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

Silver Lake,

It looks like this one.  Illinois Central #201 - 1880 Rogers Locomotive Works (2-4-4).

Charlie

Hi Guys, I got 14 likes of my pix of Soo Baldwin and I thank you. Here is a pix of one of only two built a EMD RS1325.

cpowell posted:

Silver Lake,

It looks like this one.  Illinois Central #201 - 1880 Rogers Locomotive Works (2-4-4).

Charlie

Charlie I believe this is the prototype the model was based on.  Very nice. Not that many Forneys still around. 

Thanks Rich for a great thread, 4 Years and hopefully for many more, which brings to my attention that I have very few switchers....Hum?  Everyone from the beginning to now has pictures of Super nice switchers...Great day in The Neighborhood.   Happy Railroading 

Silver Lake posted:

MELGAR posted:

Silver Lake posted:

This week in honor of FOUR YEARS!!! I am posting pictures of my FORNEY!

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.

Andy,

Nobody in the whole world has a New York, Providence & Boston model locomotive! An NYP&B engine pulling NYNH&H cars to the boat races on the Housatonic or Thames River at New London could be the subject of a model railroad. An article on the boat trains appeared in "Shoreliner" Volume 40, Issue 1, the magazine of the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association nhrhta.org.

MELGAR

I have a favorite switcher too.  It's an SW1500 and its now 19 years young.  A lot of fun and has given rides to many folks over the years.  Russ

A pair of new John Deere's are getting delivered to the local farm center

ChiloquinRuss posted:

 

Russ, I love that you have it set up cab forward. 

geysergazer posted:

Many shortlines use(d) EMD switchers as motive power. I grew up watching the Shawmut where a small fleet of SW9s not only handled switching tasks but mainline duties as well.

Lew

 

             

 

            

Here seen switching a C&O boxcar, probably at the team track  just north of the station in Kittanning, Pa. 

Atlas models. 

I had done Custom paints (Atlas undecorated models) of the Shawmut SW9's 

Pittsburg Shawmut (Shawmut Line) was a coal hauling railroad, less than 100 miles of track.  Brockway and Brookville PA to Freeport Pa, where the railroad interchanged with the Pennsy.   Bicentennial paint was done 1976.  

Mike, Eggcellent work! And I will never tire of being reminded about the Shawmut, another Fallen Flag.

Lew

Hey guys, I'm honored and humbled by all the comments and pictures.  What fun it's been to do this for the last few years, I'm very grateful to have such a great crew of friends here checking in and participating every week.  

The show today went very well.  I ran my LC+ NYC RS-3 with my Lionel NYC baby madison passenger cars, but forgot to take a picture or video.  I've attached a PDF document of an "info" page I showed some of the more interested folks (yes, kind of a "geek" move).  Overall is was really fun day, got to meet some very nice people.

I did see one 0-4-0 that was oh-so-close to coming home with me, it just felt a bit overpriced and I guess I wasn't in a "buying mood".

Thank you again everyone for the kind words, the pictures, and everything else, and "cheers" to each of you this Switcher Saturday.

This is my MTH Alco S-2 that I just finished westhering today. Sadly, MTH got this one wrong as 2103 was never in the red and whtie paint scheme; 2104 was the only one to see that paint scheme before being scrapped in 1967. Anyway, since it's not prototypical and I want to model 1975 to 1985, I took great liberty in making this S-2 last longer than any Soo S-2 ever did. It's been working the freight yards for 30+ years and since being repainted in 1962, it's largely been neglected so far as appearence goes.

Forney Museum in Denver pictures from 8/2018.  It was hard to get an overall one shot with it between the wall, post, & coach, so I took several pictures.  I wish someone would make a model of it.  It's a great museum.  Also had #4005 Big Boy inside.

Hartman posted:

Forney Museum in Denver

Is this one an ex Chicago El?

I know there is one in Illinois and the three ex New York City EL Forneys in Unpreserved state on the Alaska Tundra. 

After Electrification these traveled far and wide. Serving industry, mines, logging and construction.  Nice that a few survivors are around still. They would make a great model. Put me down for at least one. 

How about this little beauty I played on as a kid in Marysville, Michigan? Detroit Edison

Murnane posted:

Hey guys, I'm honored and humbled by all the comments and pictures.  What fun it's been to do this for the last few years, I'm very grateful to have such a great crew of friends here checking in and participating every week.  

The show today went very well.  I ran my LC+ NYC RS-3 with my Lionel NYC baby madison passenger cars, but forgot to take a picture or video.  I've attached a PDF document of an "info" page I showed some of the more interested folks (yes, kind of a "geek" move).  Overall is was really fun day, got to meet some very nice people.

I did see one 0-4-0 that was oh-so-close to coming home with me, it just felt a bit overpriced and I guess I wasn't in a "buying mood".

 

Thank you again everyone for the kind words, the pictures, and everything else, and "cheers" to each of you this Switcher Saturday.

In your nicely done attachment, Croton-Harmon station is on the lower left. Your lower right has The Putnam Division, I think it is Briarcliff Manor (or maybe Nepperhan).

Tom 

A New Haven workhorse the Alco RS-3!!

Wow, four years. A few from the archives.

Another great Saturday of pictures and related info.

ON TO YEAR FIVE

A little late to the bash, but here's my contribution to the celebration: My little IC industrial switcher rides the under-layout display shelving.

Never posted to this topic before but have always enjoyed all the post here. Two new additions for switching and one older one...........Paul

Welcome aboard Paul! Great looking switchers. You will have to join us next Saturday I’m sure you will have some more great shots of those Switchers. 

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Happy Switcher Saturday and a Happy Fourth Anniversary. 

 

Fantastic. What is your process for weathering, particularly those couplers?

Mark in Oregon

Strummer posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Happy Switcher Saturday and a Happy Fourth Anniversary. 

 

Fantastic. What is your process for weathering, particularly those couplers?

Mark in Oregon

Mark: Thank you. I use Artist oil paints, Pan Pastels with a turpentine. Very easy job.

Johan

NS6770Fan posted:

Those are either HO scale, or that is one BIG cat! 

Mark (with two dogs) in Oregon

Strummer posted:

NS6770Fan posted:

Those are either HO scale, or that is one BIG cat! 

 

Mark (with two dogs) in Oregon

Both! He’s a pretty big cat and these are HO. SP is MTH PS3. NS is Bachmann