Front End Friday

Have a good Front end all

Good afternoon FEFers,

Seen in southern MD this morning.

A pair of Kodachrome U36’s. Just bought the set.

Happy FEF!

Finally got a chance to surf the forum today. Been one of those Friday's at work......

DC Metro pulling into the station. Having grown up riding the NYC Subways, the open look of the Metro stations always impressed me. These trains run on hard composite wheels too, they are very quiet.

Front End Friday Santa Fe style. Lionel F3 Red Warbonnet from 2005 and F7 Yellow Warbonnet from 2022. Some maintenance action going on in the foreground just for fun.

@trumpettrain posted:

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

Patrick, great scene at track level with the diesel straight ahead...also, some friendly activity in the truck distribution yard?  Nice to have such flashy neighbors on site gracing the "green" house...

Happy FeF, have a great weekend all!

John

I got this 1999 MTH reproduction of the PW Lionel NJC FM Trainmaster for ~$210 delivered from Trainz last week:

She's got a neat mars light feature:

She's a pretty faithful reproduction, right down to the end screws (no shell cracks) and not-so-prototypical chromed railings. Her PS1 OS is a little quirky, but she runs well. Although Trainz indicated she had been fitted with a BCR, I "popped the hood" anyway and found a few small splatters from the original battery to clean up. The 24 yo traction tires also had to be replaced which was a pain because the trucks need to be "dropped" to remove the side frame screws. How the downward facing side frame screws used on newer locos weren't used from the beginning on traction tire diesels is beyond me

@Capetrainman posted:

Patrick, great scene at track level with the diesel straight ahead...also, some friendly activity in the truck distribution yard?  Nice to have such flashy neighbors on site gracing the "green" house...

Thanks so much Paul!  Yes, it's always good to have friendly neighbors

Here are my ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!   Fridget front ends.  A little something to bring down the temperature if only in our minds.  

@trumpettrain posted:

Here are my ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!   Fridget front ends.  A little something to bring down the temperature if only in our minds.  

“Cool” looking scenes and nice detail Patrick.

Gene

A front end getting serviced.

Gene

Happy FEF!

@Bill Swatos posted:

I got this 1999 MTH reproduction of the PW Lionel NJC FM Trainmaster for ~$210 delivered from Trainz last week:

She's got a neat mars light feature:

She's a pretty faithful reproduction, right down to the end screws (no shell cracks) and not-so-prototypical chromed railings. Her PS1 OS is a little quirky, but she runs well. Although Trainz indicated she had been fitted with a BCR, I "popped the hood" anyway and found a few small splatters from the original battery to clean up. The 24 yo traction tires also had to be replaced which was a pain because the trucks need to be "dropped" to remove the side frame screws. How the downward facing side frame screws used on newer locos weren't used from the beginning on traction tire diesels is beyond me

Nice looking Trainmaster Bill good luck with your find, by looking at that table your fleet is growing pretty quick

Happy FeF from the subway. Here’s an R40 coming around the bend into the station -

@trumpettrain, Patrick, thank you so much for showing those amazingly beautiful winter scenes, it helps us stay cool here in Tennessee with temperatures in the lower to upper 90’s. @Bill Swatos, that’s a gorgeous FM, one of my favorite color schemes, Wow. @Trainmaster 04, Wow, beautiful night scenes as work must go on, 24 hours a day, nice work. @Genemed , that’s a beautiful steamer, is it the newer Lionel legecy consolidation? I have the B&O version…. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

@Genemed , that’s a beautiful steamer, is it the newer Lionel legecy consolidation?

Yes it is Larry. I got it from Pat’s trains after seeing yours. I prefer diesel over steam, but this one caught my attention and bought it with no hesitation.

Gene

Happy FEF!

Bob

Have a good FeF All! PW Lionel Erie Alco, 42.00 find runs like a clock after a good degreasing and service.

@Trainmaster04- Really liked your "night" scenes, the lighting effect was great.  Especially on the locomotive in picture #3 from the top.  Super job! @Bill Swatos- neat new Trainmaster, she really looks good! @Strap Hanger - Like the subway photos, I wonder who got picked to put the graffiti on that platform lower wall, talk about brave! (or stupid).  @leapinlarry - super photos of your layout.

Here is a F.E.F. contrast in both time and size.  The American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) wide gauge 4644 locomotive from the 1930's and the #1211 O gauge locomotive from the 1920's.  One designed to resemble the NH box cab electric on the NY-New Haven run and the other to resemble the NYC "S" class locomotive for use in and around Grand Central station in NY.

Well I am headed back to Texas tomorrow at the end of my vacation trip with the grandson.  So I will be absent from the forum for a few days.  Hope to see everyone early next week.

Best Wishes

Don