Switcher Saturday 3-6-21!

Happy SWSAT everyone. Sorry for the re-runs but I was very busy this week at work and working on the layout. Stay safe and Spring is slowly creeping upon us.

Raritan River #2 Running glass-first this morning...

Part of my HO switching layout.  
Happy Switcher Saturday!

Happy SWSat!

Finally able to run trains this week after finishing a scenery project and putting the layout back together.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Bob

Photos and videos show my MTH Premier New York Central USRA 0-6-0 #231 steam switcher locomotive with PS2 and a BCR2. I purchased it in 2008 and run it conventionally. It is a small engine that is just the right size for my single-track 10’-by-5’ layout. I use it to pull short freight trains at slow speed, in this case with a New York Central bobber wood caboose.

MELGAR

Happy SWSAT, everyone.

Today we find Penn Central GP38 7692 (K-Line) working the grain elevator:

Tom

@DaveP posted:

Raritan River #2 Running glass-first this morning...

Dave. I like that second pic. Can you tell me what’s the Lionel building is in the background thanks

@Tom Densel posted:

Happy SWSAT, everyone.

Today we find Penn Central GP38 7692 (K-Line) working the grain elevator:

Tom

Nice pic of the White Worm Tom. I like that farmall also

Yay! SWSat is on track and it is time for my once a week check in with my SWSat friends. I see we are off to a great start this week with a good variety and no theme besides switching that I can detect.

This week I am posting some shots of one of my side tank 2-6-2ST switchers. These were imported in the 50/60s in 2 rail O scale by several importers. I have two that have completely different drive mechanisms. I believe they were KMT but I have a KMT one and a LBM models one. The bodies are identical. Eventually they will be reworked into something else. If nothing else I want to put new stacks on them because the ones on them are too cartoony for me.

I hope everyone is well. Have a great weekend. I can’t wait to see what you guys post.

@jhz563 posted:

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Edition of Switcher Saturday.   

For today's lead off we have a K-Line Plymouth with load no one wants to talk about!

So please share your Switcher pictures and stories here.   Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy switcher Saturday to all! There's nothing wrong with a little Plymouth on your layout.  Call it fun sized,  packing a lot of energy and smoke into a handy package.

We just took delivery of a new switcher on the layout.  It's a  Lionel  Lionchief + 2.0 0-6-0 tank with Bluetooth. Here we have it next to my first 0-6-0 ala  Promontory Point  style. Looks like she'll be destined for some weathering  to bring her in to the fold.

Enjoy and have fun.

@lee drennen posted:

Dave. I like that second pic. Can you tell me what’s the Lionel building is in the background thanks

Lee - left to right - Al's Hardware, farther back is the Lionel Firehouse and Christmas Toy Store.

@MELGAR posted:

Photos and videos show my MTH Premier New York Central USRA 0-6-0 #231 steam switcher locomotive with PS2 and a BCR2. I purchased it in 2008 and run it conventionally. It is a small engine that is just the right size for my single-track 10’-by-5’ layout. I use it to pull short freight trains at slow speed, in this case with a New York Central bobber wood caboose.

MELGAR

Sweeet Melgear!  When I saw your story on Bobber Car maker over, I fell in love with the little guys. What it CAN be, all gussied up. My 5 year old grand son/engineer opened my first bobber purchase, looked at it, then quietly said to grandma: "This is a caboose for little babies toy train, Nina, it's not for us." HA. From the mouths of babes. It has been on the workbench ever since.

thank Mel <salute>

Good morning fellow switcher fans!   Great content everyone! Love it!  Today on the FSJR the company photographer has been busy all this past week photographing the switching fleet hard at work.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone!  Be safe = Be well!!

The Shay pauses so the crew can check the running gear before picking up a load of empty flat cars.

Crew of a Pennsy 44 tonner backing a car load of coal onto a siding.

B&O SW 9 and Washington Terminal RS 1 pass each other.

The engine terminal crew is servicing some B&O GP 9s.

