Front end Friday.....

It’s opening day in 1920 and Babe Ruth arrives at Yankee Stadium for the first time:

Riding the rails in a B&O Diesel on the edge of a cliff:

It’s the Spring of 1951 and Mickey Mantle arrives at Yankee Stadium on this train:

Burlington Northern bearing down:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Burlington Northern bearing down:

Watch out, don’t get hit by the train!

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

It’s the Spring of 1951 and Mickey Mantle arrives at Yankee Stadium on this train:

 

The above is poetic license. Mickey would have arrived on a bus. Only train he could take to the Stadium would be a subway.

Later on, after he won the Triple Crown in 1956, he could come in a stretch limo.

So, what train would Mickey Mantle take in 1951 from Oklahoma to New York to begin his rookie season?

Could it have been the Broadway Limited arriving at Penn Station?

If so, may be that train was led by this engine, almost as powerful and fast as Mickey:

Now, Joe DiMaggio around 1936 might have taken this train from San Francisco to Chicago:

And in Chicago, Joe might have hopped on this train to Penn Station:Or, maybe Joe took this train to Penn Station:

FEF 2/9/18

                    0-6-0 poking out the back of the roundhouse at NJ Hirailers.

The Union Pacific is in town...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Moonson posted:

The Union Pacific is in town...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Frank, what comes to mind when I see your trains and scenery are superlatives: stunning, beautiful, perfection, master model railroader, etc. 

If O Gauge scenery was taught in college, you would be the professor.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Moonson posted:

The Union Pacific is in town...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Frank, what comes to mind when I see your trains and scenery are superlatives: stunning, beautiful, perfection, master model railroader, etc. 

If O Gauge scenery was taught in college, you would be the professor.

I also love the colors: brown tan , yellow, gray, in the above photos.

Your eye for color is comparable to that of a great artist. I don’t know if you’ve scene Phil Klopp’s magnificent layout at his home in Easton, Pennsylvania. Phil, like you, has a great eye for color. There are a few others that post on this Forum that have that gift as well.

In fact, it occurs to me that the colors in these photos remind me of Rembrandt. My knowledge of art is next to nil, but I do appreciate the great Impressionists like Monet, Manet, Renoir (my favorite), and Rembrandt.

Arnold

Hi Arnold, What you have said both times is so nice of you, I cannot put into words how nice it feels seeing that written about my layout play. Thank you, very much.

And my Thanks, also, to these voices who sent meLikes, back in December, when I posted some Frontend Friday Photos then: RSJB18; gandydancer1950; Jackiejr; PRRronbh; Suzukovich; trumptrain; Hamlet Depot; briansilvermustang; Boo Man.

My sincere Thanks to all of you.

FrankM

P.S. And kindly excuse the repetition of any of these angles if you've seen them previously.

Moonson posted:

The Union Pacific is in town...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Beautiful!

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

So, what train would Mickey Mantle take in 1951 from Oklahoma to New York to begin his rookie season?

Could it have been the Broadway Limited arriving at Penn Station?

If so, may be that train was led by this engine, almost as powerful and fast as Mickey:

Now, Joe DiMaggio around 1936 might have taken this train from San Francisco to Chicago:

And in Chicago, Joe might have hopped on this train to Penn Station:Or, maybe Joe took this train to Penn Station:

Great photos Arnold!

Twin Tanks

                                              make that, triple T's...

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my contribution to Front End Friday......

gandydancer1950 posted:

my contribution to Front End Friday......

Beautiful

Happy Front End Friday!!  Here are some FEF photos from my 6 x 17 ft. corner of the world. 

My newer steamers.

trumptrain posted:

Happy Front End Friday!!  Here are some FEF photos from my 6 x 17 ft. corner of the world. 

Your corner of the world, Patrick, is one of glorious colors. Love that B&O Diesel in your 1st photo. 

I’m finding smoking diesels to be irresistible; I want them all. LOL

Here are my prized SD40's. I love the road specific details on these locos. 

Rusty

FEF 2/16/18

Blue Comet building a head of steam:

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c.sam posted:

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As the comedian, Billy Crystal, would say: marvelous.

                                   Mohawk under the coaling tower- NJ Hirailers

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                                   Mohawk under the coaling tower- NJ Hirailers

Beautiful. I would love to join your train club if I lived closer to it.

Same real estate, different angles...

... and different moments in the life of the layout.          FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Moonson posted:

Same real estate, different angles...... and different moments in the life of the layout.

Awesome scenes Frank!

FEF 2/23/18

Rusty

FEF

Her Majesty.

Lionel Legacy  'Post War Scale' 2373/74 meets D&H U30C

Rusty

The D Train:

On the layout today

Out West today

#FrontEndFriday

The PRR 0-6-0 steam switcher class B6sb. Reportedly *the* last steam locomotive to drop its fire on the PRR was of this type, MTH Railking & prototype (RR Museum of PA photo)

Rusty Traque posted:

Rusty

Rusty, is that crew trying to figure how to fuel their diesels from the coaling tower and fill the water tanks from the water tower?

Scalecraft K4 from about 1938 or so.  This is the later version with the rear drivers powered instead of the middle set.  Will need a lot of work.  This makes three of these beasts for me now.

Here are a couple of the famous Pennsy Power.

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Southern Aces. Mountain and Pacific types westbound.

MA & PA Doodlebug #61

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Did that Santa Fe make a wrong turn somewhere?

gandydancer1950 posted:

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Did thatSanta Fe make a wrong turn somewhere?

 

Yes, indeed, Gandy. It made a visit from the world of Shiny and Sparkly to the world of Guests Like It Bright and Flashy Sometimes . In fact, it has stayed around, since then, being a popular li'l bugger which is always ready to roll and never finicky, unlike certain other  Eastern RR steamer fussbudgets in the neighbrhood.

