Midwest Monday

Here’s my all Frisco MWM contribution  - 3rd Rail E7 Tx Special, MTH E8s

Cheers !!! 😉

Some stuff shot a while back - I have a lot of DT&I but not to many pics.  So, PC / DTI / GM&O MwM.

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

That’s a Really nice engine I’ve not seen before. Who made it and when ?

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

LL - is it a custom paint job?

Well I normally don't have much to contribute for a "Midwest" railroad, but I found a box car in my fleet that carries the livery of the Toledo, Peoria, and Western or T.P.& W.  with the slogan "Links East and West" which by definition must mean its midwestern.  This railroad, started in 1887, runs through the heart of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa.

Hope you have a great week.

Best Wishes

Don

Here's a pair of my 2R MoPac GP15-1s working the office loop.

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I normally don't have much to contribute for a "Midwest" railroad, but I found a box car in my fleet that carries the livery of the Toledo, Peoria, and Western or T.P.& W.  with the slogan "Links East and West" which by definition must mean its midwestern.  This railroad, started in 1887, runs through the heart of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa.

Hope you have a great week.

Best Wishes

Don

Glad you found this beautiful car Don and thanks for sharing it.

@Tim Mc posted:

Here's a pair of my 2R MoPac GP15-1s working the office loop.

Nice Screaming Eagles  Tim  

@leapinlarry posted:

Beautiful pictures everyone, all a Wow! Happy Railroading Everyone (this engine 576 belongs to a friend)

Larry thanks for sharing. Hope you become a regular now.

@TrainBub posted:

Here’s my all Frisco MWM contribution  - 3rd Rail E7 Tx Special, MTH E8s

Cheers !!! 😉

Nice Friscos

@DETROIT posted:

Some stuff shot a while back - I have a lot of DT&I but not to many pics.  So, PC / DTI / GM&O MwM.

Nice pics and video. Glad you stopped by.

Good evening Midwest Monday folks, the steamer I posted earlier is a one of a kind, it was created by Pat at Harmonyards for a friend of mine. It started out an older TMCC Lionel T1, but with many pictures of the actual rebuilding of the 576 Big Steam Locomotive that was in Centennial Park in Nashville Tennessee. The boiler, custom headlight, sounds system, custom handmade tender, custom decal work was created by master-builder Pat at Harmonyards, North Carolina. It runs flawlessly with a big Pittman motor and 4 chuffs per revolution…. Thank you all for the kind words. The picture was taken at our good friend Dr. Jack Fishers home, on his magnificent layout. Happy Railroading Everyone

@lee drennen- Thanks Lee for your comment on my TP&W boxcar, I must admit I liked the "rocket" logo myself

@leapinlarry - beautiful pictures Larry and that locomotive #576 was a beauty as well.  I remember Dr. Fisher's magnificent layout (and yours by the way) from my great trip to Nashville last summer.

Best Wishes

Don

Tom

Good Morning MWM fans here today’s it’s a special run of a vintage Atlas O. Have a great weekend.

In the last years before Amtrak, C&O - B&O Passenger trains into Detroit were normally a mix of both companies carriages.  So in keeping with Lee's lead two B&O MTH Prem cars I picked up recently for my late pre-Amtrak service.

@DETROIT posted:

In the last years before Amtrak, C&O - B&O Passenger trains into Detroit were normally a mix of both companies carriages.  So in keeping with Lee's lead two B&O MTH Prem cars I picked up recently for my late pre-Amtrak service.

These are in fact accurately named.

Ron

Thanks Ron - I did not research it but I love it when they produce stuff that is true to prototype (more or less)  Jim

Happy MwM - a little early Penn Central for you today!  Best, Jim

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Well since I lived in Ohio (Dayton) and lived just outside Baltimore I have a soft spot for the Baltimore and Ohio RR.  Given that Ohio is (generally considered) the Midwest, I am going to assume that the B&O can be considered a Midwest RR.  So here are a few trains from the B&O.

First the lithographed metal B&O F-3 AA unit from 1953-54. 1958, and 1967 so Mr. Marx really liked this one!

Next a couple of B&O Marx boxcars, blue from 1964 and red from 1973

Finally the 7" B&O caboose from 1955-1957

Well I hope you all had a happy Easter .  Best wishes

Don

@DETROIT posted:

In the last years before Amtrak, C&O - B&O Passenger trains into Detroit were normally a mix of both companies carriages.  So in keeping with Lee's lead two B&O MTH Prem cars I picked up recently for my late pre-Amtrak service.

I intended to get back sooner ,but "stuff" happens!

More info the "Pittsburgh" was a diner and the "East Akron" a sleeper.

Also and you may know this the B&O was the first road east of the Mississippi to run dome cars.  They were the "low Profile" ones as depicted in/by MTH's Premier line.

I road in the dome of one run trip to Chicago at night in the mid-50's.

Ron

Good Morning MWM fans. This is a old Atlas O I bought several years ago. Have a great week

Early Penn Central Quickie - Great MwM!

BNSF

The full uncut version.

Here’s a yard shot for MWM. 😜

MP power

Well I normally don't have too much for this post, although I like what everyone shows.  I did finally figure out that this common Marx gondola would qualify.  The Wabash, which was leased to the N&W for much of its life maintained its corporate independence all the way to very close to the end of the 20th century.  1991 it was finally merged into North Western and lost its independent flag.  This car was part of the Marx 7" line of 4 wheel cars that was brought out by Marx directly to compete with a new line of trains marketed by Unique Toy Company as the Unique Lines.  It was available from 1955- 1961.

Best Wishes

Don

@Dave Ripp. posted:

BNSF

Dave I’ve seen 654 unit cruising St. Louis lots of times

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I normally don't have too much for this post, although I like what everyone shows.  I did finally figure out that this common Marx gondola would qualify.  The Wabash, which was leased to the N&W for much of its life maintained its corporate independence all the way to very close to the end of the 20th century.  1991 it was finally merged into North Western and lost its independent flag.  This car was part of the Marx 7" line of 4 wheel cars that was brought out by Marx directly to compete with a new line of trains marketed by Unique Toy Company as the Unique Lines.  It was available from 1955- 1961.

Best Wishes

Don

Thanks for sharing Don. Hope all is well my friend

@DETROIT posted:

The full uncut version.

I like that caboose

@TrainBub posted:

Here’s a yard shot for MWM. 😜

MP power

Nice looking KB International sitting next to that MoPac switcher. My Grandpa had Two of those KBs as Road Tractors in the early 1950s

Detroit Toledo & Ironton // Steel and Midwest Monday // Good to you All !!!    Jim

Where are all the Great Mid-Westerners?  I'll throw in a Penn Central to hopefully get at least Tom Densel going.

Here’s a late one Happy MWM.

Okay Jim, I took the bait!

Here is one from the archives.  A trio of four axle EMD's is in charge of a pipe train:

Sorry I haven't participated much lately.  We have a BIG project at work that has required a LOT of overtime.  On top of that, our son just got married this past weekend in California.   Hopefully, I can contribute more now that things are slowing down.

Tom

Well done my Midwestern, Penn Central Brother!

Any more Midwest than Illinois Central?

A pair of MTH GPs.

The Maple Leaf ran from the Midwest of the North to Chicago.  I know, it was normally GTW motive power as it crossed Michigan.  Have a Great Week all!!!

A Grand Trunk and IC rolling through the Town of Twin Pines.