Front End Friday

@UKE KAT posted:

FEF…Have a great day !!! We had another 4” of snow overnight…ugh…🚂🤨🙀

And Bob thought it was time to put the snowplows away.

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys, all I can say is what amazing photos! There are a lot of beauties that are being shown! I know I am a day late, but I wanted to share this with you guys. It's a Lionel 682 Pennsylvania 6-8-6 built in 1954 that I just got as a gift from a friend and just got it running! The tender still needs some work, I will try and get a video of it so maybe someone can tell me how to fix it.  When I blow the whistle, it makes a bad sound! LOL

Looks pretty nice Mike

Sounds like your friend is a keeper.

Pennsy strips.  Cold, cold Sunday 3/13/2022.  Brrrrrr !!!!  Diesel fuel would not do well today. 

Have a good Friday all, here is a Pennsy K4 taking a U36Bravo to Altoona Maintenance Facility for repair and painting.

Happy FEF! This Conrail train headed up by an SD45 and a C30-7.

Happy FEF!

A couple of LIRR RS units at the ready.

Happy FEF.

Well..."Top o'the Mornin" to you all on this fine Friday, a day after St. Patrick's day.  Today, I decided to post something that for some reason has not made it to the forum over the last 2+ years (my posting history).  It is the Lionel #210 offered with this number one year only, 1958.  The #210 headed up one Lionel cataloged set #1599 and two uncatalogued sets, #48T300 for Montgomery Wards and #9656 for Sears both in 1958.  (Collectors be warned, Sears used the #9656 at least 4 times in the postwar period, each time referencing a different set).  Now just to make things more complex, Lionel also produced a  Texas Special Alco #211 (note 211 not 210) which was offered from 1962-1966 and which had no real difference in appearance from the #210 except the number but did evolve several new motor / power unit details over its reign - like going from a 3 position to a 2 position reversing unit.  The #211 which is far more common than the 210 and was used substantially in promotional sets...some 40 different ones between 1962-1966 (" Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960-1969" by John W. Schmid)

OK enough of the Lionel history / background.  Here are some pictures:

The F.E.F. view...note the #210 despite being rather plain at the front with no marker lights, did have a headlight, 3 position reverse, and Magnetraction.

A little more of the A unit showing the dominant white stripe logo on the side.

The #210 "The Texas Special" Alco AA units.  Note that the name of the loco, different from normal signage convention has the word "The" in the official name.  Trivia I know but such things interest geeks like me...

A short video showing my #210 with a short freight on my layout.

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On one of our last family vacations, before the kids went off to college, we took a trip to see the baseball museum in Cooperstown, NY.  Of course, the trip took a slight detour when I spotted this beauty sitting on a side track just out of town -

Good FEF Everyone, Don McErlean, that’s a nice Texas Special set and a great video, Sitka, I like your Chessie and green steamer, nice, Strap Hanger, that’s a cool picture of the real thing, great photography, Bar GP7 #63, that’s a beautiful scene with the Maine Central diesel in the background, great scenery, RSJB18 Bob, beautiful Long Island diesels on two levels, neat pictures. Ralph M, those are gorgeous Conrail diesels, very nice and you have a great layout to, Mike CT, Wow, beautiful Pennsylvania diesels, awesome setting. Mike G., that’s a great buy you made recently and this 682 turbine looks right at home on your nice layout, PostWar steamers run forever. Have a great weekend fellows and Happy Railroading Everyone.

Good afternoon FEF folks.  Running late.  Finally took some better photos (images?) of my MTH PRR M1b.

Need to fix that headlight.

Larry - thanks for the kind words.  I really like that Chicago Beltway switcher, I don't think you posted that before and the B&O F-3's are really beautiful and are on my hunting list!  Cappilot - the detail on the front of that MTH PRR M1b is amazing.  Every hose and electrical connector is shown its really neat that the detail gets down to that level.  Beautiful engine. Strap Hanger - Cooperstown:  the MLB museum AND a train!  Wow a "twofer".

Best wishes everyone - have a great weekend

Don

Good evening FeFer's, here's some UP SD70Ace with some afternoon sun.

Still Friday on the West Coast.

Well, it’s ½ hour late for Front End Friday, but it is still Friday night. Here’s a 1956 Lionel 520 on our little 4’ x 4’ layout made in the style of layouts in 1956.

I'm way late for FEF .

Sorry... but yesterday we went for another fish dinner at Force Pa.      Went up the hill to Weedville again and Charlie ran this on his test track.......and well......

MTH  RK  Allegheny

(  seems like fish dinners are affected by inflation too )

@Dallas Joseph posted:

I'm way late for FEF .

Sorry... but yesterday we went for another fish dinner at Force Pa.      Went up the hill to Weedville again and Charlie ran this on his test track.......and well......

MTH  RK  Allegheny

(  seems like fish dinners are affected by inflation too )

Another beauty Dallas. I think I need to tell the bride that we need to eat more fish.......for health reasons of course........

Bob

PS- Sounds like Charlie is getting tipped off by the restaurant when you are in town????

@RSJB18 posted:

Another beauty Dallas. I think I need to tell the bride that we need to eat more fish.......for health reasons of course........

Bob

PS- Sounds like Charlie is getting tipped off by the restaurant when you are in town????

...ah......Charlie goes to the St. Joseph FFFs too.

( Judy says it seems like the cost of the Lenten fish dinners has gone up...........I tried to tell her that theTRANSPORTATION costs have gone up because of the increase in OIL prices )

( tell the bride !??  .................hey , good luck Bob )

Happy Front End Friday!

Happy FEF!