Switcher Saturday Mark II - 11/9/19

Tis almost the season!

Three New York Central steam switchers on the bridges of my 12’-by-8’ layout. NYC 0-8-0 #415 is a Railking model with PS1. NYC 0-6-0 #231 and 0-4-0 #901 are MTH Premier models with PS2.

Photos by:

MELGAR

Happy SWSat!

Did someone mention Christmas?????

In the clear morning light, yesterday's work:

After the last dinner call last evening the crew tied down #1545 and the Dinner Train at the old Station. Yesterday's switching work resulted in the freight consist parked on the East End branch. This AM the crew will park the Dinner Train, deliver the freight train to Interchange, pick up today's incoming cars, bring them to town and do the needed pick-ups and set-outs. All in a day's switching work on the Plywood Empire Route.

Happy Switcher Saturday.

                    happy SWSAT everyone !!

                                   have a great weekend !

Santa Fe 623 approaching the Rapide platform.  

Fendermain

PC 8616 handles the local today:

Enjoy your SWSAT!

Tom

This steam switcher came all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to Yankee Stadium to make an important delivery as shown by the box car and billboard in the attached video.

It's 1923 and there will be 2 titans of baseball competing fiercely against each other. Of course, one of them is Babe  Ruth, known as the Sultan of Swat. Who is the other player and what is the product being delivered that the other ball player invested in and made a fortune doing so?

Arnold

          NYS&W GP18 road switcher #1800 on the turntable at Little Ferry, NJ- Feb. 87'.

                The #1800, 1802 & 1804 served the Suquehanna for over forty years.

                                                                MY PHOTOS

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

Did someone mention Christmas?????

Nice photos...I like your covered platform.

Fendermain

Morning guys here is my contribution ! 

                      nice photos Mike !    really like your crane !

Mike, nice!

It is late 1949 and a local photographer is trying some Kodak color film for the first time.  He caught this PRR BS10 shifting a boxcar to the NYC interchange track.

The VO-1000 is a RailKing Scale product, and the boxcar is from Atlas O.

B&O SW9 switches empty boxcars to be loaded with Christmas trees. 

Fendermain posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

Did someone mention Christmas?????

Nice photos...I like your covered platform.

Fendermain

Thanks Fendermain- I scratch built it with balsa wood. The roof is paper printouts on thin cardboard.

Lights are LED's from Model power and I made hoods from drywall washers.

Excellent!!!  If I may ask, how are you supplying power for the leds?

Fendermain

Brian, Thanks, I am sure you have one of them around somewhere!

Lew, Great looking crane! I also like the load! I am sure I have seen that crane somewhere before! LOL

Cappilot, Nice 1949 Photo story! The scene looks wonderful!

Bob, I to like your scratch build loading dock! Nice work!

Looking good everybody.   I have been on the road for family all day and will be again tomorrow. Nice to see so many participants.   I will add something tomorrow afternoon,  not sure what it will be yet.

High Greens to all JHZ563

Tom Densel posted:

PC 8616 handles the local today:

Enjoy your SWSAT!

Tom

Hello Tom, is that a Brother Love Penn Central transfer caboose? 

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Happy Switcher Saturday.

Johan, your weathered trains, track, ballast, structures and scenery in your photos are all stunning. Arnold

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Tom Densel posted:

PC 8616 handles the local today:

Enjoy your SWSAT!

Tom

Hello Tom, is that a Brother Love Penn Central transfer caboose? 

Paul,  I scratch built/kitbashed the transfer caboose myself.  My work doesn't hold a candle to Malcom's cabooses.  I do, however, consider it a great compliment that one might think that this is one of his.

Tom

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Happy Switcher Saturday.

Johan, your weathered trains, track, ballast, structures and scenery in your photos are all stunning. Arnold

Arnold. Thank you very much. 🤝

Johan. 

Hey gang, here's a picture of a locomotive most of you should recognize.   And this shot was taken by.......my Mom!

She had some time to kill while her boyfriend was doing something in the nearby town.   She said she watched trains go by for a  couple hours,  I am actually a little envious. 

Horseshoe Curve in Fall colors. Nice!

Here is #7133 leading a train up the Hill almost at Gallitzin:

Dad and I watched lots of trains that day, I'm sure. c.mid-'50s. 

geysergazer posted:

Horseshoe Curve in Fall colors. Nice!

