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Switcher Saturday 10/09/21

jhz563jhz563OGR Forum Member

Hello Forumites and Happy Switcher Saturday!

This is a weekly thread were we celebrate the smaller locomotives that help do the big work of railroading.  From diminutive gas powered machines and juice jacks, to small steamers handling the yard or the local run, to modern multi-purpose locos big enough to get the train over the road but still nimble enough to work the yard or the docks, Switchers are a fascinating group of machines.

Here at Switcher Saturday we take pride in being inclusive as all scales and gauges are always welcome.  The only thing we ask is that the photos or videos are yours or something you have permission to post here.

Our kick off image this weekend takes us to the extreme of specialization.  Brought to you courtesy of reddit user U/HjerterKnaegt, we have a gas powered machine nick-named "the Closet".  Built for the Danish state railways in 1931 for the purpose of being able to help steam locomotives on and off the turntable.

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And for something a bit more modern and US built, Here's a short clip of a Republic Locomotive works 4 wheel diesel in action, and remember there's no one in the cab, this is run by a remote control( Hmmm - sound familiar?)

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And as some of you may know, I also love LEGO.  There have been some amazing Lego trains built in the past few years, and my only regret is that "L" gauge track is slightly wide than O gauge track, so the Lego trains are not a drop fit onto O gauge rails.  In my head this is a pity, but I have built several O gague cars out of Lego.  My inspiration for these can usually be found on the website https://brickmodelrailroader.com/.

The real reason I bring this up today though is that I am excited about the annual OcTrainber challenge for 2021.  This year the them is "Critters". From their site "Loosely defined, a critter is a light-duty or industrial switching locomotive between 300 to 1000 h.p. weighing less than 100 tons, although most tip the scales at less than half that weight. "   That's right, they are having a building contest featuring Switchers as the subject matter.  Please check out the contest description here: https://brickmodelrailroader.c...inber-2021-critters/.  This should be fun to watch.  You will recognize several of the example pictures on their page.  Now if they would only make the wheel base a little narrower and ac powered....

Here's a screen shot from some instructions I purchased but never got the model built for

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And I hopper I built from plans using Lego for everything but the wheels/axles.  Brick Model Railroader sells Kadee coupler lego mounting boxes, so this can run with all the rest of my O gauge hoppers.  It looked even better when I got the decals on later.

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Anyway that's the opening message for me folks.  Everyone have a great weekend and please show of those amazing switchers and the amazing scenes you have created around them.

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trumptraintrumptrainOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

More switcher pics for this fine Saturday!  

A5 up close. IMG_6317

Early morning with the sun coming up from the east as the A5 heads into the east. IMG_6313

A MA & PA SW1 does switching duties early in the morning as the first rays of sun drift in from behind.  IMG_3076

All 4 short lines of Maryland are represented here in this congregation of switchers ... starting from far left is a  Maryland & Pennsylvania SW 1, Baltimore and Annapolis SW9, Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000, Canton Railroad SW1500. IMG_3367-2

B&O GP9 with F3 B unit glide through on the mainline during the early evening hours just as the sun is setting in the west.  IMG_3613

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Yay SWSat is on track!

Great start as usual. Nice posts so far every one. This week my post is of a recent EBay winning. It goes along with the Lego theme only in that it is a bit of a brick.

FA590D94-DEF9-48B8-B8C9-B087B5D1549FCD5E9CC4-20D9-4851-8996-DDA6850521B0 It is a Rivarossi 2 rail O scale boxcab. It looks very close to their Plymouth in one end but it is a quite a bit different overall. Rivarossi had a history with Lionel developing the Scale Hudson. I have never seen one of these before. Thought some here may be interested in seeing it.

Have a good weekend. Can wait  to see what you post.

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RSJB18RSJB18OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Happy SWSat!

Neat little critter Mr. Z. The LIRR had several almost as small at their Morris Park Facility in Richmond Hill. (pix here).

This week AT&SF # 2312 (K-line S2) is rolling into town with a local freight. After dropping several cars at the station, the crew checked in with the yard master Joe Davola.

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First job was to pick up a pair of empties from Team Track # 1 and drop them at one of the local businesses.

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2174 is assigned to this branch this week and will pick up the cars later after they are loaded.

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The engine facility is on the same branch so the crew makes a brief stop for a maintenance visit, and tops off their fuel and sand, before heading back to the interchange.

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The shop foreman Art VanDelay keeps watch over the activities

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Have a great weekend everyone!

Bob

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lee drennenlee drennenOGR Forum Member
@MELGAR posted:

Lee,

I'm sorry to hear that your work was so difficult. I hope you get some rest, feel better, and have a good weekend.

MELGAR

Thanks Mel that means a lot. I just had to  Train a new driver this week and it’s pretty in depth with Intermodal. I think next week will go back to normal. I slept in and I’m taking it easy this weekend. I appreciate it Mel.

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