B&O Plymouth crew stretch their legs as they discuss what the next switch move will be. h

B&O Dockside crew and their mighty little locomotive that gets the job done in the yard today.

WM BL2 number 81 working the yard.

Crew of Pennsy A5 talk over the next switch move.  

@DaveP posted:

Lee - left to right - Al's Hardware, farther back is the Lionel Firehouse and Christmas Toy Store.

and, the garbage truck in the background, making its rounds? Were it baby-poo-yellow and read, that would be Ole Miggy, in the 18 yard Sanicruiser fer sure.(Cabover or Conventional?). Done by noon to go fishing. <salute> Great photo, fun story

@lee drennen posted:

Lee, love that IHB  switcher!  Get some gondolas filled with scrap metal or steel coils for a neat transfer drag like the IHB.

It’s SWSat again...🚂😉😺

Have a great weekend!

@Miggy posted:

and, the garbage truck in the background, making its rounds? Were it baby-poo-yellow and read, that would be Ole Miggy, in the 18 yard Sanicruiser fer sure.(Cabover or Conventional?). Done by noon to go fishing. <salute> Great photo, fun story

A better view of ‘Main Street’ ... garbage truck was custom by me - a Newray trash body and an Athearn Ford C-cab. My uncle drove one similar for the borough back in the day - his was faded lemon-yellow.

TALES OF THE DOCKSIDER

Switcher double header!  This Saturday shop switcher X-8688 is paired with NYC 0-4-0 no. 901 on a transfer run from the NH yard in Worcester to the B&M yard via B&A/NYC trackage.  This train has another load of military vehicles to be delivered to Fort Devens on the B&M Ayer branch.

A B&M commuter job is passing on the adjacent track powered by RS-3 no. 1509.  This train will travel up the Gardner branch to Keene, NH.

Here’s hoping all you SWSAT aficionados are well and getting vaccinated.  I got my first shot last week and I can’t wait to have my grandson over to run trains!

John

@Silver Lake posted:

This week I am posting some shots of one of my side tank 2-6-2ST switchers.

In my opinion, a die-cast side-tank switcher would be a unique model and a good seller in O gauge. I would buy one.

MELGAR

Elderly switchers #9419 & #200 hang out near the Agtegra facility in Huron, SD on a recent Saturday.  The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern has a yard here, which I believe is a former Chicago & Northwestern Ry property.

Here's a rerun from 2018.  Hoping to have some new videos soon.

Happy Switcher Saturday!

Peter

@third rail posted:

Lee, love that IHB  switcher!  Get some gondolas filled with scrap metal or steel coils for a neat transfer drag like the IHB.

Thanks for the idea Bill.  I’ll start looking for some.

DaveP,

Who made the little railroad shack in the left foreground of your picture?  That really really looks great.

Thx,

Mannyrock

A trio of Conrail pups haul the local anthracite drag.........

Hellow SwSat folks, well along with 3rd Rail, the Leonardtown and Savannah took delivery of a new Lionel 0-6-0, lionchief 2.0 switcher recently.  She is just doing well and getting broken in.  I really like the sound and smoke.  So here is a picture of her in charge of a mid day commuter / shopper local from Small Town to Savannah.

Have a great weekend everyone.  Hey "Steam Crazy" I am with you on staying healthy, my wife and I finally got our first shots yesterday, after waiting nearly 60 days to be scheduled (and we are both Phase !b).  So things are certainly looking up !!

Don

Cleaned my B-6 today and started to break it back in from a long time in the box. The wife’s little cousin is coming over tonight. He told me to have some of my other trains out. Here it is pulling a small train.

Peter,  That is one speedy little switcher.  Layout is looking good.

MTH PS3 NY Central RS3 Diesel hauling boxcars though town:

Arnold

I enjoy switcher Saturday.  Here's my contribution.

C&O NW2 624 pulls a string of 6464s through P-ville.

Thanks again everyone for another great Switcher Saturday!