Switcher Saturday- Mark II 12/21/19, The weekend before Christmas!

Photos and video show my Lionel Reading 0-6-0T switcher as illustrated on page 32 of “Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 1 – Steam Locomotives” by Linn H. Westcott - listed as built by ALCO in 1910. It is an older conventional engine and scale-sized, though small. Lionel is now offering a remake of this type of engine with Lionchief electronics and sound, which I think will be a good improvement.

Photos and video by:

MELGAR

And a Happy Holiday to all...

what a neat switcher and layout

here is my oldest still going strong 

MERRY SWSAT MAS!

Another "tree" shot to start the day. PRR # 94 on the lead of the Yuengling Holiday Excursion Train. Just waiting for the Polar Express to pass.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to All!  

Bob

Happy SWSat.  Great photos and videos so far.  I'm sure there are more in store.

Happy SWSAT!

This AM finds the EMD SW1500 model doing what SWs do best.

First task is to park the Dinner Train for the day:

Then switch the Crummy onto the main stem:

Tie onto the train and switch it onto the main stem:

Train line air pressure up and the crew is ready to head for Interchange:

Just the beginning of the day's Job on the PER.

One last load of presents before Christmas:

Tom

Happy SWSAT Merry Christmas everyone! 

My wife & I got our Christmas spirit going by hopping on the Santa Express out of Sunbury, PA on Dec 8, 2019.   The one-hour roundtrip went up the ex-PRR (now NS) coal region branch as far as Paxinos, PA.   As a push-pull operation - led by #1946 - the turnaround was seamless.  Train was packed, nice to see all the families with children turn out.  North Shore provided the horsepower, not sure of the coaches, etc.  I was very glad to hear the NS allowed the excursions on their rails - since no freights use the branch on weekends.  Would have liked a longer ride but Santa had other venues to visit !

Good morning fellow switcher fans!  Wonderful pics so far today!  Here's my contribution - Docksider, BL2, GE 44 tonner, and GP9.  Enjoy your holiday time and may it include running trains!

sidehack posted:

what a neat switcher and layout

here is my oldest still going strong 

Ray,

This scene gets me every time... Especially the tenements so close to the track.

MELGAR

                   HAPPY  SWSat. 

                                HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!

Brian, #726, #728 and #730:

Plus some mule-power. 

MELGAR posted:

sidehack posted:

what a neat switcher and layout

here is my oldest still going strong 

Ray,

This scene gets me every time... Especially the tenements so close to the track.

MELGAR

the residents just keep saying What?...WHAT?

Nearing the agricultural town of Mendota in California’s San Joaquin Valley for a load of Christmas cantaloupes. Enjoy the holiday season everyone.

“Happy Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Happy Holidays” to all my SWSAT chums! May you find something nicely wrapped  and train-related waiting for you this year.

Peace,

Dave W.

Lionel TMCC Ten Wheeler NY Central switcher passenger train bound for the Polo Grounds:

Arnold

Arnold,

You have really done a lot on your layout lately. Looks very nice.

MELGAR

Just picked another MTH Christmas car . the Gondola with lighted Snowman .  It looks great behind my Lionel Christmas engine .

I also bought the Scooby Sound boxcar !

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Lionel TMCC Ten Wheeler NY Central switcher passenger train bound for the Polo Grounds:

Arnold

Excellent work on your projects of late including the erector set bridge.  Great sound with the steamer.

Fendermain

Fendermain posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Lionel TMCC Ten Wheeler NY Central switcher passenger train bound for the Polo Grounds:

Arnold

Excellent work on your projects of late including the erector set bridge.  Great sound with the steamer.

Fendermain

My good friend, Leroof, deserves all the credit for the Erector Set bridge. He made it and gave it to me. Arnold

Looking great everybody!  Thanks for another nice Switcher Saturday

Here's my WBB geep, going as slow as it can, yet still too fast for video!

It is late 1949 and "Old 18" is one of the last few H6sb engines on the PRR.  At one time the PRR rostered over 2,000 H6 engines.  "Old 18" showed up as an H6b in 1909 and upgraded with a superheater in the 20s.  It worked mainlines, then branch lines, then locals, and finally as a shifter.  In two years there will be no more of these engines on the PRR.

"Old 18" is a 3rd Rail model pulling a Weaver scale UP express car. 

ADDED:  Notes on the UP express car.  The two-tone gray scheme “Express Service” replaced the all gray scheme in 1946 and was replaced with the yellow/gray scheme in 1952.  That is why I look for this paint scheme for my 1949 era.  The 40’ BX-50-XX cars were short on the inside so not as tall as other cars.  I'm not a UP expert, so correct me if this is wrong.

A couple AEC switchers

Great stuff, everyone!

Peter

Thanks for keeping this going John and to everyone who participate in this every SWSAT to make this what it is and thank you for all the likes I received.  Merry Christmas! 

I've posted these before on other threads but Lee's IHB switcher had me dig up pictures of mine.They need some detail work but I felt IHB could plausibly switch cars and assemble trains for several of the roads I have.

Decals used on the Pontiac trailer were over 20 years old.  

Joe glad you posted it it’s very nice I like it