Front End Friday

RS3 by K-Lionel. Kinda surprised Lionel hasn’t reissued this in its Legacy line. Very nicely detailed.

Mark, it's beautiful (EL RS3, does it have TMCC?

Very sharp Bob.

Strap, you need some moving platforms to get those passengers on and off.

Mark, K-Line made a very nice RS3.  Lionel shoud have made more use of it.

Yes it has TMCC with a great horn, vg smoke, and I had CCM added by Pat (harmonyards). Crew talk is the usual garbled junk. Great puller, good heft. Came out in 2008? in several road names. K-Line also made the RS3 in Circus Transport, Cotton Belt, Long Island, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rock Island, and Southern Pacific. In another thread regarding this particular engine, a poster mentioned that Williams now has this tooling. If WBB has it, it’s history.

Happy Front end Friday Everyone…. Also, have a great weekend…

Have a good FeF all!

Good morning FEFers.  Brought out the Q1 this morning.

ADDED: Some side-rod action.

OK as a Marx enthusiast, here (going to school on Trumptrain) are a couple of hard working front ends parked at the Marx freight station waiting to load.

Ready to take up her load, here is a American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) #3308 Type X locomotive from 1932-33.  P.S. at 90 years old which is just a short 12 years from now for me, I hope I still look this good and my light still works!! . 

Best wishes for a great weekend everyone.  Please be careful outside in this terrible heat!

Don

I'm getting ready to host a big house party tomorrow, which will invariably result in a trip to the Train Room with my niece and nephew. Four Front Ends ready for service this Friday!

Front End #1 is my big MTH scale Hudson. A family favorite and a very reliable runner too.

Front Ends #2 through #4 are a P5A Modified with working pantographs, my custom Lionchief WEMCO and an old favorite, my PCC streetcar.

Testing it all out to make sure everything is good to go!

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Yes it has TMCC with a great horn, vg smoke, and I had CCM added by Pat (harmonyards). Crew talk is the usual garbled junk. Great puller, good heft. Came out in 2008? in several road names. K-Line also made the RS3 in Circus Transport, Cotton Belt, Long Island, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rock Island, and Southern Pacific. In another thread regarding this particular engine, a poster mentioned that Williams now has this tooling. If WBB has it, it’s history.

I always wanted one of the NYC RS3s

@leapinlarry posted:

Happy Front end Friday Everyone…. Also, have a great weekend…

Once again, "The Best Toys"!

@Strap Hanger posted:

WOW!!! And I thought 14th Street/Union Square had a wide gap

Very nice scene - I remember riding on those cars in my long lost youth!!!

What a great Front End Friday, lots of great photos and videos today!

Here's a couple of front ends in video. Santa Fe F3 Warbonnets side by side waiting for track orders.

Railking FEF.   Had to move passengers over the mountain route.

Storms and humidity are gone and nice sun and breeze.

Enjoy the day.  Keep busy . God bless..

@coach joe posted:

I always wanted one of the NYC RS3s

Joe, MTH makes a pretty nice PS-3 RK NYC RS3. I've got the same loco as an RS1 in ESPN livery and she runs and sounds great! See Mark's recommendation below.

Or, Coach, as an cheaper alternative to eBay, you can purchase a brand new NYC RS3 from a forum sponsor, JR Junction, shown as in stock.

And, Phil also has a sweet NYC H10-44.

Railking GP20 PS3, doing triple duty:

Happy FEF!

Boston and Maine RS3 (MTH Railking w/PS2)

Bob

Happy Front End Friday fellows, have a fun weekend to all….@RSJB18 Bob, that’s a beautiful Boston and Maine switcher, I love the color scheme….

Lionel Reading 0-6-0T #1251

MELGAR