Happy SWSat!
Often I'm not sure what to post week after week and will take my inspiration from what others post.
So @MELGAR's S2, and @Silver Lake's Rivarossi critter served the purpose today.
I've been looking for an ALCo S2 for a while. They are not hard to find, but they seem to command very high prices on the used market for some reason. At a Cabin Fever Auction earlier this year I found a pair of MTH models that will be part of a future project this coming winter. I bought a NY Central dummy, and a chassis missing the electronics and shell. My plan is to swap the motors into the NYC frame and add ERR Cruise boards and sound (unless PS-3 boards suddenly appear). The other frame will become a dummy with lighting and electro-couplers.
The powered frame was originally a SOO Line engine. As luck would have it I located a Lehigh and New England shell which will go well with the red frame. The railroad had an interesting history (here), and while the LNE didn't connect with the NYC, on my RR they will. They did own 6 S2's though, including # 612.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Bob
