Switcher Saturday Mark II, 11/23/2019 !

Yet another photo and video of my Atlas O USRA 0-6-0 steam switcher model of CNJ #107, shown here running on the outer loop of my 12’-by-8’ layout at 26 scale miles-per-hour. I usually run large locomotives with passenger trains on this O-72 track but I find this locomotive with a couple of boxcars and a caboose more than sufficient to keep me amused…

Photo and video by:

MELGAR

It's that SWSAT time of the week!

Happy SWSat!

LIRR 104 pulling a loaded TOFC out of Plant 1 in Bethpage NY circa 1968. The trailer is loaded with spare parts for the Lunar Excursion Module that is being assembled at Cape Canaveral FL.

NEXT STOP - THE MOON!

Thanks for the mention @jhz563 - I haven't been on the forum much but when I have I've peeked at the "Mark II" threads.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and best to everyone this holiday season...Rich Murnane 

Happy SWSAT everyone! 

Happy SWSat.  Test fitting wooden ties at present.  

Fendermain

Murnane posted:

Thanks for the mention @jhz563 - I haven't been on the forum much but when I have I've peeked at the "Mark II" threads.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and best to everyone this holiday season...Rich Murnane 

Rich -  Thanks for posting!  I wish you and your family a very wonderful Thanksgiving!  May the holiday season bestow upon you many trains, especially switchers!   Btw - I love your switcher pic!!!  

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

LIRR 104 pulling a loaded TOFC out of Plant 1 in Bethpage NY circa 1968. The trailer is loaded with spare parts for the Lunar Excursion Module that is being assembled at Cape Canaveral FL.

NEXT STOP - THE MOON!

 

I worked in Plant 1 (and other plants) at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation in Bethpage, NY during 1968... I was working on the Grumman Gulfstream I airplane. Those were the days.

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Happy SWSat!

LIRR 104 pulling a loaded TOFC out of Plant 1 in Bethpage NY circa 1968. The trailer is loaded with spare parts for the Lunar Excursion Module that is being assembled at Cape Canaveral FL.

NEXT STOP - THE MOON!

 

I worked in Plant 1 (and other plants) at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation in Bethpage, NY during 1968...

MELGAR

My father was at Sperry for 45 years (electrical engineer).

Guess everyone on Long Island during that time either worked in the defense/ aero-space field or for IBM

Love the Grumman TOFC.  I know it was a custom run for NLOE and would love to have one but whenever I find one on the market the price is just too steep.

Rich,  good to hear from you.  Glad you still check on us occasionally and I miss your participation. I just happened to read your bon voyage email a week or two ago as I was cleaning out old emails.  I hope all is well with you and your family.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

         happy  SWSat  !!!             switching crews were busy...

                   working all thru the night...

                                                 as new crews continued on at sunrise...

                 have a Happy Thanksgiving  everyone !!!

Akron Barberton & Cluster Railway running on the S&Y RR.

Happy SWSAT!

Here are a couple of short videos of some local action.

Penn Central Alco RS-11 7608 (Lionel Legacy) takes charge of the local today.

AC&Y Fairbanks Morse H16-44 202 (Lionel Legacy) leads a short cut of cars through the industrial area.

Tom

coach joe posted:

Love the Grumman TOFC.  I know it was a custom run for NLOE and would love to have one but whenever I find one on the market the price is just too steep.

Rich,  good to hear from you.  Glad you still check on us occasionally and I miss your participation. I just happened to read your bon voyage email a week or two ago as I was cleaning out old emails.  I hope all is well with you and your family.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

I picked it up recently from a forum member. The NLOE did a bunch of custom cars.

I felt like playing around this morning and snapped this scene on my stovetop---some sun coming through the window. This is a 3rd Rail locomotive and my favorite because of size, detail, and paint. I just thought I’d get more bang for my buck with this little guy. I hope that you enjoy my efforts.  Great photos every one.

Rustykamel posted:

I felt like playing around this morning and snapped this scene on my stovetop---some sun coming through the window...

You snapped it on your stovetop? Where's the stove?

I would have purchased one of these beautiful engines from 3rd Rail but, these days, I try to restrain myself and limit purchases to railroads in the New England states.

