Let’s see your freight trains. Here’s my Lionel CSX mixed freight on The SOUTH FORK RAILROAD to start.
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Let’s see your freight trains. Here’s my Lionel CSX mixed freight on The SOUTH FORK RAILROAD to start.
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Heres some old footage of a NYC Mohawk pulling reefers. No sound on the video back then, so I threw some music over it.
Here’s a Standard prewar freight consist headed by my 1835E.
A Penn Central mixed freight passing through the industrial area of the layout:
Tom
See video links below...
The 3 roads I collect; AT&SF, FW&D, SL-SF and affiliates.
Three freight trains on the Free State Junction Railway.
Thank you for everyone who had posted so far. Lots of great posts to date here.
Let’s S E E your F R I E G H T T R A I N S guys. Post them.
Slow B&O way freight with brakemen riding front and rear.
From a review I did for the locomotive:
Rusty
Today I ran my Lionel Rio Grande freight set 2291W, which I received for my first Christmas in 1958, on my Super O postwar layout. This was such an action packed consist for a child or an adult to enjoy. Lionel certainly knew how to keep your interest. It has logged many miles these past 62 years and still looks great and brings back lots of great memories.
Ok Forum members, let’s see those FREIGHT TRAINS.
Here’s my Lionel VL Big Boy reefer freight on The SOUTH FORK RAILROAD
Two BNSF freight trains on my layout in a race. An Oil train and an Intermodal.
Another Penn central freight with a U33C on the point:
Tom
@Rusty Traque posted:From a review I did for the locomotive:
Rusty
Thank your yard foreman for putting the dangerous car mid-consist. Quirky me...I always notice things like that on peoples' videos.
Let’s see your freight trains!!! Here’s my Lionel VL CC-2 PRR Baldwin on The SOUTH FORK RAILROAD.
N&W Y6b mallet lugs a freight thru Butler Junction.
Well here is a short freight consist circa about 1940. The Lionel 204 was one of the last die cast engines manufactured by Lionel prior to the war. It was never catalogued and just offered in sets. These were typically "General Special" sets offered to lots of stores and more or less made up of standard cars. This consist is not a set per se, it is just a correct line up of cars for the engine from my collection trying to mimic the 1940 set. All the cars are correct with the following exceptions a) all the journals should be black and b) the caboose should have a red not tuscan roof. The engine has a 2689 whistle tender (whistle works) which was one of 3 or 4 different tenders that it came with 1940-42. Never came back after the war. I have a neat video of this guy pulling these cars but I cannot figure out how to get video uploaded. If anyone knows where there are some instructions please forward.
The tale of two freight trains.
@trumptrain posted:Slow B&O way freight with brakemen riding front and rear.
Another great video, Pat. You take the video so that the viewer is trackside, looking up to the train as it goes by, which I also often do. It makes the model train look awesome the way real trains look to us when we are trackside looking up at them.
What is most special about this video, IMO, is what I've said many times before about your photos and videos: your glorious autumn colors. It is amazing, IMO, how you can be so skillful with autumn colored scenery and you are also color blind.
Arnold
Here’s my Nickel Plate with a western manifest heading for St. Louis Mo.
VL Big Boy on the SOUTH FORK RAILROAD
Here’s a couple of old videos that have freight trains in them.
Here's an oldie but moldy unit train video. Scale wheeled MTH C40-8W diesels with mixed scale wheeled and hi-rail Atlas PS4427 hoppers in tow.
A Lionel legacy CSX AC 6000 hauling some Hi Cubes on the TMB Model train club main line
@WinstonB posted:Great looking train. I’m jealous. I couldn’t take that much smoke In my small attic.
Thanks. The smoke actually dissipates pretty quickly, plus the spiders that had set up housekeeping over the layout moved away after getting hit with the smoke over time.
@AGHRMatt posted:Here's an oldie but moldy unit train video. Scale wheeled MTH C40-8W diesels with mixed scale wheeled and hi-rail Atlas PS4427 hoppers in tow.
Great video!!
Today's freight trains ... of the 1950s
Delaware & Hudson Lionmaster Challenger with a string of woodside reefers.
Standing with the camera in Ghost Train Park, a corner of our O gauge, three rail model railroad, you see both a long freight train and a swift passenger trains pass. The freight is pulled by a 1953 vintage 736 Lionel Berkshire locomotive. The passenger train is pulled by an MTH Protosound 2 PRR K-4s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgaFmSSSbc
CNW ALCO C-628 #6701 rolling around the bend and bypassing the yard with 29 loaded ore cars.
