Pennsylvania R.R. Everyday

I picked up this scale Lionel prewar PRR B6 switcher from Henry Gendus's great train store in New Jersey (The Lionel Train Store of NJ--Morganville, NJ) earlier this year. Santa has it embargoed as a Christmas present.

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Pennsy-loving brothers and sisters! 

Tom

@Bill Swatos posted:

OK, guys, here are the first scenes from my humble 5' x 14' pike. Finally off the coffee table (except for the PE for the holidays). First, here's my scale Williams GG-1 and her semi-scale Congressional consist, complete with "fantasy" dome car:

And here she is in action, clocking about 100 mph:

Since it's my only "train space," I've got to figure out how to integrate with my HO trackage and roster...

LUDICROUS SPEED!

Looks great Bill. I don't think that coffee table could have taken much more.

Bob

@PRR8976 posted:

I picked up this scale prewar PRR B6 switcher from Henry Gendus's great train store in New Jersey (The Lionel Train Store of NJ--Morganville, NJ) earlier this year. Santa has it embargoed as a Christmas present.

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Pennsy-loving brothers and sisters! 

Tom

Hi- I'm Tom and I'm a pre-war switcher-a-holic!

Speaking of B-6's...

A slightly newer version waiting for an assignment. Since the yard is empty, looks like it's gonna be a while.

Hi Bob,

  That release was issued in 1989 and was the "Cover Girl" for Lionel's 1989 Toy Fair edition of their catalog that year.

Tom "Turkey"

@PRR8976 posted:

Hi Bob,

  That release was issued in 1989 and was the "Cover Girl" for Lionel's 1989 Toy Fair edition of their catalog that year.

Tom "Turkey"

Good eye Tom. Yes- it's the 1989 repro model. Runs great with the classic pullmor growl.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

LUDICROUS SPEED!

Looks great Bill. I don't think that coffee table could have taken much more.

Bob

I see that your layout is bigger than mine...

@Bill Swatos posted:

I see that your layout is bigger than mine...

Not quite Bill. My humble 4x8 scratches the itch for now.

Bob

@Sitka posted:

WTG Bill Great start, now that's some Highballing!! Mark

You inspired it in your video a few posts ago. The freights will be slower...

@RSJB18 posted:

Not quite Bill. My humble 4x8 scratches the itch for now.

Bob

Oops! Forgot this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPkWZdluoUg

And your pike sure looks bigger that 4 x 8. What helps create the sense of space?

Pennsy A5 engine crew.

Business car 120 at the station

Pennsy diner.  Veterans eat free of charge.  Conductor Seymour Lukens on the platform.  

@trumptrain posted:

Pennsy A5 engine crew.

Business car 120 at the station

Pennsy diner.  Veterans eat free of charge.  Conductor Seymour Lukens on the platform.  

Hey Pat looks like you got a rail worker sleeping on the job in the snow. photo one LOL HAGD

Thank a Vet

Special delivery on Team Track # 1

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Special delivery on Team Track # 1

Bob

Now THERE'S a self-driving car with class, Bob! BTW, I have the same FARR#5 auto boxcar. It's featured along with the other FARR#5 cars Lionel offered in the slow freight video below:

BEEP-BEEP!

@Sitka posted:

Hey Pat looks like you got a rail worker sleeping on the job in the snow. photo one LOL HAGD

Thank a Vet

I think that MIGHT be Snuffy or Tuefir after a visit to the still on the Mountain Division. He'll need a little help to get aboard, but I think he'll be alright. Lucky the A5 crew found him!

@Bill Swatos posted:

Now THERE'S a self-driving car with class, Bob! BTW, I have the same FARR#5 auto boxcar. It's featured along with the other FARR#5 cars Lionel offered in the slow freight video below:

BEEP-BEEP!

WTG Bill, those are some nice looking rolling stock like the Beep also!

@Bill Swatos posted:

Now THERE'S a self-driving car with class, Bob! BTW, I have the same FARR#5 auto boxcar. It's featured along with the other FARR#5 cars Lionel offered in the slow freight video below:

BEEP-BEEP!