MELGAR

Murnane posted:

Thanks for the mention @jhz563 - I haven't been on the forum much but when I have I've peeked at the "Mark II" threads.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and best to everyone this holiday season...Rich Murnane 

Rich,

Would like to see you posting again on SWSAT Mark II.

MELGAR

Rustykamel posted:

I felt like playing around this morning and snapped this scene on my stovetop---some sun coming through the window. This is a 3rd Rail locomotive and my favorite because of size, detail, and paint. I just thought I’d get more bang for my buck with this little guy. I hope that you enjoy my efforts.  Great photos every one.

RustyK ... that is one beautiful tea kettle you have sitting on your stove top!!  Fabulous photo!!!

geysergazer posted:

It's that SWSAT time of the week!

        

 

        

 

       

Maybe we should call this  “The SWSAT Spot”?  

Conrail GP10 #7547 on the old Erie Northern Branch passing under RT.80 at Leonia, NJ- April 85'.  I believe the #23625 is a former New Haven caboose.

                                                                      MY PHOTOS  

B&O SW9, GP9, Pennsy B5, C&0  0-8-0.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! 

I love my little Plymouth.

Rustykamel posted:

I felt like playing around this morning and snapped this scene on my stovetop---some sun coming through the window. This is a 3rd Rail locomotive and my favorite because of size, detail, and paint. I just thought I’d get more bang for my buck with this little guy. I hope that you enjoy my efforts.  Great photos every one.

Very handsome little guy!

AZGARY posted:

I love my little Plymouth.

Me too ! 

Me three !

I'm still looking for a Ford/Plymouth if anyone has one for sale. My e-mail is in my profile.

Here is a SP 44 ton switcher moving Passenger cars in WWII

Me Four! 

Thanks for another great Switcher-saturday everybody!  

Rich, Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family,  thanks for posting today!

Thanks as well to all the regulars.  Some fun stuff today...I love the conrail stuff,  having grown up in Reading PA in the 80's and 90's. 

The Grumman conversation was interesting to me.   My grandfather worked there during the war.  He helped assemble HellCats.  We got him an illustrated book to get to talk about it a bit.   He was involved in either installing the seat pan or something in the instrument panel,  he wasn't very clear, just kinda pointed to that section.   He must have been a handful as an employee,  he said he and two friends were referred to as "the unholy trio."  By the time I knew my grandfather he was a strict and pious man, and super gentle with me and the other grandchildren,  I can't stop smiling as I type this. 

Rusty, that's a gorgeous 3rd rail machine.   

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

jhz563 posted:

The Grumman conversation was interesting to me.   My grandfather worked there during the war.  He helped assemble HellCats.  We got him an illustrated book to get to talk about it a bit.   He was involved in either installing the seat pan or something in the instrument panel,  he wasn't very clear, just kinda pointed to that section.   He must have been a handful as an employee,  he said he and two friends were referred to as "the unholy trio."  By the time I knew my grandfather he was a strict and pious man, and super gentle with me and the other grandchildren,  I can't stop smiling as I type this.

Grumman was a great place to work. Everyone was very proud to be there, dedicated to their work and the company. There was a tremendous amount of aeronautical knowledge. I used to call it Grumman University. It was an incredible place to learn about airplane design and construction, and there was a sense of history everywhere. I used to like walking through the assembly lines during lunch and after work. I worked on the Gulfstream transports, the Navy F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder and X-29 Forward-Swept-Wing experimental airplane. They also were building the Lunar Excursion Module and Space Shuttle wings while I was there.

MELGAR

Mel- My former boss was fresh out of school with a shiny new PE license and was looking for a job. He interviewed for a position in Liaison Engineering with Grumman. He worked with the guys on the floor solving problems at they arose during construction on the F-14. One of the best jobs he ever had he always told us.

I used to work in the stage lighting industry after high school. The company I worked for did the roll-out ceremony for the X-29 at Calverton in the early 80's. What a incredible air plane. Got to met then VP George HW Bush too.

We also did a roll-out at Fairchild of their T-46 trainer. Unfortunately the Gov't cancelled the contract and it was the end of the company.

If you are ever on LI check out the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale. They have tons of Grumman stuff.

RSJB18,

You jogged my memory! I also worked on the T-46 trainer at the beginning of the project.

MELGAR