Just got it yesterday, NOS Weaver diesel. Has a goofy sounding horn.
Hudson running hard through Dough Hill
Some more Penn Central action:
Tom
Freight trains for today.
@trumptrain posted:Freight trains for today.
Wow Great video Patrick'.. The new era high cube box cars are very cool indeed. However, I'm a sucker for the old school stuff...You and I share similar equipment. I always get a kick out of seeing some of my items on others layouts...Nice presentation...👍
This is one of my favorite line up. Lionel post war F3 with all Lionel Standard O freight cars.
This was shot at the 2017 ATMA Spring Thaw Train Meet.
Chris
LVHR
@lehighline posted:This was shot at the 2017 ATMA Spring Thaw Train Meet.
Chris
LVHR
Chris, can’t get the download.
Here’s a old Lionel ALCO Chesapeake & Ohio with a manifest of Menards cars and a Lionel pig flat
Caught an H10 with a reefer local. It looks like its being over fired...cough cough
Minutes later an M1B came outta nowhere.....with alot more reefers
A few of mine from days past:
Hi everyone ! Some might remember that I mentioned in one of the other threads that I had discovered a KLINE Santa Fe S-2 switcher that I had apparently bought and packed up and forgot about. I commented that I was surprised that this thing had 2 motors, 3 position reverse, great livery, and ran really smoothly. So today I began to wonder how it would stack up against the Lionel "600" series NW-2 's under post war freight conditions. So I hooked it up to 5 relatively heavy PW freight cars to see how she did. The cars were 3464 NYC Operating Box car, 2454 Baby Ruth Box, 6464 GN box, 6464-100 WP box and a fully illuminated 2357 SP caboose. Well, she did extremely well. Handled this consist with no trouble at all. In fact she cruised around my 0-31 loop (mostly flat) with no trouble at 8.5 volts on the ZW. Here are some pictures.
Well, I remain convinced that we lost a good supplier of trains when KLINE left. This little guy could clearly hold his own against the PW competition.
Have a good Holiday everyone
Don
I ran my NYC Hudson with 3 of my Custom cars in the manifest for a test run
WM freight.
A short AC&Y freight makes its way out of town:
Tom
Patrick, John, Tom and the Rest great videos I’m so glad I switched to this scale.
Freight trains for today.
WP John: I really like the scene in your video.
Tom Densel: Super scenery for the short freight at just the right speed.
Patrick: Always enjoy your scenes and especially your lighting. What type/color lights are on your layout please?
My older video.About 1 min into video...quite the smokers from GP's
@pennsynut posted:WP John: I really like the scene in your video.
Tom Densel: Super scenery for the short freight at just the right speed.
Patrick: Always enjoy your scenes and especially your lighting. What type/color lights are on your layout please?
Pennsynut thanks so much! The lighting on my layout is actually stock. Whatever came with the building or lamp is what I use.
Been awhile since I ran these two Lionel Famous American RailRoad freights. The Southern has all the cars that make up the set. The Great Northern has some Lionel, some KMT, and a K-line caboose. The sound of steam and whistle were top of the line in early 80s, not so hi tech now, but still a lot of fun.
Here they are in action.
Freight trains today are a Lackawanna Camelback powered freight and a SW1 powered way freight train.
Lionel Vision line CRR Challenger pulling mostly coal on the TMB club layout
One more try Vision line CRR Challenger at the TMB model train club
Lionel Legacy Norfolk Southern freight
Thanks for watching
Here’s my Weaver RSD12 with a manifest of old Atlas O cars
BNSF Intermodal with an ES44AC and SD-70ACE leading. A pair of BNSF Dash-9's pulling a string of boxcars crosses over on the bridge above.
Some great freight trains from everyone on this thread! Keep them coming!
Will the month of October feature Fright Trains?
A Penn Central local led by an Alco RS-11 disrupts the conversation on the loading dock:
Tom
Here’s my Lionel NW Switcher pulling some All Nations cars that I restored and some Custom AHM Flatcars I made into Piggybacks.
Right on Rick. The SOUTHERN Serves the South!
Ran my Lionel F3 with a manifest of Standard O cars with Early Bird Reefers on the point
Freight trains of the transition era.
@FrankRazz posted:Bill, you always surprise me with your engine rooster. Who made the above NP Heritage engine?
Hi Frank, the NP Heritage diesel is from Lionel about 5 years ago or so.
How about a Penn Central grain train?
