Switcher Saturday: 2019-February-23 - 4yr Anniversary

Congratulations Rich on the fourth anniversary of Switcher Saturday. I look forward to this thread every Saturday.

Here are my three 0-4-0 steam switchers to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Switcher Saturday. I would have included four four-wheeled steam switchers but I only have three. Long Island Railroad #3906 and New York Central Lines #901 are MTH Premier models. Lionel Lines #1615 was made by Lionel between 1955 and ‘57.

MELGAR

Rich,

 Wow! You are really early this time! Thanks for starting us up and over the 4 years.

 Since we are talking in terms of fours, why not 4 individual images of my most recently purchased Lionel #227, Andy Warhol style.

Tom 

HAPPY 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SWSAT!!!!  RICH - thanks so much for creating this wonderful thread and for being at the throttle to get us rolling each Saturday!!  Thanks too to everyone who contributes to this thread ... your photos and information is absolutely tremendous!  Today's shots are all either 4 wheel switchers, groups of 4 switchers or 44 ton switcher.  The 9th photo down is all 4 Maryland short lines switchers saluting today's historic event.    Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Happy Anniversary!!

PRR 0-4-0 #Atlantic City NJ - 08/28/53

#511 unk locaiton - 1930

PRR #156 1937 Philly

#115

One more from the front deck of WM BL2 #81 .... the number one switch crew of the Free State Junction Railway salutes Rich Murnane and Switcher Saturday!! 

Looking forward to year 5! 

Happy fourth anniversary, I really enjoy this thread each week.

Four French models, the steam locos are designated in France 040, sorry 080 for you.... and the two diesel ones are 040....

Have a great weekend,   Daniel

Postwar action on the Seattle & Yakima RR

Happy 4th Anniversary!  I have been participating on/off for 1 1/2 years and look forward to Switcher Saturday every week!

Thanks Rich!

Happy  Anniversary SWSAT! My engineer hat off to Rich thanks for keeping this going and like all the others I look forward to this every week. Today I have 2 old pics and 2 recent enjoy. Have a great weekend.

Yay!🎉🎊🎉

SWSat is on! Happy Birthday! 🎁 

Thank you Rich for keeping us all rolling these four years. Your postitive outlook and encouraging posts have made this a weekly highlight for me. That community that has grown up around this weekly post is really strong and it has been fun to meet several of you in the “real life”. Coming up with something to post each week is a challenge that I have taken as a positive encouragement to keep my hobby growing in both reasearch and projects. To many more posts over many more years.

This week in honor of FOUR YEARS!!! I am posting pictures of my FORNEY!  (sneak preview of next years pictures of my 0-5-0 , my hand)

As you see it is in festive golden color with a little golden bobber. Crossing over and about to pick up a boxcar. 

Great stuff posted so far. I can’t wait to see what you guys post. 

Baldwin DRS4-4-1500

Happy SWSat! Happy 4th Anniversary! 

Another great start to my Saturday. I look forward to this post each week and have enjoyed contributing for the last three years.

It does seem that this thread has contributed to my wealth of switchers in my fleet though....

Thanks for keeping it going Rich and to the occasional pinch yard masters too

Bob

So- keeping the 4 theme going.....

4 Plymouth's

4   Steam Tanks

4 MP-15's

4 road switchers

and finally 4 ALCOS (sometimes considered a switcher)

Four years?...can't believe it!...but I guess it's true...Switcher Saturday...one of the highlight of my Saturday morning viewing...

Howard...

www.littleglitterhouses.com

Wow- 4 years already... some of the highlights over the years from the big little railroad....

NW-2, and still my favorite switcher...

Happy Switcher Saturday and a Happy Fourth Anniversary. 

Four years?  Seems like just yesterday we saw Rich's first post  Always liked this topic!

I haven't taken any layout pics in a while, so here are some old Switcher Saturday pics.

Happy fourth anniversary Switcher Saturday!  I look forward to this post each week, even if I don't have anything to contribute.

Here are my four go-to switchers when duty calls:

Looking forward to another year!

Tom

The venerable ex-UP NW2 switcher getting set up to switch the paint factory siding, starting by pulling the four cars presently there, two spotted and two stored  off-spot.

Lew

Happy 4th anniversary to Rich & SWSAT.

Charlie

My 4 little guys - K-Line Plymouth, Lionel Speeder & 2 RMT Beeps.

RMT S-2 Bang (from a trade with Rich), MTH 44 tonner, MTH MP15AC, & MTH SW1500 (a gift from Paul Strickland).

My only steam switcher - MTH 0-8-0. I need to work on getting another one.

The ugly duckling - Williams BL-2 (Christmas gift from my wife).

MTH RSD-5 bought from Paul Strickland.

Williams GP7

Happy fourth anniversary. Railroad tales---a Union Pacific freight train from Nevada to Sacramento had four lead locomotives. UP, Norfolk Southern, UP and CSX. Downhill the speed limit was 25 mph. The engineer used dynamic brakes and low setting for the air brakes. This wasn’t enough so applied more air brakes--a problem, but what? Speed now 27 mph and still increasing--can’t let train reach 30 mph or big trouble with the boss. Applied emergency brake--the fault was the CSX dynamic brake but non-UP locomotive couldn’t communicate that with the engineer. This happened during one of the recent Sierra-Nevada blizzards. All turned out well but it was a long day. I hope I didn’t mess this story up--told to me a couple of weeks ago.

I'm late to the party!  Happy Anniversary! You've all trotted out some wonderful pictures for the celebration.

