Western Roads Wednesday

Great looking train Dallas!!

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Great looking train Dallas!!

Don

Thanks Don .

Here are some of my Western RR pictures.

SP GS1 with Harriman Cars

Western road fans, learn more about this custom painted GP-9 here: Recreation of a Post War Lionel Prototype - How I made it (warrenvillerailroad.com)

@Lionelski posted:

Western road

Definitly an eyecatcher  John.  

Mikey, looks like a unique building on the layout with the overhang.  Could you post some shots of that someday?  Great looking train room too.

Well we have sort of taken a break on this thread so I thought I would post some pictures and maybe gain some interest.  Here are a few from my collection and an operating session.  I guess this was a "Santa Fe" fest this day but the Santa Fe does qualify as a "western road"

The Lionel 212 Santa Fe Alco A from 1964-1966

The Lionel (MPC) 8351 from 1973-75

A K-line Santa Fe Alco S-2 from the 1980's

A Marx 1998 Santa FE Alco S-3 from 1955-1962

Well that's my Happy New Year Wednesday collection.  Best Wishes to all

Don

SP and WP comin' around the corner!

A late entry, but this the view from my desk at my office every day.

All I can say is Wow, so many beautiful trains, so many awesome videos, and so many amazing layouts. 16 pages of stunning freight trains, gorgeous passenger trains…. Happy Railroading Everyone

Back in the day Santa Fe boxcars seemed to be everywhere, so my freight car fleet has a few examples.  These are both MTH Premier versions.          Rich in SD

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This Wednesday a Southern Pacific MT-5 Mountain is in charge of a Daylight consist.

A Southern Pacific AC6 Cab Forward leads a mixed freight.

My Western Roads Wednesday submission; a photo of my recreation of a postwar Lionel prototype passing Cape Warrenaveral.

Go here: Recreation of a Post War Lionel Prototype - How I made it (warrenvillerailroad.com) to learn all about it.

To see more about Cape Warrenaveral, go here: https://www.warrenvillerailroa...ape-warrenaveral-usa

Here's my picture of a "Western Road" locomotive. Great Northern W-1 5019 by MTH. About 25 inches in length - 100-feet full scale.

MELGAR

@MELGAR I'll raise your "Little Joe" with an MTH  Y1.  Got this a couple of years ago, tested it and never got it back on the rails. Once I get TPRR2 somewhat functional, I'll  try to run most if not all of my engines. Something about the electrics from the early 1900s that are fascinating. 19 inches coupler to coupler.

Ok its not a Little Joe. Only 2 built to run a 70 mile electrified mountain line and scrapped within 10 years. Fascinating back story on these W-1s

Still Wednesday.

@Lou1985 posted:

Still Wednesday.

Still Wednesday ?

I see this today Lou.   Nice     But you had me confused   ......until I see how many hours ago you did this .

I've gotta pay more attention to what day it is .

Happy Hump day here’s my offering. It’s a Lionel Missouri Pacific GP7 1990s  release.

@lee drennen posted:

I didn't know you did railfannig Lee. 

Nice scene sir.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

I didn't know you did railfannig Lee. 

Nice scene sir.

Thanks Dallas for the kind words  and yes I do Railfan quite a bit especially on tbe Dough Hill layout

It's Wednesday, and Union Pacific's City of Los Angeles is pretty western.

Happy Hump day here’s my offering. for today

Here's a couple of western roads. The Santa Fe Super Chief and a Union Pacific freight, circa 1960s.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Here's a couple of western roads. The Santa Fe Super Chief and a Union Pacific freight, circa 1960s.

Vern nice video I like that UP Engine and did I see Jelly Beans???? Yum.

@Lou1985 posted:

It's Wednesday, and Union Pacific's City of Los Angeles is pretty western.

Nice run Lou. Thanks for sharing

Great photos and videos guys! I wish I had something right now to share, but still in the middle of the layout redo! I will post something as soon as I can!

@lee drennen posted:

Vern nice video I like that UP Engine and did I see Jelly Beans???? Yum.

