Front end Friday.....

                         happy "F E F" everyone !!

                                                 have a great holiday weekend !

Rusty

I haven't had anything to post on this thread in a while, so I figured I would take a couple of shots while I'm sitting here waiting for the train at the Miami Metrorail Vizcaya Station and post from my phone.

      Maine Central #604 (Guilford Ind.) ex-Commonwealth Edison SD40 at Little Ferry, NJ- Sept. 87'.  

                                                                         MY PHOTOS

The N&W J class 611 front end coming atcha in Mannassas, VA 2015.  This is the video I took at trackside.

Happy FEF

And now the northbound Tri-Rail portion of the trip:

Took these photos this morning ... using natural light.  The Dockside on the Mountain Division.  

Happy FEF of July!

Broke out a little red white and blue BAR for the weekend!

Bob

Some of my Red, White, and Blue power for this 4th.

MTH, MTH, Lionel, Lionel, MTH, Weaver, MTH.

Be safe while honoring America's  243rd birthday.

And some patriotic HO power....

One of my favorite front ends...

Well its almost 4th of July and its F.E.F.  actually a double holiday!  I checked for an red white and blue locos but all mine are switcher's so I will post them tomorrow.(LOL).  This little guy really intrigued me not for its size or power but for its history.  The 204 was an O gauge 2-4-2 produced just before WWII shut down toy production in 1942.  Offered only in 1940 and 1941 it has the same casting as the O-27 1684 but with an O-gauge motor and roller pick ups vice the copper slide shoes.  It was uncatalogued and only sold in sets.  It came with a 2689 W (meaning whistle) or a 1689 tender in both black and gunmetal.  The tender has box couplers on the rear and blackened journal boxes as fits late prewar production.  So at 80 years old, does it run?  You bet, smooth and steady, whistle works, the e-unit works perfectly and even the headlight comes on.  My Leonardtown and Savannah really likes smaller power due to its sharp curves and switches so she will soon be at work pulling freight.

Happy Holiday Fellows!!

Don

There's going to be an Independence Day parade in Patsburg!  This pumper truck will lead the way.  Happy 4th to all and to all be well and safe!

@trumptrain posted:

The N&W J class 611 front end coming atcha in Mannassas, VA 2015.  This is the video I took at trackside.

Wonderful video Patrick.  Thanks for sharing 

The Northern Pacific

Rusty

                  happy "F E F" !!!

                                     have a great weekend everyone !

Happy FEF!

Ends of the front kind for this fine Friday!

B&O GP9 runs long hood forward as general practice. 

Canton Railroad SW1500 exits Westtown tunnel.

A company FSJR photographer snaps pics of front ends with their hoggers. 

                                   CN 4-6-4T "Commuter Engine" at Steamtown- Aug. 95'.

                                                                            MY PHOTO

Happy FEF

I've noticed that there is some confusion between the PRR's Torpedo and their Steamlined engines.  While they are all K4s steamers, they are different.

The Torpedo #3768 had nearly full streamlining that was added in 1936.  Only one was done.  My Torpedo is how it looked in the late 40s with the panels over the drivers removed.  These panels were removed because the panels made maintenance harder.

The four Streamlined engines (#s 1120, 2665, 3678, 5338) got their partial streamlining in 1940-41.  #3678 sometimes gets confused with #3768 above. 

All five engines had their streamlining removed around 1950.

The Torpedo is a Weaver model, the Streamlined is a Williams model.

Tinplate anyone?

Well its F.E.F again and another week rolls to a close.  Wife and I are still sheltering in place in coastal Ga and delayed our trip back to Texas and my trains.  So here is an archived photo from last year.  Its the 1920's and Lionel's largest O-gauge pre-war loco pulls its passenger consist around my layout.  The big New Haven type electric # 256 has two motors and could likely pull twice as many cars as I have that match.  This is an early picture of my layout while I was still wiring and had not put in place any scenery except that lonely plasticville house in the background

Happy F.E.F everyone

Don

@CAPPilot posted:

I've noticed that there is some confusion between the PRR's Torpedo and their Steamlined engines.  While they are all K4s steamers, they are different.

The Torpedo #3768 had nearly full streamlining that was added in 1936.  Only one was done.  My Torpedo is how it looked in the late 40s with the panels over the drivers removed.  These panels were removed because the panels made maintenance harder.

 

Talk about coincidence... I’ve just been watching a series of old movies from the 1940’s - the Falcon movies. In The Falcon’s Adventure (1946), they are heading to Florida and there is a shot of the engine pulling the train - couldn’t make out the number, but it was definitely the Torpedo (with the panels still in place). Beautiful engine.

@Apples55 posted:

Talk about coincidence... I’ve just been watching a series of old movies from the 1940’s - the Falcon movies. In The Falcon’s Adventure (1946), they are heading to Florida and there is a shot of the engine pulling the train - couldn’t make out the number, but it was definitely the Torpedo (with the panels still on place). Beautiful engine.

They really did set the standard for railroading'.. BTW, where are you watching these Falcon" movies.  They sound interesting'...😀

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

They really did set the standard for railroading'.. BTW, where are you watching these Falcon" movies.  They sound interesting'...😀

Several of the Falcon series (which were made between ‘41 and ‘48 or so) were show on Turner Classic Movies yesterday. I watch 3 yesterday and taped two to watch today. They would never win any Academy Awards, but they were really enjoyable to watch.

Western Maryland front end.

John Deere passing through on the Seattle & Yakima RR.

Happy FEF everyone. Sharing the front end of my MTH NYC ‘Big Four’ J-1e Hudson. Have a great weekend. 

            happy "F E F" everyone !!!

                have a great weekend !