Front end Friday.....

Happy FEF!

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                                                    happy "F E F" !!  

Dockside front end in natural light. 

                                                           Atlas 'O' Cotton Belt GP60

Have a great start to the weekend everyone!

3rd Rail: Burlington Zephyr - Tom Sawyer Series

Have a happy, safe and healthy F E F, everyone!

Septa front end....from outside:

and inside :

Reading Ramble with 2124 and 2100 double-heading:

Here is the Great Northeastern Railway's Front-End-Friday edition.

First, from years past, under a starry sky,Thomas, Annie and Claribel  round the bend at the farm.

A Lionel, post-war 2-6-2 steam engine leads a freight train through the yards.

A PRR 4-4-2 E-6 Atlantic is ready for service.

A New York Central F-3, 3 unit Diesel awaits its orders for a return trip to Grand Central Station, New York.

New York Central's Hudson is ready for action.

Happy F.E.F folks, beautiful pictures all.  My contribution today is most certainly not as beautiful and she is showing her age...that being between 90 and 100 years old. She was never cataloged and her history just says "made in the 1920's".   However I can tell you that as of 20 minutes ago, on May 15, 2020, about a century after she was out shopped by her maker, she pulled her passenger train out of the station with not one bit of a protest or hesitation.  Here she is...no brass plates or fancy numbers for her, just a quick stamp job in a contrasting color.  On the side it says (also just stamped in yellow) , "American Flyer Lines" and "Motor 1211"  She is a Steeple Cab type locomotive and the square box like sheet metal headlight housing is original unfortunately the slotted head silver bolt in the front is not ! 

Happy F.E.F fellows...OBTW I intend to post a few more pictures with her consist in the "Tinplate Photo's Thread".

Best Regards,  Don

                   happy "F E F" everyone !!

                              have a safe and great Memorial Day weekend !

Yesterday in Naperville.

It's Friday,,,

Rusty

A Lehigh Valley Diesel is ready for assignment.

Union Pacific SD-40 Diesel prepared for a day's work.

This Norfolk and Western Y-6b will be heading out to hook to its long train of coal hoppers for a trip through the mountains.

Happy Front End Friday!

What's on the layout, L~R: WM F7, B&O GP9, AMTRAK AEM7, Conrail C40-8, Conrail SD45

This FEF is dedicated to those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during their service for our country and our freedom, as we start this Memorial Day weekend. 

Five photos of the front kind for this fine Friday!

                                                     MTH KCS ES44 & BNSF SD70 Ace

Here is a photo of my Atlas PRR FM Erie-Built.  This is a really great looking engine but not the best runner.  May gut the electronics and install ERR someday.

A little steam action on the Winear Junction for FEF.

Happy FEF

More Frontage of the Friday Variety.

Here's what was a lionel 221 basket case I restored for my daughter.

Happy F.E.F fellows, celebrating another week without COVID-19 , hope the same for all of you.  I am going to follow the example of Rich Wieman and others and put forward a somewhat patriotic mostly Red-White-Blue picture display in honor of all the men and women who have served our country and the many who have sacrificed their lives in the name of liberty. 

Here is an Air Force RMT "BEEP" with the missile carrying flatcar.

Here is the Navy version of the RMT "BEEP" with a Naval observation plane on a flatcar.

Not directly Military, but still honoring heroes who risked all and those that gave their lives in the United States Human Spaceflight Program and the race to the Moon.  Sorry the box car is not too relevant, but it was the only one I had in the right color scheme.

Most guys know I am a tinplate fan, so here is a prewar American Flyer locomotive pulling an also prewar American Flyer "Air Service" tank car, ready to refuel those SPAD's and Jenny's after WW1

We cannot forget the bravery and dedication of the United States Army, so here is a Lionel Army Switcher to close up the display.  At least the Jeep is RWB!

Happy Memorial Day Everyone

Don McErlean

Good afternoon, two Pennsy K4's pass West Interlock heading for the yard after a day's work as helpers on this December day.

@Don McErlean posted:

Happy F.E.F fellows, celebrating another week without COVID-19 , hope the same for all of you.  I am going to follow the example of Rich Wieman and others and put forward a somewhat patriotic mostly Red-White-Blue picture display in honor of all the men and women who have served our country and the many who have sacrificed their lives in the name of liberty. 

Here is an Air Force RMT "BEEP" with the missile carrying flatcar.

Here is the Navy version of the RMT "BEEP" with a Naval observation plane on a flatcar.

Not directly Military, but still honoring heroes who risked all and those that gave their lives in the United States Human Spaceflight Program and the race to the Moon.  Sorry the box car is not too relevant, but it was the only one I had in the right color scheme.

Most guys know I am a tinplate fan, so here is a prewar American Flyer locomotive pulling an also prewar American Flyer "Air Service" tank car, ready to refuel those SPAD's and Jenny's after WW1

We cannot forget the bravery and dedication of the United States Army, so here is a Lionel Army Switcher to close up the display.  At least the Jeep is RWB!

Happy Memorial Day Everyone

Don McErlean

 

The pie are awesome, I am a fan of the old stuff as well. 

Charles McDaniel:  Thank you very much for the compliment.  Always glad to meet another fan of the "old stuff".

Respectfully

Don McErlean

Happy FEF!

Happy FEF everyone!