It's SWITCHER SATURDAY March 16, 2024 St. Patrick's Day Edition

My New York Central S2 helping out in DC last weekend…..

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

New York Central SW1500 #9654 is an MTH Railking model (30-2217-1) with PS2 delivered in March 2001 at MSRP $249.95.

EMD produced 808 SW1500 locomotives between 1966 and 1974. They had a 12-cylinder, 645-series engine with 1500 horsepower.

Years ago, when I bought this model, I assumed that a New York Central SW1500 #9654 actually existed. However, New York Central System Diesel Locomotives (by William D. Edson – NYCS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H.L. Vail Jr. – NYCS Mechanical Engineer – Locomotive, and C. M. Smith – Trustee of NYCS Historical Society) doesn’t list any SW1500 diesels on the New York Central. The real NYC #9654 was an Alco S-2 diesel switcher with 1000 horsepower acquired in 1949 that was renumbered to #9654 in 1966. Although MTH later made models of Alco S-2 switchers, I don’t think they ever offered a model of New York Central’s Alco S-2 #9654.

Photos/videos show the model on my 12’-by-8’ layout. After 23 years, it still runs well (with a BCR). In my opinion, it’s a good-looking diesel locomotive – but it’s not prototypical.

MELGAR

Lionel B&M 8654 GP9 moving a heavy GREEN machinery load to the team track.

@trumpettrain posted:

....since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day I thought if you have some photos of green switchers handy please post a photo or two.

Of course, I should have selected a green switcher for this weekend of March 17, 2024. But I do have one, so here it is.

MELGAR

Does the REA truck count.    0-8-0 #109 is switching the team track.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here we have a Burlington Northern diesel switcher in its attractive green livery:

Arnold

Since my latest acquisitions aren't green, I thought I might bring a little corned BEEF to the St. Patrick's Day party:

This ABA BEEF set was acquired from Forum sponsor Trainz and they were NIB. The leading A and the B units are powered while the trailing A is unpowered with RMT's "horn sound" speaker and electronics. They share the exact same chassis as RMT's BEEP but with a surprisingly well-detailed shell including a number of separately-applied details. As with all of this type of loco I have acquired, they required mechanical "optimizing" to run to my satisfaction. I have also reworked the coupler mounts to "BEEF" them up considerably.

Happy St. Patrick's Day SWSAT, all!

Railking - purely serendipitous that I posted a green switcher. Never gave a thought to St. Paddy’s Day tomorrow.

Here are 2 green Canadian switchers on this St Patrick's weekend.

Have a great Switcher Saturday everyone!

Here's my improved mp-15 made by K-line in it's Kennecott Copper green apparel. I swapped out the awful fuel tank for a NW-2 diecast tank. Looks better and adds a bit of weight as well. Thanks to @RSJB18 for the specs and to Trainz for having the part. Happy switcher Saturday all

Good morning, SwSat friends!  Patrick, you want green, you got it (in no particular order)!

John

Happy O'SWSat!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all.

I have a couple green engines to share.

K-line Plymouth

WbB 70 Ton

MTH SW-1 /PS2

MTH SW-8 protosound

And what's corned beef and cabbage without the potato's?

Have a great weekend!

Enjoy a pint or two along the way too.

Bob

Another fine start trumptrain Some Geep action on this fine SWITCHER SATURDAY God Speed All! Have a green beer on me!

Happy St Patrick’s switcher Saturday! No green engines in my fleet. Here is a LIRR VO1000 from yesterday’s run session. Hope everyone finds their pot of gold this weekend!

Happy SWSAT

2 shades of JC Green

All green train.

In preparation for Saint Patrick’s Day, MAINE CENTRAL Alco S2 301 pulls a short consist including a Leprechaun and perhaps a car load of JAMESON Whiskey into town.

The Leprechaun is beginning his celebration early and hopes to find that elusive pot of gold THIS YEAR!