Here is #7133 leading a train up the Hill almost at Gallitzin:

       

Dad and I watched lots of trains that day, I'm sure. c.mid-'50s. 

Nice photo I watch Live railfan cam Horseshoe Curve most days 

Sorry it's a day late.  This weekend's switcher was hiding...

Rusty

Fendermain posted:

Excellent!!!  If I may ask, how are you supplying power for the leds?

Fendermain

I have a couple small wal-warts that power most of the LED's on the layout. Don't recall the voltage off hand but I'll post a pic later.

geysergazer posted:

Horseshoe Curve in Fall colors. Nice!

Here is #7133 leading a train up the Hill almost at Gallitzin:

       

Dad and I watched lots of trains that day, I'm sure. c.mid-'50s. 

Notice there are no fences and they are above the tracks on the hill.

Nice shot Lew

RSJB18 posted:

Fendermain posted:

Excellent!!!  If I may ask, how are you supplying power for the leds?

Fendermain

I have a couple small wal-warts that power most of the LED's on the layout. Don't recall the voltage off hand but I'll post a pic later.

Thank you.  I might try some led illumination for a future project.

rpmcobra posted:

geysergazer posted:

Horseshoe Curve in Fall colors. Nice!

Here is #7133 leading a train up the Hill almost at Gallitzin:

       

Dad and I watched lots of trains that day, I'm sure. c.mid-'50s. 

Nice photo I watch Live railfan cam Horseshoe Curve most days 

Yes sir!!  I am a cam fan as well.

Fendermain

Fendermain posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Fendermain posted:

Excellent!!!  If I may ask, how are you supplying power for the leds?

Fendermain

I have a couple small wal-warts that power most of the LED's on the layout. Don't recall the voltage off hand but I'll post a pic later.

Thank you.  I might try some led illumination for a future project.

120VAC- 9 VDC. Lower voltages will work as well. Depends on what you are doing. The LED's can be varied by using different size resistors also.

Great..thanks.  I have several of those laying around from items that no longer work.

I'm a day late and a dollar short, no photos to contribute.  Great SWSAT MKII this week.

Johan, your west coast equipment is every bit as good looking as your New England equipment.

Arnold that little switcher was really hauling as ah Coca Cola!

Mike G, never mind the crane, I really like the train.  You've got a one track mind.

coach joe posted:

I'm a day late and a dollar short, no photos to contribute.  Great SWSAT MKII this week.

Johan, your west coast equipment is every bit as good looking as your New England equipment.

Arnold that little switcher was really hauling as ah Coca Cola!

Mike G, never mind the crane, I really like the train.  You've got a one track mind.

Joe. Thank you. 🤝

Johan

coach joe posted:

I'm a day late and a dollar short, no photos to contribute.  Great SWSAT MKII this week.

Johan, your west coast equipment is every bit as good looking as your New England equipment.

Arnold that little switcher was really hauling as ah Coca Cola!

Mike G, never mind the crane, I really like the train.  You've got a one track mind.

Thanks Joe.

Regarding the answer to the question I asked, the great ballplayer who competed fiercely against Babe Ruth and the Yankees in 1923, made a fortune investing in Coca Cola. He got in on the ground floor with his Coca Cola stock investments, before anyone heard of Coca Cola.

Coco Cola was an Atlanta, Georgia company, and this great and very rich ballplayer was also from Georgia.

In fact, he was known as the Georgia Peach.

I suspect most of you know who I am talking about know. He was such a fierce competitor, that he was infamous for sliding with his spikes high, deliberately trying to cut up the fielder trying to tag him out. He was one nasty....., hated by his fellow ballplayers such that hardly anyone came to his funeral even though his .377 lifetime batting average is the highest in the history of baseball.

His name is Ty Cobb, a nasty, hated, but fascinating man.  Arnold

coach joe posted:

I'm a day late and a dollar short, no photos to contribute.  Great SWSAT MKII this week.

Johan, your west coast equipment is every bit as good looking as your New England equipment.

Arnold that little switcher was really hauling as ah Coca Cola!

Mike G, never mind the crane, I really like the train.  You've got a one track mind.

Thanks Coach, I just happen to like Coors and there products! Weather it be cold refreshments or trains! One day when I can afford it I would really like the Coors Light Train!