Thank you, Lee. That’s my first Lionel Legacy, a GP7 purchased new in 2007 and still going strong. The candy is plain Christmas M & Ms in a Lionel Postwar NYC gondola. 😉

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Here's a couple of western roads. The Santa Fe Super Chief and a Union Pacific freight, circa 1960s.

Vern, awesome videos. I sure like that Santa Fe Chief with the aluminum passenger cars and ABBA Legacy F7's. That RPO car is so cool, wish I could find a 15" aluminum RPO for my WP CZ. I'd take any railroad name and convert to CZ if I ever find one! LoL thanks for sharing those vids, I'm catching up on posts today now that I have some free time. Cheers!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Vern, awesome videos. I sure like that Santa Fe Chief with the aluminum passenger cars and ABBA Legacy F7's. That RPO car is so cool, wish I could find a 15" aluminum RPO for my WP CZ. I'd take any railroad name and convert to CZ if I ever find one! LoL thanks for sharing those vids, I'm catching up on posts today now that I have some free time. Cheers!

Hey Scott. Cheers to you! The Santa Fe Super Chief F7 ABBA set is TMCC from 2007. The first two are powered, the last two unpowered. If you are referring to the first car behind the trailing dummy A, it’s actually an MTH Santa Fe plated express reefer, then the baggage car. There is no RPO on this train. I was lucky enough to find an MTH express reefer for this train and at the same time, one for my Union Pacific passenger train, which I run in the summer months.

Thanks for the compliments and good to see you on the forum again. 👍

Happy Hump day. Here’s today’s it’s a old All Nation car I restored enjoy your day.

The Phoenix Chief basks in the morning sun during a brief station stop at Phoenix office staion running about 40 minutes early today.

Union Pacific Bog Boy number 4014 leads refrigerator cars west.

Well for Western Roads, who can neglect the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe .  Here are some examples of those roads from Marx.  The #6000 SP F-3 from 1952-1954 and the largest diesel Marx produced the #21 Santa Fe F-3 warbonnet made between 1950-1954.  Both of these locomotives are lithographed tinplate, single motor, powered A and dummy A.  

Happy "Hump" day, best wishes

Don

@Yellowstone Special posted:

Hey Scott. Cheers to you! The Santa Fe Super Chief F7 ABBA set is TMCC from 2007. The first two are powered, the last two unpowered. If you are referring to the first car behind the trailing dummy A, it’s actually an MTH Santa Fe plated express reefer, then the baggage car. There is no RPO on this train. I was lucky enough to find an MTH express reefer for this train and at the same time, one for my Union Pacific passenger train, which I run in the summer months.

Thanks for the compliments and good to see you on the forum again. 👍

Vern, thanks for clarifying that, and I new your F7's were TMCC but I typed Legacy I guess!!! I have to take a look at your video again and look closer at the express reefer, I think I need new eye glasses!  Enjoy your trains!

Well here it is Western Roads Wed and we missed an entire week!!  I have a few pictures that I can share although some are from my archives so if you remember them I apologize in advance.

Here is the classic post war, Lionel UP Alco # 2023 from 1950-1951.  Still working hard after 73 years of play

The early post war Lionel #6454 SP boxcar from 1949-1952

A newcomer!  the Lionel (LTI) SF #19216 boxcar from 1990

Following up that Santa Fe boxcar here is a Santa Fe Alco, Lionel  (MPC) # 8351 from 1973-75

Well Happy "HUMP" day...best wishes for a great rest of your week

Don

This Wednesday finds a Santa Fe 5011 class Texas leading a mixed freight.

The American Flyer  # 1206 Chicago, Milwaukee, and St.Paul Passenger Cars from 1922-1926 and Baggage/RPO Car, first catalogued in 1924.  So this duo is about 100 years old.  The locomotive is clockwork , Type XI  I believe from 1922-26.  I found this as a set, although with things this old, one can never be sure that the contents have not been altered.

Happy "Hump Day" to everyone.   Best Wishes

Don

Western Roads Wednesday with an interesting twist on my layout. I'm sure you can spot them in the video.

Happy Wednesday!