Tom
I still need to put details on this UP RS3 but I had to put some freight on it and give it a test
At the TMB model train club A Lionel CSX Clinchfield heritage AC6000 hailing mixed freight Check out the graffatti
Anyone want to show us their freight trains????
@Trainmaster04 posted:
You have some beautiful engines!!
@W&W posted:You have some beautiful engines!!
Thanks, but I cannot take all of the credit. I work for a fellow forum member and he has been generous enough to allow me to borrow some of his new locomotives to video.
An afternoon freight passing thru town.
That was a great video. I particularly like the billboard view at the end.
Let’s roll back the clock to the clickety clack of the original Tinplate Era....Enjoy!!
I don’t think there was enough power in that consist to pull all those auto racks!😉
Larry
When I put a freight train together it is going to resemble an abbreviated version of a train that actually ran over its home road. Here is southbound FW&D 131 that has just filled at Quanah, TX. Picked up were loads of wallboard and bulk gypsum from Georgia Pacific and boxcar loads off Frisco 537. Next comes plug door boxcars of Coors beer from Golden, CO., and loads from affiliated Hill lines cars coming out of Wendover, WY. The rear tonnage is ag commodities from Amarillo, TX.
Your video is GREAT! I have just one comment on your post. The Diesel in your video looks to be an EMD PRR E7 locomotive based on the body length and the 6-wheel trucks. The F7 was a shorter locomotive with 4 wheel trucks.
@Randy Harrison posted:Your video is GREAT! I have just one comment on your post. The Diesel in your video looks to be an EMD PRR E7 locomotive based on the body length and the 6-wheel trucks. The F7 was a shorter locomotive with 4 wheel trucks.
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@Rich Wiemann posted:Today I ran my Lionel Rio Grande freight set 2291W, which I received for my first Christmas in 1958, on my Super O postwar layout. This was such an action packed consist for a child or an adult to enjoy. Lionel certainly knew how to keep your interest. It has logged many miles these past 62 years and still looks great and brings back lots of great memories.
Rich. I have the exact same set. That was a great Christmas wasn't it. All my friends wanted the red and silver Santa Fe. Nobody wanted the yellow & green D&RG. Sure glad Santa made a great choice. Luv that magna traction.
@tynaskos posted:A couple Of BNSF trains on Rooster Railroad!
Truly an astonishing sight. Is this a club layout or are you building it yourself?
Winston, great video. I like the string of reefers. What brand is the Mikado? Sounds great.
"Retirement Special" train for Geoffrey ToyRus, Yank and Met from the Bronx Zoo and another giraffe friend...
A long Penn Central freight with five locos on the front:
Tom
@pennsynut posted:Winston, great video. I like the string of reefers. What brand is the Mikado? Sounds great.
Thanks! It’s a 3rd Rail Sunset Model.
B&O and Santa Fe with a string of old fashioned auto carriers.
@Rob Leese posted:When I put a freight train together it is going to resemble an abbreviated version of a train that actually ran over its home road. Here is southbound FW&D 131 that has just filled at Quanah, TX. Picked up were loads of wallboard and bulk gypsum from Georgia Pacific and boxcar loads off Frisco 537. Next comes plug door boxcars of Coors beer from Golden, CO., and loads from affiliated Hill lines cars coming out of Wendover, WY. The reartonnage is ag commodities from Amarillo, TX.
Nice work, Robert! That sure is made up prototypically for the pre-merger era with typical SD9 power. I notice that you added some undulating track, which is also prototypical for Fort Worth & Denver.
Your personal record has been awarded ten merits for acquiring and coupling up a prototypical freight train consist from long-departed Texas railroads, and for incorporating undulating territory en route, as is prototypical for the FW&D.
@Virginian65 posted:Truly an astonishing sight. Is this a club layout or are you building it yourself?
I can actually answer your question. To answer your question, no, the layout is apart of his personal collection. I have been working for him for three years now and we have been working on the layout for about a year now. Recently, the layout has reached a point where we can run about two trains on its mainlines so we have taken a break in construction and now we have been building trains. Hope this answers your question. Thanks and happy railroading!
@Dennis Holler posted:
👌👌👌. Wish I had a yard.
Some turn of the 20th Century freight.
Ken
@kanawha posted:Some turn of the 20th Century freight.
Ken
Ken, nice video!
Dennis - your yard is amazing! I can't began to identify the make of the cars in your photos! And Ken, thanks for the beautiful "vintage" train - well done!
My son assembled this MPC era GS-2 powered freight train with an eclectic collection of cars. His theme today was "edible" products.
