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1E96231F-A980-4152-B5AC-51D31FD212D0C8DBB264-A9A3-4DDF-891A-0742BD363E45Once I saw Bill T’s Tacoma Rail SD70ACe I sorta wished that I had pre ordered one when the catalog came out but didn’t because of my problems with DCS and Legacy command not playing well together.  When I discovered Lionel’s Bluetooth LionChief could be used to run the newer Legacy engines I had to have one.  I bought one from Pat’s Trains which came today.  Got a really good price on it, too!

Larry

 

Addendum: I discovered that Lionel left off the road number, which is supposed to be right near the front of each side just below the broad white stripe.

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Well here we are again, another F.E.F.  I noted that Fendermain posted a black 1989 E with a passenger consist in a prior post today.  Well I thought we might like to see the "mighty" 1689E up close, this one in gunmetal.  So here it is, offered from 1936-37, sold only in sets, the NYC Commodore Vanderbilt as interpreted by Lionel for its "Lionel Jr" line or eventually its 0-27 line.

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Happy Friday everyone...have a great weekend.

Don

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Hi everyone, it's F.E.F again !  The Leonardtown and Savannah has been thinking of pushing north from Leonardtown, (Md) via trackage rights with the B&O and thus gaining access into the City of Baltimore.  B&O would have a reciprocal agreement to gain access to southern Md and the western shore (of the Chesapeake).  So management is testing some of the B&O's new F3 diesels on the L&S trackage to see if it might work.

Here is the front view of that B&O F3 diesel.  Ready to move out towards Savannah.

Marx B&0 F3 front view

Here is the side view, showing the full AA of the units.

Marx B&O F3 side view



For the collectors among us...these are Marx #62 lithographed sheet metal units, made 52-54; 58; 67  One 4 wheel powered truck in the leading A, trailing A has no power and "headlight" lens is red.

Hope everyone has a great (and safe) weekend

Don

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Sam:

All of your photos are GREAT, but, I particulaly like the photo including PRR GG-1 #4876. That is the locomotive that was pulling the "Federal", a combined New Haven RR and PRR passenger train in 1953 to Washignton D. C. loaded with passengers for President Eisenhower's inauguration. The train developed a failure in its brake system sometime after leaving Baltimore and could not stop as it entered the terminal track at Union Station, Washington D. C.  4876 plowed through the bumper block and into the station concourse with its first few passenger coaches and sunk through the floor. Thanks to the weight and solidity of the GG-1 and the quick thinking by the on-board train crew warning the passengers to tuck down and brace for impact, no one was seriously hurt including the engine crew. 4876 was cut into smaller parts, shipped to Altoona shops, rebuilt and restored to service. It was retired from service in the early 1980's in northern New Jersey. Here are some new photos of the aftermath of the wreck.

4876 crash4876 crash 44876 Crash 14876 Crash 2

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Sam:

All of your photos are GREAT, but, I particulaly like the photo including PRR GG-1 #4876. That is the locomotive that was pulling the "Federal", a combined New Haven RR and PRR passenger train in 1953 to Washignton D. C. loaded with passengers for President Eisenhower's inauguration. The train developed a failure in its brake system sometime after leaving Baltimore and could not stop as it entered the terminal track at Union Station, Washington D. C.  4876 plowed through the bumper block and into the station concourse with its first few passenger coaches and sunk through the floor. Thanks to the weight and solidity of the GG-1 and the quick thinking by the on-board train crew warning the passengers to tuck down and brace for impact, no one was seriously hurt including the engine crew. 4876 was cut into smaller parts, shipped to Altoona shops, rebuilt and restored to service. It was retired from service in the early 1980's in northern New Jersey. Here are some new photos of the aftermath of the wreck.

4876 crash4876 crash 44876 Crash 14876 Crash 2

Wow, Larry what a situation'... I hope the Engineer didn't receive a major *** chewing'...And, where the heck  do you start to clean up this mess'.... Thanks for posting'....👍

Wow, another Friday.  Its only 7:13 here in Texas but its pitch dark already, those winter days are coming.  Well its the early 30's on the Leonardtown and Savannah today, and the mighty Gerard Model Works, "Joy Line", CW steamer is about to get its heavyweight consist on the move .  Its somewhere between 1932 - 1935 just before Louis Marx would take full control of the Gerard Model Works (Gerard, Pa) and extend and expand it into Marx Trains.  At this time, Marx was a key person in the Gerard Model Works business as he was the exclusive distributor (agent) for their products.

