Switcher Saturday: 2017-Sept-16

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone.

Rich, glad you are making progress on your boxes.

My contribution this week is a photo by Aaron G. Fryer of Pennsylvania Railroad B6sb #5244. This locomotive was rather amazing as it brought down the curtain on the Pennsy's extensive steam locomotive program since it was the last operating steam locomotive in service, operating her under lease to Union Transportation Co. Seen here at New Egypt, NJ on September 3, 1958, the locomotive has less than one year left before being scrapped. Its last day in service would be July 14, 1959.  

Tom

Yay! The SWSAT is on!

This week I am posting some pics of my Astoria Light, Heat and Power K-Line Porter working a cut of wood boxcars on my switch layout. 

Sometime this weekend I hope to have time to start a little On30 spaghetti bowl Halloween layout to have some where to run my Bachmann Porter that looks identical to this engine but smaller.

Here are a few prototype images of Baldwin saddletank engine that were made for the US Transportation Corps to use in Europe after WW2. Several stayed stateside but others remain in Europe. A few have been preserved and some even restored to operation. ETS makes a tinplate version. 

Here is the O scale ETS model. I can see a few differences from the prototypes but I like my ETS products and am willing to put up with some of these shortcomings for thier unusual offerings.

Have a great weekend guys.

I didn't have a chance to go back down a get a closer shot, but here's a distance shot of a track mobile.  This piece services a facility that reclaims carbon coal combustion ash.

Great stuff guys, here's a snap image of today's MTH Daily Newsletter!

Link:  https://mthtrains.com/premier/spotlight/03_2017/a

Heading out to soccer and other activities, catch you all later today...Rich

Murnane posted:

Great stuff guys, here's a snap image of today's MTH Daily Newsletter!

Link:  https://mthtrains.com/premier/spotlight/03_2017/a

Heading out to soccer and other activities, catch you all later today...Rich

 

You mean something like this?

Tom it's a shame no one stashed 5244 back in that shack to be "discovered" years later.

Here's 1615 moving log cars to the saw mill.

and a few of Jerry Jacobson's switchers

Happy SWSAT Everyone!

Great posts so far.

Rich- good to see that you are starting to unpack the important stuff. Don't know why the BL-2 didn't do well, I like it. Nice demo model PRRRONBH.

This week I put my two K-line S-2's together to pull a few box cars. Gotta spend some serious time on the layout, way too may distractions lately.

PRRronbh posted:

Murnane posted:

Great stuff guys, here's a snap image of today's MTH Daily Newsletter!

Link:  https://mthtrains.com/premier/spotlight/03_2017/a

Heading out to soccer and other activities, catch you all later today...Rich

 

You mean something like this?

Here is one I caught in the weeds two weeks ago. 

                                        working, down at the station.......

Me loves the switcher Saturdays

Sorry, it's HO. But, the only switcher I have until Atlas starts shipping product. lol

MAn I would LOVE to have Atlas O rerun the Conrail MP15's again! I would still keep my Custom K-line unit.

I scored this 3.0 Bute at Hamburg, Pa train show last week.

Rich, So glad you are making some progress finding and unboxing some of your locomotives.

I bought this cute little #8350 DC powered switcher off a $10.00 take your chance table at a train show. No joy    Doesn't work.  So it will just be a camera poser. At least it looks good in pictures. Azgary 

I bought this cute little #8350 DC powered switcher off a $10.00 take your chance table at a train show.
No joy    Doesn't work.  So it will just be a camera poser. At least it looks good in pictures. Azgary

Why?  You should be able to find the motor for that unit. Pop it out, add some led lighting and you are in business!

I guess I have not posted these BL-2 pics here on the Switcher thread before.  If so sorry.

Since none of my roads had any, best bet to have one of these unusual jewels was the demonstrator.  This way can run it as a demonstrator with any of the favored roads in late 40's era.

Now here's a unique look: Southern Pacific's 0-6-0T shop switcher (S-5) at the Taylor Roundhouse in Los Angeles is seen here between assignments, circa early 1950's. Mac Owen photo.

 

briansilvermustang posted:

Brian, where did you find this shot?????????

I have looked for one.  The owner of the toy train shop that got this for me and I had a discussion wondering if the horns were really painted blue as MTH did them.  Now we know, cannot wait to tell him.  Thanks SO much.

Ron

PRRronbh posted:

I guess I have not posted these BL-2 pics here on the Switcher thread before.  If so sorry.

Since none of my roads had any, best bet to have one of these unusual jewels was the demonstrator.  This way can run it as a demonstrator with any of the favored roads in late 40's era.

I did the same thing. I like the look of the demo anyway and you can run it with anything. 

Here is my post for Switcher Saturday. Rusty

Here is a pair of Delmarva Central MP15s parked for the weekend in Seaford, DE.

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

I bought this cute little #8350 DC powered switcher off a $10.00 take your chance table at a train show.
No joy    Doesn't work.  So it will just be a camera poser. At least it looks good in pictures. Azgary

Why?  You should be able to find the motor for that unit. Pop it out, add some led lighting and you are in business!

I was going to say the same. Looks like a nice project.

Great stuff guys, thanks again for coming out to play on Switcher Saturday, see you next week!

RSJB18 posted:

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

I bought this cute little #8350 DC powered switcher off a $10.00 take your chance table at a train show.
No joy    Doesn't work.  So it will just be a camera poser. At least it looks good in pictures. Azgary

Why?  You should be able to find the motor for that unit. Pop it out, add some led lighting and you are in business!

I was going to say the same. Looks like a nice project.

Why? I don't have the eye's or the patience for it.  But you 2 have convinced me rather than sit on it,

I will list for sale on e-bay on Tuesday. Let's see who wants to project it most.  Azgary