Forgive my feeble memory. I may have posted this video before.
It is night time in Terryville and there is a camera in Ghost Train Park to film the night freight coming through on track #1 lead by a 736 postwar Berkshire pulling a train of 17 cars.
Anyone have freight train pics and/or videos to share??
Here’s a video of a crude oil tanker train. It’s not the greatest video but it’s better than nothing.
Larry
Well fellows, I have nothing than can compare with the length and scale look of PSAP2020's tank train, but thought you enjoy something on a little smaller scale as well (really not scale at all). This is a combination German / UK train using Mettoy Ltd (UK) freight consist pulled by a Konrad Dressler loco (labeled made in U.S. zone, Germany). All the cars/loco from the late 40's through the early 50's.
Here is the Konrad Dressler loco and tender, CW from the 50's, ready to leave the depot with its short consist of Mettoy Ltd freights.
Here is a view of the consist. All 3 freight cars are from Mettoy Ltd in the UK.
Shell tanker
Stanchion Car - set to deliver a vintage sports coupe (not its original load but it fits perfectly so I use it)
LMS Open Wagon
All cars date from '49-'51
Well my contribution of the freight train post for this weekend. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and have a happy and healthy weekend.
Don
Here's some shots taken at dusk of a trio of postwar Santa Fe F's moving a fast freight train. The engineer is hard pressed to keep these powerful locomotives from exceeding the posted maximum authorized speed.
A long freight train winds it way around the harbor and the outskirts of Christopolis in the background.
Let’s see those FREIGHT TRAIN pics and/or videos.......
Arnold
Tom
@Tom Densel posted:Tom
Tom - fantastic video!! Love that you captured such genuine realism as the train approached and crossed the diamond
@Arnold D. Cribari posted:Arnold
Arnold - wonderful video!! I've always loved the ALCO RS11 locomotive ever since I modeled HO way back in the 1970s. That's when I purchased one for my HO layout. I must say the RS 11 in D&H livery even makes the engine more attractive IMHO. You also have an impressive line up on Lionel dump cars!
@Tom Densel posted:Tom
Excellent presentation'!! The speed of the train is right on the mark'.. A beautiful scene and nice realistic modeling'...😀👍👌
Yesterday I heard on the radio that freight train business is up these days. More people are having things delivered, including by train, which is an economical way of transporting huge quantities of things. Arnold
Notice this freight train includes 2 boxcars full of cookies. Keep them cookies movin'! LOL, Arnold
Some AC&Y action:
Tom
Good morning and happy new year to everyone! Noticed this thread came back to life so I thought why not add to it. There are a total of four trains running at the same time. Three of the trains are freight and the last one is passenger. Thanks, and happy railroading!
I caught this Penn Central freight passing through town:
Tom
Ken, that old-time C&O steam engine is terrific! Is that a custom paint/lettering scheme?
David
Nice train and scene Tom. Craig, that busy place on your layout reminds me of the tracks at the KC Union Station where I can sit and eat BBQ and watch freights for hours. You have cool trains and lots of track.
Local freight service on the corridor.
At the TMB Model Train Club a pair of legacy CSX AC6000 pulling a colorful string of 86 ft box cars fromlionel
A CSX manifest rolls by on the bridge over two BNSF trains waiting in the yard.
Here is my Lionel Legacy black bonnet Santa Fe Alco's pulling K-line freight.
Let’s see your ****FREIGHT TRAINS****
Tom
Freight Trains ———- Let’s SEE them
A noisy freight train passing. Crank it up!
Tom
Hey guys, show us your pics and/or videos of your FREIGHT TRAINS. . .
Here's a mid 90's 3rd Rail C&O T1 2-10-4 that I upgraded with a TAS EOB system a number of years ago (when TAS was still in business!) pulling a string of Atlas cars and a 3rd rail caboose.
Ken
Three frieght trains at once.
BNSF Crude oil train, CSX units pulling a string of box cars, and 2 BNSF dash 9 units pulling a string of covered hoppers.
Enjoy!
Ran this Lionel GP7 with a manifest of Lionel Standard O cars the other day.
BNSF coal train. Mix of MTH and lionel coalporters.
Running a Weaver Union Pacific RS-11 with a empty Western manifest collected from local towns on the line.
Ok fellow Forum members, let’s see your freight trains this weekend!! Show us your pics and/or videos of your freights!
I’m sharing my yard on the SOUTH FORK RAILROAD.
Ran this Missouri Pacific Lionel GP7 freight today
Tom
C&O 0-8-0 pulls a road freight.
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