The Alco S2 and the Northeast steel caboose are MTH, the 40’ gondola is Weaver, the 1937 AAR boxcar is Atlas, the Leprechaun is PLAYMOBIL.

Here's my contribution to SWSAT Patrick's Day.

The CNW diesel is an Alco RS-27. From Wikipedia, there were only 27 made and just two survivors. The Monongahela is a VO-1000 dummy. This was a custom paint job from the usual auction site. Both engines are MTH Railking models.

Charlie

Sorry to report, no green switchers here, BUT I do have a green trolley:

Happy Switch Saturday!

This weekend I'm showing a RMT BEEP for Maine Central #564

and a cameo appearance for St. Patty's day;

Railkings N.H. Alco PA #775

Take Care, Ray

Whewwee!!!!  You all are showing up with some terrific green switchers, cameo appearances of green road locomotives, green railcars, green vehicles,  trolleys, and Bill Swatos brought corned BEEF while Bob ( RSJB18 ) brought the  potatoes!!  

Due to all the fabulous SwSat posts by you all, the Leprechauns are dancing in streets  and drinking green beer!!!

Fabulous looking non green switcher posts too!!!  WOW!!!   Let's keep this party going!!!

Let's continue the green line. Maine Central GE-44t #11.

Greetings, fellow SwSat-ers. I hope you are all doing well. Here are two new acquisitions to my roster: a Postwar Lionel 6464-700 Santa Fe boxcar and 6437 Pennsy N5c caboose. Receiving today their first action at the hands (couplers?) of a classic  613 UP NW2. Pure beauty in motion!

The 6437 was a real bargain on Ebay, and the 6464 was expensive but fairly priced. Both are like new + and came in their original 1960s production boxes in pretty good but not perfect condition, too.

This past year, I find myself returning to my Postwar childhood roots and most of my purchases now come from that golden era. Back to basics, as it were. Happy, happy recollections.

Have a great week!

Hello SwSaters,

Technically most Pennsy locomotives are green, painted with Dark Green Locomotive Enamel (DGLE).  However, some models, like K-Line's, are a little greener than others.

DGLE is commonly thought to be 55 gallons black and 1 gallon green, or any number of other combinations.  Actually, it was black with a copper oxide additive. The copper oxide had a green tinge to it which supposedly got greener with age.

By the way, DGLE is NOT Brunswick green, which is less dark.

@CAPPilot posted:

Hello SwSaters,

Technically most Pennsy locomotives are green, painted with Dark Green Locomotive Enamel (DGLE).  However, some models, like K-Line's, are a little greener than others.

DGLE is commonly thought to be 55 gallons black and 1 gallon green, or any number of other combinations.  Actually, it was black with a copper oxide additive. The copper oxide had a green tinge to it which supposedly got greener with age.

By the way, DGLE is NOT Brunswick green, which is less dark.

Thanks Ron, that’s the first definition I’ve had of DGLE.

Well given this is the day before St. Patrick's day and my Irish Heritage (My Grandfather was born in Ireland)...here is a green locomotive selection for today.

Marx FM with caboose in Seaboard livery

A Hornby type 101 (repowered by Marx to make it electric)

A French Hornby MO

Kline Kennecott Copper MP-15

A Lionel U36b in Southern livery

Well "top of the day to you!"

Best Wishes

Don

Old meets new.  Modern era Lionel TMCC Seaboard NW-2 Switcher meets a post-war version of the 6250.  Neat looking Switchers.

Since Ron mentioned DGLE....

This RS1 from MTH is in fact GREEN.

They made a black one too. When I inquired about the difference, Trainworld said that the green model has a silver horn...😁

Bob

Goodness gracious! The Leprechaun has hit the jackpot.

Is this real; or is it a dream?

We could hit the horn to find out—but let him enjoy his Saint Patrick’s Day along with everyone else.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

While I don't have any green switchers, I do seem to have quite a bit of green rolling stock:

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

Tom

A couple of days late, but a Legacy Portland Terminal switcher returning home after a long day's work.