Here is a Pennsy Mallet letting off some steam

@Sitka posted:

Here is a Pennsy Mallet letting off some steam

Oh, yeah! Rattlin' the teaset! Great video, Mark. Wish I could stop by with my turbines and run 'em on your pike! Happy Thanksgiving, all!

For anyone looking for adding coal to some hoppers I had left over 1" insulating 4 x 8 board, I cut to size then scraped to make it uneven. The only paint I had was satin black, which made it shrink. Was at Lowes and picked up cheap flat black and repainted. My next step will be to cut to size again and paint flat blk hopefully it won't shrink, if it does cut a little bigger. Here is the coal load. Thanks and what do u think.

@Sitka posted:

For anyone looking for adding coal to some hoppers I had left over 1" insulating 4 x 8 board, I cut to size then scraped to make it uneven. The only paint I had was satin black, which made it shrink. Was at Lowes and picked up cheap flat black and repainted. My next step will be to cut to size again and paint flat blk hopefully it won't shrink, if it does cut a little bigger. Here is the coal load. Thanks and what do u think.

Coal lod looks really good Mark.        Whenever I go into the coal room with the light on I see a billion sparckles of light......this photo really shows that up.  NICE.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Coal lod looks really good Mark.        Whenever I go into the coal room with the light on I see a billion sparckles of light......this photo really shows that up.  NICE.

Thanks Dallas more to do, a nice winter project. Mark

@Bill Swatos posted:

Oh, yeah! Rattlin' the teaset! Great video, Mark. Wish I could stop by with my turbines and run 'em on your pike! Happy Thanksgiving, all!

One way to get in trouble,

PRR G5s on the point of reefer extra.

@pennsyfan posted:

PRR G5s on the point of reefer extra.

Nice looking set Pennsyfan, More of that layout when you got time. Mark

PW Lionel K4 with a new title moving freight for Christmas.

@RSJB18 posted:

Special delivery on Team Track # 1

Bob

Pre Auto rack

@Sitka posted:

Nice looking set Pennsyfan, More of that layout when you got time. Mark

Thanks Mark,

Check out the video in my signature line.

On the way to the big game. G is on the point.
Go NAVY!

https://www.steamlocomotive.com/GG1/army-navy.php

Enjoy the game! But...

Go Army, beat Navy!

Tom

What a deep and moving  intro to this game with  the  interaction ofthe young people and their parents.

GO ARMY   

GO NAVY

🇺🇸

@PRR8976 posted:

Enjoy the game! But...

Go Army, beat Navy!

Tom

You got us by 1 Tom. 🍺

Pennsy work train replacing old rails. Thank a Vet!

OK!

Thank you for your service!

Tom

Hot Shot Reefer Xtra meets Broadway Limited

An OEG415 reached the end of the line and dropped off some skiers.  It will be headed back down the mountain once it gets some diesel fuel.

3rd Rail Brill 660 in a corner of the Christmas layout.

PRR Pacific and GG1.  Every day is a good Pennsy day.

John

@Fendermain posted:

PRR Pacific and GG1.  Every day is a good Pennsy day.

John

Nice smoking K4 nice layout.  Mark

@Sitka posted:

Nice smoking K4 nice layout.  Mark

Hey Mark,

Thank you….I’m currently thinking postwar steamers put out the perfect amount of smoke.

John

@Fendermain posted:

Hey Mark,

Thank you….I’m currently thinking postwar steamers put out the perfect amount of smoke.

John

Yeah, the PW smoke "pistons" are metal with pretty close tolerance in the "cylinder" & so give good "draft." The plastic ones used in the MPC-era steamers are woefully inadequate in comparison. I'm looking into tightening the tolerance on my MPC steamers using one turn of electrical tape on the piston.

@Bill Swatos posted:

Yeah, the PW smoke "pistons" are metal with pretty close tolerance in the "cylinder" & so give good "draft." The plastic ones used in the MPC-era steamers are woefully inadequate in comparison. I'm looking into tightening the tolerance on my MPC steamers using one turn of electrical tape on the piston.

Bill you're a chemist how about making some smoke pills? Can't seem to find any around I heard they were short on some of the ingredients. you get two Emotions for making LOL Mark