Front End Friday

@BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Happy FEF.

Johan has the most polite railroaders in the world.

@Strap Hanger posted:

Our motorman is in the front end of an R36 Worlds Fair #7 today, ready to pull out on the El and make it all the way to the Fair,  As I kid, I would always make sure to get in that first car and ride looking out of that front window next to the motorman.  It was the best spot in any train!

Yes it was!  Even in the subway tunnels where all you could see the signal lights up ahead until you neared a station.

Hey Miggy while that speed may not be prototypical it sure was typical on most Lionel floor layouts regardless of whether the motive power was electric, steam or diesel!

Randy I've got the same Royal Hudson sitting in a box waiting for me to convert the spare bedroom into a train room so it can be on display again.  Chris did a good job.

A sky background and we'd be asking, "Is it real or is it Memorex?"

A day late I know, but...

...I just realized I can do this!

Left to right: Atlas/Roco F9, Enhorning F7, Kato F3, Intermountain FT, MTL F7...

Mark in Oregon

So apropos that Sitka has an ARR GP7.

@coach joe posted:

A sky background and we'd be asking, "Is it real or is it Memorex?"

Great photo ! Nice scale diesels. What manufacturer?

Ron H

Thanks Ron, they’re OMI O scale locos.

John

A Frisco Front End Friday

Here's some more post war front ends. As Donnie said earlier, you can never have too many pictures of the good old NYC postwar growlers!

My g-g-g-generations:

L to R, PW Lionel Lines Adriatic, MPC NJC Blue Comet, Modern/Wellspring NYC 0-6-0 Dockside. FeF!

@coach joe posted:

Hey Miggy while that speed may not be prototypical it sure was typical on most Lionel floor layouts regardless of whether the motive power was electric, steam or diesel!

Yeah! Ain't no fun if ya' can't highball ever' so often! Yee-haaaa!

Happy Front End Friday everyone!

My SP H12-44 in the engine facility of our railroad.

Happy FEF everyone.  My daughter’s K-Line PRR engine today in honor of her birthday tomorrow.  

No new aquisitions lately so delving into the archive of Casa Fatmanos ...

Probably posted before , but its just so gorgeous ...

John Van Riemsdijk  4-4-4- controlled clockwork from late 1940's ....

And his Browner brother ..

And their 0-6-0 relative ....

https://www.binnsroad.co.uk/ra...s/vanriem/index.html

Front End Friday. Lead unit #54L passes the Interlocking on an early morning run to Chicago.

Here is a link to my new video featuring the Lionel PA's.

Santa Fe PA ABA Video

Donald

Amtrak on The South Fork Railroad

Happy FEF.  Given 142 pages, this is probably a repeat, but still my favorite.  Granpa's steamer, ~ 1880.  Still works pretty good!