Front End Friday

Happy Front end Friday! Here are a few shots of a repainted R12 on the #1 line (circa 1970s) that’s been mysteriously transported to our Flushing, Queens elevated tracks -

Happy FEF!

Bob

Here's my end of the front kind for this fine Friday!  WM locomotive engineer J.D. Higgins wishes everyone a fabulous Friday!!

MTH RK C630 - a recent acquisition from a Forum member.

Here is the front end of Union Pacific GP38-2 #2048 - an MTH model with PS1. I used this engine to test the track and wiring when building my 12'-by-8' layout between 1999 and 2004.

MELGAR

Well here is one of my favorites, from the early MPC era at Lionel, 1973-74, the # 8303 Jersey Central "blue" Columbia 2-4-2.  In those days Lionel was trying to re-establish itself in a much smaller market than today and selected the Columbia 2-4-2 , in a sense , to launch its efforts in steam trains again.  It made the Columbia from 1970-1976 in both cataloged and uncatalogued units, in sets, for separate sale, and in quite an array of liveries.   Lionel did use the Columbia in the postwar era as well especially in Scout sets and low end 0-27 sets and there are differences between postwar and MPC Columbia's but they are too detailed to discuss here.  Most of the best features of the postwar engines were continued and new ones were added.  In the case of the #8304 the big new feature is "Electronic Sound of Steam" and this was one of the first engines to have it.

So here is a stalwart, the Columbia 2-4-2 one of many sisters, ready to go to work (MPC wisely replaced the postwar Scout motor with a much more reliable spur gear motor in all these engines).

Hope your weekend will be great.  Enjoy!

Don

Happy FEF to everyone! This will probably be my last one for a while as I start my courses next week.

Here are three of my favorites:

Waterman Locomotive Works Std Gauge F7’s.

This week on the layout, I'm running my MTH Imperial CB&Q Aeolus! You could say that this is a fantasy scheme for the Yellow Belly Hudson, but that's only partially true... everything aft of the boiler front does resemble the prototypical Aeolus.

Here's the video I took earlier this week.

I was messing around with my iPhone this afternoon, so here's my FeF for today! LoL while running the engine around to park it at the train depot platform, the right rear traction tire broke off. I'm guessing you can figure out what I'm doing on my layout today. Happy Friday ya'll!

Have a good start of your weekend a PW 736 2-8-4 Berk from 50-51 and a 2240 Wabash AB unit from 56.

Ye ole 6220 growling tonight.

Make it a great weekend all.

Happy FEF and have a great weekend everyone!  This is a customized Scale-Craft Hudson with Michigan Central markings for the NYC.

"Dolly Sister" #415 getting ready to move out, awaiting dispatcher release:

I have posted this before, but I am still amazed at how much smaller the correct "scale" MTH A5 is to K-Line's version.  Plus, the MTH's headlight is correct for my era.  I have put a lot on money into upgrading the K-Line so I will keep it for the Christmas layout, and make the MTH my small working shifter on the main layout.

@Strap Hanger posted:

Happy Front end Friday! Here are a few shots of a repainted R12 on the #1 line (circa 1970s) that’s been mysteriously transported to our Flushing, Queens elevated tracks -

Boy was that switch alignment wrong!  And the motorman never even noticed until he got to nShea!

@jgtrh62 posted:

Happy FeF and weekend all!

John

Incredible as usual!

Good luck in school Trainmaster04.

Papa those F&s look great.

Trainguy Ken, love the helium cars in the video.  When will you be 3D printed a correct boiler front for the Aeolis?

Scott nice photos from that iPhone.

Happy FEF!

Bob