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Hope everyone has a great weekend, stay healthy

Don

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Wow, Larry what a situation'... I hope the Engineer didn't receive a major *** chewing'...And, where the heck  do you start to clean up this mess'.... Thanks for posting'....👍

Here is a good synopsis of the 1953 wreck of the Federal at Washington, D. C. Union Station as published by the Washington, D. C. Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. Though, I personally have done extensive research into this event, This article touches all salient points for a good account of the event. Click the link below:

http://www.dcnrhs.org/learn/wa...-the-federal-express

As an addendum to the above information, the engine crew braced for the impact and climbed out of the engine unhurt, a testament to the superior construction of the GG-1. The Fireman (yes, fireman on an electric locomotive) lived many years after the wreck and, not too many years ago, gave a public talk about his recollections of the wreck. I need to relocate my source on the fireman's talk through the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society (PRRT&HS) of which I am a long-time member. I will post more information on this historic event in the "Real Trains" section of this forum at a later date.

Don McErlean, Wow that’s a beautiful red steamer, you always give us neat older trains to review, Marx, Older Lionel, Wow, Carey TeaRose, your colorful train layout and specifically the beautiful Standard gauge layout, is so cool, it’s fun to review, Friday’s just roll around faster and faster, see the Big Boy Swinging around the curve..... TGIF... it’s 5:45 AM here in Tennessee. Happy Railroading Everyone 49D7C223-411B-4ECB-ABB9-BDEE928D71A2E60B7FCD-39E8-4316-B0A3-6E858909C382

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Here is a good synopsis of the 1953 wreck of the Federal at Washington, D. C. Union Station as published by the Washington, D. C. Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. Though, I personally have done extensive research into this event, This article touches all salient points for a good account of the event. Click the link below:

http://www.dcnrhs.org/learn/wa...-the-federal-express

As an addendum to the above information, the engine crew braced for the impact and climbed out of the engine unhurt, a testament to the superior construction of the GG-1. The Fireman (yes, fireman on an electric locomotive) lived many years after the wreck and, not too many years ago, gave a public talk about his recollections of the wreck. I need to relocate my source on the fireman's talk through the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society (PRRT&HS) of which I am a long-time member. I will post more information on this historic event in the "Real Trains" section of this forum at a later date.

Went through the history again that you posted'... Very interesting..  A clogged peacock'...WHo would have guessed'....

Hi everyone, it's F.E.F. again...YEA!  Leapinlarry - thank you for the compliment and let me say that the scenery on yours and trumptrains layout is just fabulous thanks for the great pictures.  Well fellows, I guess I will continue to picture things at the opposite end of the beautiful scale and stick to what I know best..."old,broken, and obscure"  (Sounds like the nickname for a RR ) This poor fellow was never well loved by his maker, but I bet some little boy or girl loved him a lot.  He is an unnumbered sheet metal , Type XX engine. Uncatalogued  by his maker, American Flyer and made somewhere around 1935.

Here he is  with the "front end" view.  Sorry no headlight bulb  and his boiler front is showing its age.  However, for the bottom of the line, he has nice copper trim, domes and stack.  In addition he has a gear driven whistle attached to the rear of the motor.  He would be a 2-4-0 if complete but my version is an 0-4-0 as the front truck is missing or perhaps was never added by Flyer.  Hey at 86 years old, I might be missing a few front teeth!

                                                Flyer type 20 front view

Here is more of a side view showing his copper hand rails and piping to the steam dome.  The writing in the smooth square name plate near the boiler front is a decal stating "American Flyer Lines" .  He is an electric engine not clockwork.  The type XX has the distinction of being the last of the Chicago Flyer steamers.

Flyer type 20 side view

While this fellow is a long way from being in mint shape, I can tell you he was a "find" in an obscure antique store (as I followed my wife around looking at antique furniture) for the sum of $12, what train collector could resist!!

Happy F.E.F.

Don

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Tom Tee, I know the first print is a Robert West, is the second also RW?

Patrick was 611 at speed as it passed the billiard parlor or slowing down entering the station.  Highballing and laying on the whistle would surely effect trick shots inside.

Kevin, love that tunnel.

Randy looking at the ceiling I was wondering if that is that a modular setup somewhere?

Don Winslow great snowplow on the "General".

Rob is that the MTH Streamlined  Wabash Hudson?  I've got the Lionel first generation TMCC version.

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Randy looking at the ceiling I was wondering if that is that a modular setup somewhere?



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The photo is of our demonstration/public Christmas layout at our seasonal Christmas train shop in the climate controlled greenhouse at Richardson Farms in Baltimore, Maryland. Our now defunct model train business was there for 2 seasons. 2011 and 2012.

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