I'll add some later

Four years, wow. Thanks for keeping it up Rich. My Long Island switchers only work the branch line, but they are kept busy, especially in the yard.

Andy

Happy 4th Switcher Saturday all MA & PA #30

Chessie SW7 and C&BL SW7 lash-up!

Chessie SW7 and C&BL SW7 lash-up!

Happy 4 yrs to Switcher Saturday!

Here’s one I saw online last week,

A Christmas present from my wife a few years ago...

One of the New Republic switchers at work, during overhaul.

A little something from vacation last week..

And of course, a 1934 H K Porter, converted to a 2-4-0 and tender.  That’s me leaning out the fireman’s side window, roughly a lifetime ago!

jhz563 posted:

 

Happy 4 yrs to Switcher Saturday!

Here’s one I saw online last week,

A Christmas present from my wife a few years ago...

One of the New Republic switchers at work, during overhaul.

A little something from vacation last week..

 

And of course, a 1934 H K Porter, converted to a 2-4-0 and tender.  That’s me leaning out the fireman’s side window, roughly a lifetime ago!

V

JHZ563 love Disney trains I go often and you may have taken the behind the scenes train tour if not I highly recommend it 

Thank you, Rich, for all you do to keep this group interesting and fun!

Out here in SoCal, I’m late to the party every week, but by the time I arrive, things are really rolling along at a fast clip. I look forward to this every week.

Thanks, too, to all of you who contribute to this swell endeavor!

Keep up the good work, guys.

Onward!

Steamer posted:

Happy Anniversary!!

PRR 0-4-0 #Atlantic City NJ - 08/28/53

 

Dave thanks for this pic of PRR A5 #411. This would be the prototype of the K-line by Lionel PRR 5A #411 I have.

Ron

edit, my PRR A5 with electric head & backup lights VS. kerosene.

Atlas RRRR #2 and 3 and a old custom painted Lionel 623 painted RRRR #6

PRRronbh posted:

Steamer posted:

Happy Anniversary!!

PRR 0-4-0 #Atlantic City NJ - 08/28/53

 

Dave thanks for this pic of PRR A5 #411. This would be the prototype of the K-line by Lionel PRR 5A #411 I have.

Ron

It's also a prototype for the MTH Premier PRR A-5 model - one of which is my LIRR #3906. A good model in my opinion...

MELGAR

It's steam switcher excursion day on the Plywood Empire Route!

As is usual with excursion trains the consist is a motley crew: an ex D&RGW coach still in Rio Grande livery, an ex-Santa Fe full-length dome in private livery and an ex-Milwaukee Road Skytop Lounge in the same private paint scheme.

Lew

Edit: And of course the star, a restored Pennsy B6!

Edit: I just noticed. Directly above the stack in the pic on the wall are my feet dangling over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

I am not a frequent participant in Switcher Saturday, but, I am a frequent viewer of the thread. Bravo, to 4 great years!

A-6, Camden, NJ

Atlantic City, NJ, 1954

Atlantic City street running.

Thank you Rich for starting and keeping SWSAT going for 4 years.  All great photographs everyone.  Seeing a couple Western Maryland BL2s made me decide to join in the fun.

Silver Lake posted:

Yay!🎉🎊🎉

SWSat is on! Happy Birthday! 🎁 

Thank you Rich for keeping us all rolling these four years. Your postitive outlook and encouraging posts have made this a weekly highlight for me. That community that has grown up around this weekly post is really strong and it has been fun to meet several of you in the “real life”. Coming up with something to post each week is a challenge that I have taken as a positive encouragement to keep my hobby growing in both reasearch and projects. To many more posts over many more years.

This week in honor of FOUR YEARS!!! I am posting pictures of my FORNEY!  (sneak preview of next years pictures of my 0-5-0 , my hand)

As you see it is in festive golden color with a little golden bobber. Crossing over and about to pick up a boxcar. 

Andy,

The Forney model is beautiful. Who made it and when? What prototype RR? Does it run? I would like to see this from MTH or Lionel. But, I don't think so. Only in brass.

MELGAR

Been a great thread and a favorite.

MELGAR posted:

Silver Lake posted:

Yay!🎉🎊🎉

SWSat is on! Happy Birthday! 🎁 

Thank you Rich for keeping us all rolling these four years. Your postitive outlook and encouraging posts have made this a weekly highlight for me. That community that has grown up around this weekly post is really strong and it has been fun to meet several of you in the “real life”. Coming up with something to post each week is a challenge that I have taken as a positive encouragement to keep my hobby growing in both reasearch and projects. To many more posts over many more years.

This week in honor of FOUR YEARS!!! I am posting pictures of my FORNEY!  (sneak preview of next years pictures of my 0-5-0 , my hand)

As you see it is in festive golden color with a little golden bobber. Crossing over and about to pick up a boxcar. 

Andy,

The Forney model is beautiful. Who made it and when? What prototype RR? Does it run? I would like to see this from MTH or Lionel. But, I don't think so. Only in brass.

MELGAR

Melgar it is a Gem. It was made in the 1960’s  in 2 rail O scale. The prototype is an Illinois Central engine. It does run but it is an open framed growler. It is in the que for  repowering. After that I think mine may become a New York, New Haven and Hartford, Old Colony or New York, Providence and Boston engine...eventually. 

Maybe I’ll make a boat Train for it to pull. These were crew regatta observation trains that paced  the  boats as they moved down the river. The New Haven have run well over 140 of them but I don’t see them discussed often nor seen it modeled. These early cars look amazing. The last one was in 2004. Here is a you tube link to some footage.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E1HmiS5Hz3Q