Moonson posted:

gandydancer1950 posted:

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Did thatSanta Fe make a wrong turn somewhere?

 

Yes, indeed, Gandy. It made a visit from the world of Shiny and Sparkly to the world of Guests Like It Bright and Flashy Sometimes . In fact, it has stayed around, since then, being a popular li'l bugger which is always ready to roll and never finicky, unlike certain other  Eastern RR steamer fussbudgets in the neighbrhood.

Happened to me also.....

Finally able to contribute!

Technically though, it's more Rear End than Front End. Though the Southern did like running things long hood forward, I believe the GP35 was set up Short Hood forward, though I could be wrong!

PRRronbh posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

Rusty

Rusty, is that crew trying to figure how to fuel their diesels from the coaling tower and fill the water tanks from the water tower?

More like tryin' to figg'r out what the durn fool things are doin' here.  And it's not the first time...

Rusty

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Awesome. I want to buy a place in Moon Township and live there with my wife. Now only if we can change to O Scale.

Arnold

Arnold  Matt Damon did in "Downsizing"

Geez!

Bruce

briansilvermustang posted:

rpmcobra posted:

MA & PA Doodlebug #61

 

Thanks Brainsilvermustang for the photo that's Baltimore Yard round house.

danielb posted:

Finally able to contribute!

Technically though, it's more Rear End than Front End. Though the Southern did like running things long hood forward, I believe the GP35 was set up Short Hood forward, though I could be wrong!

I think you are showing really good instincts with your scenery there, including in particular, the buildings and the groundcovers. There is a certain maturity to your approach. IMO.

FrankM

Maybe too much front end.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Awesome. I want to buy a place in Moon Township and live there with my wife. Now only if we can change to O Scale.

Arnold

You'd certainly be welcome; however, I don't think you would be happy, ultimately, since all the folks in town do a whole lot  of standing and sitting around, and you seem like an active fellow. They don't move much; in fact, not at all. Even the traffic is at a standstill. Plus, you'd be looking at the same spot opposite where you'd be situated, and that would get boring very quickly for you, no doubt. But it was a nice thought! Thanks!

There is, however, a new house being built right next door to us, that you might like; however, it is taking them forever   to get the job finished. It almost seems like they are just standing around a lot.

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Moonson posted:

Front ends traveling thru Moon Township, USA.....

Awesome. I want to buy a place in Moon Township and live there with my wife. Now only if we can change to O Scale.

Arnold

You'd certainly be welcome; however, I don't think you would be happy, ultimately, since all the folks in town do a whole lot  of standing and siting around, and you seem like an active fellow. They don't move much; in fact, not at all. Even the traffic is at a standstill. Plus, you'd be looking at the same spot opposite where you'd be situated, and that would get boring very quickly for you, no doubt. But it was a nice thought! Thanks!

FrankM

Very well thought out, Frank, and hilarious.

The idea of becoming an O Scale figure on Frank's layout reminds me of the kind of thing Rod Serling would do in The Twilight Zone. After all, we spend so much time with our O Gauge trains and layouts, it would be poetic justice to end up as an O Scale figure in that little world. That TV show terrified me as a young child, mostly because of the eerie music and eye ball floating in outer space at the beginning of the show.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

The idea of becoming an O Scale figure on Frank's layout reminds me of the kind of thing Rod Serling would do in The Twilight Zone. After all, we spend so much time with our O Gauge trains and layouts, it would be poetic justice to end up as an O Scale figure in that little world. That TV show terrified me as a young child, mostly because of the eerie music and eye ball floating in outer space at the beginning of the show.

One final thought about this: Rod Serliing would have it so that those model railroaders who took good care of their O Scale figures would later on be animated and very happy when they become little people in a heaven-like layout,  but those modelers who abused their O Scale figures would end up as inanimate tortured souls in that other place way down under that starts with the letter "H."

LOL

So you better be nice to your Little People!

Jushavnfun posted:

Arnold  Matt Damon did in "Downsizing"

No kidding, I got to see that movie.

Here is some more Pennsylvania power,

Front ends.

trumptrain posted:

Front ends.

Stunning photos, Patrick, as usual.

My most favorite Steamer - The Mighty T-1

Rusty

Here is a picture of my Dad's B&O inspection car...

A track inspection car in every garage!

Love the MA & PA

briansilvermustang posted:

Briansilvermustang great photos Love the modern MA & PA also

#FrontEndFriday
Like a lot of railroads my diesel roster is predominantly EMD so here are three examples of my GE locos: 
L-R U23B, C30-7, U30C

High stepping Southern lady under PRR wire.

Waiting their turn to get out on the tracks

Hiawatha on the go

Great Northern up high

We are also waiting.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Ah, yes.  Another one from Fantasy Island Locomotive Works.

Rusty

Rusty

I may have posted this somewhere before but...

Keeping with the Western Pacific shots above. Williams F3 AA units.

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Very nice!

Front Ends.

A silent-runner...

Moonson posted:

A silent-runner...

Great scene (as usual)! Who makes that brick station?

gandydancer1950 posted:

Moonson posted:

A silent-runner...

Great scene (as usual)! Who makes that brick station?

It was handmade by a friend, now deceased, from whom I bought it many years ago.

I'm glad you liked the scene. Thank you for saying so.

Here are some Western Front Ends

Sorry got my days mixed up, retirement brain freeze@!%÷×+

Took a tour of Union Station K C MO yesterday.

Union Station KC MO mid 1930's.  For a 2 year period these 2 trains arrived and departed daily from KCMO. 

Here is a Marx 999 converted into a cab forward.