Switcher Saturday: 2017-Sept-30

Yay! SWSat is on!

Good morning SWSaters. This week I am posting some pics of a couple neat logging steamers. I find the stack at the back of the boiler look these two share an interesting feature. Also the wide stance of the wheels made them sure footed Im sure.

Have a great weekend guys. 

Andy/SILVERLAKE,

  What a beautiful, cool little loco. I'm guessing it could be narrow gauge, too. Do you have any info whether 2ft, 3ft, etc? 

 Tom 

Today's contribution is this NW-2 from Rail King.  Have a good weekend everyone.

MNCW posted:

Andy/SILVERLAKE,

  What a beautiful, cool little loco. I'm guessing it could be narrow gauge, too. Do you have any info whether 2ft, 3ft, etc? 

 Tom 

Actually Tom. The Oregon Pony was wide gauge 5 ft. and it dates from 1861. It was the first steam engine in the Pacific Northwest and was built in San Francisco by Vulcan Iron Works for the Oregon Steam Navigation company. The engine is restored and still exists in a museum in Oregon. 

Andy/SILVERLAKE, That's funny to me. I believe it is pretty well accepted that a narrow gauge railroad is much less expensive to construct. A logging railroad seems like it would constantly need to be relocating its tracks, seems like even more of a reason to have a smaller/cheaper/easier to undo and rebuild right-of-way. Glad to hear the locomotive was saved. I think it would make a nice model if someone decided to build it. 

Tom 

Happy SWSat!

Some oldies but goodies this week!

Bob

Weaver doing a great job

adding another one to the roster, and got a winter project. need to make a list of missing parts, and find a tender.Have a great weekend guys.

I think I was watching that one too if its the one off ebay i have a few pickups if you need one for it

One of my all time favorites.

Looking almost as good on display as the last time I ran her

yeah off of ebay Dennis, I was the only bidder at $10...I was watching a bare 1656 shell too for almost $30.  all I got is what you see, missing the e unit too. Let me know what you'd need for the pickup and thanks!

My first steam switcher Indiana Harbor Belt 0-4-0.  The cab number 8635 gives it away as a mid 80s LTI AT&SF 0-4-0 with smoke and no sound but it does have directional lighting.  Used an electric draftsman's eraser to remove the AT&SF from the tender and added the IHB decals and some capacity details.  I want to add a handrail to the slope back tender as evidence by the third picture I've got to lengthen the tether so the tender's front truck stays on the rails.Tonight it's handling a cut of Lionel billboard beer reefers.  Sorry for the quality of the video.

I'm late to the party again.  Happy SWSAT everyone!  Here are some re - peats.  Next week I will hopefully have my new ( to me ) custom Washington Terminal ALCO RS1 to show.   Great photos and info guys!!  

Great week this week guys, I hope you all had a great Switcher Saturday - my kids kept me busy with soccer and other stuff.

Last Sunday evening we stopped by a local "antique mall" and I saw the following PRR Hot Stick - anyone know anything about these?  I'd say it was overall about 20" long (my daughter's foot in flip flops in the picture!), the head looked like brass or bronze, and clearly the seller thought it was from PRR (though I didn't see any markings).  I figured something like this might have something to do with "yard work" - so still meets the "switcher" criteria I'd say!

Best to all, enjoy your Sunday...Rich

coach joe posted:

My first steam switcher Indiana Harbor Belt 0-4-0.  The cab number 8635 gives it away as a mid 80s LTI AT&SF 0-4-0 with smoke and no sound but it does have directional lighting.  Used an electric draftsman's eraser to remove the AT&SF from the tender and added the IHB decals and some capacity details.  I want to add a handrail to the slope back tender as evidence by the third picture I've got to lengthen the tether so the tender's front truck stays on the rails.Tonight it's handling a cut of Lionel billboard beer reefers.  Sorry for the quality of the video.

I've got the same one Joe in PRR. Nice little engines. I re-wired mine so the tender light works in reverse only.

Bob

Murnane posted:

Great week this week guys, I hope you all had a great Switcher Saturday - my kids kept me busy with soccer and other stuff.

Last Sunday evening we stopped by a local "antique mall" and I saw the following PRR Hot Stick - anyone know anything about these?  I'd say it was overall about 20" long (my daughter's foot in flip flops in the picture!), the head looked like brass or bronze, and clearly the seller thought it was from PRR (though I didn't see any markings).  I figured something like this might have something to do with "yard work" - so still meets the "switcher" criteria I'd say!

Best to all, enjoy your Sunday...Rich

Rich- looks similar to what linemen use to open and close switches on overhead transformers and switches. If I'm right then it was probably much longer originally. I don't think anyone would open a 13,000 volt switch from 2' away.

The modern ones are made of fiberglass but are still called hot sticks.