Switcher Saturday: 2019-March-23

MTH's "Daily Spotlight" email this morning features their RailKing MP15DC switcher...

https://www.mthtrains.com/rail.../spotlight/08_2018/j

Happy SWSAT!  Pulling some Lionel Reefers today

Lew

The Swiss DE 6/6 electric locomotives, the Seetal Crocodiles, were built in 1926 for the Federal Railways, three models have been made. One of them is preserved and is still in working condition. This model have been made by ETS, the Czech brand in three rail o gauge.

Have a great weekend,  Daniel

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone. 

Since Rich started with a B&O theme, I thought I would post a couple of pictures of my B&O Docksides and one of my B&O cabooses. 

MTH version:

Right-Of-Way version

Lionel "Wagon Top" caboose bought from OGR member Leapin' Larry. 

Tom

 Yay! SWSat is on! Welcome back Rich. That looks like a nice caboose you picked up. I think I have two yellow Atlas versions of the same car. I am posting from my daughters swim meet in Yonkers so I am not sure if my pictures will post. Here I’ll try.

EDIT  TRYING AGAIN 

Well that didn’t work so attempt X2

Bottom shelf is a B&O C16a . This is the modified tender version of the saddle tank C16.

Next here is the “before” of a 2-6-2 side tank engine .

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

Happy SWSat!

Great start today as always. Nice looking caboose Rich.

WOW Brian- Kodak had quite a railroad. Guess Mr. Eastman was a train buff. Nice to have the funds to build your own railroad.

Lee- Can't beat the postwar buzzzzzzzz

Daniel- love that engine. Looks like its a direct drive off the motors to the side rods.

Lew- another classic NW-2

I was thinking about posting my B&O Tanks this morning anyway so since Tom started with his I'll add on mine too. That ROW model is very nice BTW

This one is missing the lettering on the tank. I have a set of water-slides for it. I just have to work up the courage to work with them again. Haven't done decals since my model building days when I was a kid.

And a few Plymouth's for good measure

Small locomotives and short trains are the best fit on my 10-by-5 layout. Boston & Maine #115 is an MTH Premier model of a GE 44 Ton diesel switcher. K-Line made the model of B&M wood caboose #104331.

MELGAR

Happy Switcher Saturday Guys

1662 moves a newly acquired piece of rolling stock

and fresh from the paint shop our latest caboose

PRR #7969 in Chicago 1946

1947 in Columbus, Ohio #8751

I love the tank locomotives!  I only have one tank loco in my collection, but I put it to work on the local today...with a little help from a friend

Tom

A lonesome Marx Western Pacific switcher of some type.

Good morning SWSAT friends!!  I'm enjoying everyone's photos!

Rich - Welcome back! Thanks for notching out the throttle and getting us rolling this morning.  Great caboose purchase and selfie photo!  

Brian - I remember seeing the Kodak railroad in action when I played a concert at the Kingsport Fun Festival in  Kingsport Tennessee back in 1990.  Eastman Kodak had a huge facility in Kingsport.   My brass quintet performed at the Eastman Kodak Auditorium which was located on the grounds of the facility ( if I'm remembering correctly? )   I viewed the rail operations both at day and evening from an overpass.  It was a busy and huge operation!  

Since Rich kicked off the B&O theme today and others followed suit, I'll show some new photos of my B&O Dockside which I took last Sunday.  Also a photo of my C&O 0-8-0 pushing two coal hoppers which I weathered a while ago.   Btw - as I've lightly weathered this Docksider, it is now on my immediate schedule for a more intense weathering job.  I'll show photos when completed.  

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!! 

Happy Switcher Saturday. B&M ALCO S2 and S.B.R. ALCO HH660 #150 "Anchor" switching around the Cape Shark yard.

Murnane posted:

It's Switcher Saturday 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, there was some great stuff posted, thank you Tom @PRR8976 for running the yard for me while I was goofing off!
https://ogrforum.com/...turday-2019-March-16

Today at the RiCHY (Richmond, Chesapeake, Hudson Yard) we have a B&O #25 pulling a new B&O caboose around the yard. I finally picked up a proper B&O caboose earlier this week when I stopped in to a LHS in Ashburn, VA. This is an Atlas O model, I was always planning on buying an I-12 caboose, but I do like this model quite a bit.

 

Ashburn VA is quite a neat town, I suggest any of you that are driving up or down the I-95 Virginia corridor to stop in and stroll around.  It's also one of the locations that the "Virtual Railfans" post a live webcam on YouTube, which is neat.  I grabbed a "selfie" along with a caboose that was hiding behind some buildings.

 

Enjoy your weekend and when you get a chance - please post some switcher stuff here!

You know the rules:

1. if it's related to switchers (model switchers, prototypes, critters, switching yards, switching layouts) - we want to see it! Videos, Pics, Stories (true or fictional), poems, whatever!

2. if you miss the post on Saturday? NO BIG DEAL, just keep posting pictures of your favorites until the next #SwitcherSaturday

3. keep it friendly - we want this to be fun. (we haven't had any problems with grumpy trolls, I'd like to keep it that way)

All the best...Rich Murnane

My wife and I watch the Virtual Railfans" post a live webcam on YouTubeVirtual Railfans" every day we especially look for the Autotrain heading to and from Flordia

You forgot two Brian

PRR 44 Tonner, the locomotive that put firemen out of business.

PRR 9069 with train

"Philadelphia Front Street" by Pete Lero

B6 on the High Line

PRR A5 #855, Taken in 1941 in Tacony, Pa

Here's my 44-ton switcher and others I have seen while visiting railroads.

Charlie

Brian, what did you search for,"Itty Bitty Switch Engine"?

Randy I love this!

Dave,

The Peter Lerro A5 switcher print, "Shifting on Delaware Avenue," of a PRR A5 shifter on Delaware Ave. in Philly was actually used as cover art for one of the past editions of the PRR Technical & Historical Society's quarterly magazine, The Keystone. So, if any of you are looking for a birthday present to yourself or from a significant other, I would highly recommend joining. I've belonged to several railroad historical societies over the years and I would say theirs is the beefiest and most interesting magazine. I believe Mr. Lerro's artwork has also appeared several times inside the magazines and on other covers, as well. 

Tom 

briansilvermustang posted:

 

          OOPS...          thanks Bob...

 

 

                     hey Lee,   you need one of these,  a truck and train, all in one !

 

 

I knew you was thinking of me when you posted this that’s one ugly duckling I may try this 

Guys all the switcher look great 

Bob. I’m like you can’t get  enough with the postwar buzz.  Maybe someday I’ll get a different switcher  but I doubt it I really like this guy.