Switcher Saturday: 2019-January-19

Strasburg Railroad. 

Happy Switcher Saturday everyone!

Rich, thanks for starting us up and for that classic railroad photo.

My contribution is one of my new #228 prewar Pennsy switchers getting ready for the wintery mix we should be getting later today.

Tom

 Next Sunday is the Toy & Train Show at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY. Weather permitting, I should be there with fellow OGR member "Fireman" Joe Krasko. 

New Republic switcher doing what it was made for, shoving through the thaw shed to the dumper.

On my way in to work yesterday the loco was running light, on track right by the road entrance to the plant.  I know they are remote controlled, but it’s still unnerving to see a full size locomotive moving with no one in the cab!

A little french critter, just powerfull enough to push one or two cars. It has been made in 1934 for use in local industries and a good number have been preserved all around the country. it was nicknamed "the horn beast" due to the size of the die cat pushing bumpers. it would be fun to make one in o gauge but not really easy due to the size and finding a motor of small volume, but certainly a future project. This one is awaiting a complete restoration in a roundhouse.

Have a great switcher weekend,  Daniel

Yay SWSat is on!

Off to a great start this AM. Careful Rich. Some lucky switcher may try to follow you home. 

So I was looking at some pictures of my old layout that wrapped around my tiny office/walk in closet in my old NYC apartment. It really was tiny maybe 4 feet across  but I had fun with it  initially I made it so I could do a drop in bridge to complete the loop but I found that I mostly ran it without the bridge as a switch layout . It was fun to play with the upper level was really just a  storage shelf that stood in for my more mainline trains. 

Well. Have fun this weekend. Stay warm. Can’t wait to see what you post. 

Posted this on another thread but it's new to Switcher Saturday. Seaboard Switcher leading Lionel's "Gandy Dancer" work train from 1954.

everyone got there milk and bread for the big storm?

Former New Hope and Ivyland 0-6-0 No. 9, aka; Virginia Blue Ridge No. 9, nee US Army No. 4023 built in 1942 is undergoing an extensive restoration to operation at the shops at SMS in Bridgeport, NJ. Once completed, the railroad hopes to use the locomotive to supplement its fleet used to switch cars in and around the facility.

 WK&S 0-6-0T #65 has been taken into the shop, and it appears that she is going to be restored back to operation.

US Army/Navy S100 0-6-0T #5002 has begun her restoration at the shop of Brett Goertemoeller, owner of BMG Railroad Contractors

Snow is on its way again today!

Happy SWSat!

Another great start to Saturday. Lot's of great switcher stuff so far. Looks like the snow is going to stay up north tonight and tomorrow. Stay safe if you are in the path of the storm.

This week another new arrival has made it to the RSJ&B. A Lionel 6-18814 D&H RS-3 # 8814 switcher. The D&H has become one of my favorite lines and works well with my East Coast tendencies.

Have a nice weekend everyone. Bundle up!

Bob

      great looking engine Bob !!

Good morning 

Anyone have jumper cables on this winter morning?

Rich, I see you have gotten us off to another fine day of switchers!  Excellent photographs everyone.  Some may classify this as a road engine, but others would let it slide as a switcher, so I am going to take a chance.  

Elkins, West Virginia - August 2017

Good morning fellow SWSAT friends!  

Rich I love that classic photo ... it tells a great story and it's most fitting for this weekend ( although my part of Maryland there is only rain ).  Thanks for being at the throttle so early in the morning and getting us rolling! 

Tom - nice video with your switcher and the wintery mix!

Great photos and information everyone!  I love that I learn so much from all of you! 

Here are some pics of " little switchers " doing their thing in Patsburg. Have a wonderful weekend and if you are getting hit with wintery mix and/or snow be safe, warm and run some switchers!  Happy switching!  

Getting the Jordan spreader ready for the big snow storm this weekend,

Tom

Happy SWSAT! Stay warm and dry 

Here's my newest switcher in front of my new back drop poster.  Azgary

                    very cool backdrop poster Azgary