its side and you were able to put it back in service with minimal adjustments!  Blacky the Tank Engine looks great!!

Patrick you are always so kind!  You always have a lot of great photographs as well!!

Picked this one up at a show last weekend. My first steam switcher.

Mark Boyce posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

Great stuff as always. I had my laptop that I take back and fourth to work upgraded this week and lost all my programs. I've been busy updating and re-installing this morning. My files are in the cloud so no worries there at least.

I'm with Melgar on these 0-6-0's. They are great little engines. Mine took a swan dive to the floor a while back and it survived with just a slightly bent rod. By some miracle, it happened to land perfectly on its side. The engineer went flying but he was placed firmly back in his seat. 

Have a great weekend.

Bob

Was the engineer checked for concussion symptoms?  The railroad better have a good lawyer on retainer in case the engineer files a workers compensation suit.  Better get ready to fork out at least a million.

Bob, I am glad the switcher landed on its side and you were able to put it back in service with minimal adjustments!  Blacky the Tank Engine looks great!!

Thanks Mark- I caught it with the sleeve of my shirt reaching over it, and didn't even feel it. Not till I heard the splat on the floor did I realize what happened. New rule went into effect that day....move the trains from the front of the layout when the MOW crew is on site.

BTW- the engineer was given a full concussion protocol and was cleared to go back to work.

Bob

Bob, Good deal!!  How many days does he need to be checked for symptoms by a nurse?  In the local school that is protocol for any child who even bumps his head and it doesn't even hurt.  It's way overboard.

cpowell posted:

Melgar, glad to see you finally got a dockside switcher...

Charlie

Thanks Charlie and Trumptrain,

Now I'm going to look for an MTH version.

MELGAR

Dave Ripp. posted:

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The trucker who was driving when Monon SW1 No. 50  struck a bridge says a misrouting and a pilot car that failed to call him when its over height pole contacted the bridge led to the incident last week that sheared off the cab...

Dang! That's a bummer.  Fortunately, the cab is fixable and in fairness, the driver is at the mercy of the process, unless of course, he is the project coordinator so to speak.  I imagine he was pretty upset when it happened.

Some old photo photos on the outdoor suspended layout.

Dennis Holler posted:

Dave Ripp. posted:

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The trucker who was driving when Monon SW1 No. 50  struck a bridge says a misrouting and a pilot car that failed to call him when its over height pole contacted the bridge led to the incident last week that sheared off the cab...

Dang! That's a bummer.  Fortunately, the cab is fixable and in fairness, the driver is at the mercy of the process, unless of course, he is the project coordinator so to speak.  I imagine he was pretty upset when it happened.

well I'll say this about that....my Dad drove truck for over 30 years. My Uncle Jim drove truck until his unexpectedly passed a few years ago. He hauled oversized loads. This is one of his "smaller" loads.

Yes the escort vehicle goes ahead to check clearances...BUT......a good driver hauling an oversized load...ESPECIALLY an over height one, doesn't just hum down the highway. When a driver comes to anything overhead....wires, bridges, etc.....you slow down and even stop to make dang sure there is clearance because of repaving,etc. My Uncle was told this by an old timer when he started, and passed it down.

rail posted:

Some old photo photos on the outdoor suspended layout.

I picked up this Alaska version off Ebay a couple of months ago at a great price. Nifty little thing! Pretty good pullers, too.

3000 Hp and 12 traction motors.

Hey Everyone....

We had a nice day at the Kids Expo, I'm one tired guy!

A couple quick videos of my MTH Dockside Switcher (NYC #9000) pulling some fun freight.

Will circle back in the morning to peek at all the posts...Rich

Great little layout Rich. Lot's of action and colors for the little ones to watch.

Nice cameo too