Switcher Saturday Mark II!, 09/05/020

My son and MA & PA #81 on visit to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum prior to the Covid shut down

Happy SWSat!

A long holiday weekend is ahead. Hope everyone has a good one.

This week the crews are busy swapping out cars for the next outbound local. A colorful blue and yellow consist was built with a little help from NH 9604 (K-line Plymouth) . D&H 5001(Lionel RS-11) will be on the lead out of town.

On the high line NH 115 (WbB Center cab) is pulling a short string of box cars.

Rusty

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Rusty

I do miss the BN paint scheme.   Something about the simple black over green with those bold stripes on end was always an attention getter. 

Yay! SWSat is on!

I see we are off to a nice start this week. I’m going to add some steam. Here is “Janine” my new to me Ixion Hudswell Clarke inside cylinder saddle tank 0-6-0T. Ixion is an Australian company that makes 2 rail O scale for the British market. It is a model of a 1920 era smaller private industrial or contractor engine as built by Hudswell Clarke. A few have made it into preservation.

So bringing in bit of an international flavor today. It is on my 2 rail O scale shelf layout Sorry for the mess I don’t know what was happening on the back track some kind of vertical siding storage I guess. The other engine seen is my SDJR #23 3T Jinty a much larger side tank 0-6-0T from Dapol. It just looks smaller because it is further back on the next track over.

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

Happy SWSAT everyone! Still dragging my feet getting the handrails on this one maybe next week I’ll have it ready. Enjoy your kind Weekend 

What would Labor Day be without the little engines that do all the "real work"?  :-) 

The guys running the NYC dockside switchers at the RiCHY (Richmond Chesapeake Hudson Yard & RR) love when they work in the back section of the yard, because they get to catch up with the hobos that hang out at the old platform unloading shed.

Happy Switcher Saturday To All.

Good morning switcher fans!  Wishing all of you a healthy and happy Labor Day Weekend!  Here are some pic of switchers with a nod to their crews whose labor allow the railroads to run smoothly.   Be safe = Be well!

Penn Central RS-11 7608 (Lionel) slumbers in the yard awaiting its next assignment:

Tom

More Lionel Vulcan switchers running the rails of the Seattle & Yakima RR.

Hello SwSat Fans...my theme today is..."BEEP's At Work".  Featuring my RMT lineup in support of the Defense Dept.  It's the 1950's on the Leonardtown and Savannah and those pesky commies can't be trusted...but we are 'gonna be ready for 'um!

Here comes the Air Force, moving up those air defense missiles for the missile base just outside of Small town

Next up is the Navy, bringing in reconnaissance and gunfire spotting support for the Fleet sitting just offshore.

Finally, the Pennsylvania RR, "Standard of the World", is bringing up supplies and logistics.

Thank goodness, its just a Reserve Weekend and a training exercise...but in these days (1950's), you never know!

Best wishes for a great weekend, stay healthy

Don

A little paper modeling here! Enjoy.

OOPS I forgot to add, Silver Lake...thank you for posting the pictures of your layout.  Personally I had never seen the products of Ixion Hudswell Clarke or SDJR and I am most appreciative at getting the chance to view them.  Thanks again.

Don

Baltimore and Annapolis RR SW9 running lite with caboose.