Front End Friday

Railking  AAs for this FEF

Make it a great weekend all.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Great looking model Mark .          Have you ever considered an upgrade ps2/3  ?

Dallas - thank you, and, in answer to your question, no. Want to keep this guy as produced. I also had a pristine Tuscan 5 stripe from same era, and have seller’s regret after letting it go.

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Dallas - thank you, and, in answer to your question, no. Want to keep this guy as produced. I also had a pristine Tuscan 5 stripe from same era, and have seller’s regret after letting it go.

Funny how that works.🤔     I've seen other posts that had the same sentiment.      I may not have enough trains to have wanted to sell off anything yet.

@coach joe- Yes, It's a Lionel PW 218 dummy. One of the first sets I bought when I relaunched my train insanity......The front skirt is broken under the coupler but the set was in good shape overall for its age. I've replaced the motor in the powered unit since. Funny how my carpet central was bigger than my current layout. I never should have left the floor!

@leapinlarry- Thanks. There's a lot of love-hate directed at the Menards F unit. I'm happy with mine and I'll buy more when and if they start full production.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

@coach joe- Yes, It's a Lionel PW 218 dummy. One of the first sets I bought ......... Funny how my carpet central was bigger than my current layout. I never should have left the floor!

" I never should have left the floor "........and didn't have to test out your joints crawling around checking wiring !

@MELGAR posted:

Joe,

The P-1a electric motors operated under catenary at Cleveland Union Terminal beginning in 1929. Electric operation was eliminated by dieselization of CUT during the 1950s. Twenty P-1a motors were converted to 660-volt DC third-rail power and designated P-2b for operation between Grand Central Terminal and Croton-Harmon in 1955.

MELGAR

That's what I thought but forgot about the designation change from P-1 to P-2

Time for a Fourth of July front end Friday. Here is an R-62 sporting a beautiful American flag coming into City Hall station -  -

Have a good FEF to start of your weekend

Getting ready for the 4th, here are some of my red, white, and blue fleet.

Here's my end of the front kind for this fine weekend!

Here’s my FEF contribution today.

Cheers !!! 😉

That's a beauty!

Happy FeF and weekend everyone!

John

Happy FeF - here is the front ends of an R33 redbird coming into the station  -

Here are my ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!!

MTH D&H RS-11

Well hello F.E.F. fans, here is my input this week.

First this is a U.K. Mettoy "Britannia"  clockwork locomotive and tender, from the early 50's.

At the other end of the time spectrum, here is an American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) veteran from the 1920's.  She clearly shows her wear and tear but she still works fine, although I limit her running so as not to risk parts I can no longer replace.

Finally in the "anything goes" class, here is the front end of the Disney World , "Adventure Land" Jungle Express from just a few years ago.

Best Wishes everyone!

Don

Happy FEF - two of the just released Atlas P-42 Genesis engines

Here's a front view of my model of New Haven Railroad Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive #531 by Atlas O Trainman (20033012, MSRP $399.95, TMCC, 2012) on the O-36 inner loop of my 12'-by-8' layout.

MELGAR

@MELGAR, I love your scenery work and how you’ve designed Your layouts, they are so photogenic…Amazing work and beautiful trains. Happy Front End Friday everyone…