How many yard switchers do you have in your fleet?

[cp1057]

Let's see...

Kato CN GM NW-900 (sweeeet!!)
Proto CP SW-1200
Walthers CN Fairbanks-Morse
Model Power CN 0-4-0 (yuck) before I knew the CN logo wasn't outlined in yellow!

The first two models do most of the duties. My road switchers do most of their own shunting

Charles
Hillsburgh Ontario

[Anonymous]

Had to check the roster.
Way more than my yard can handle. 27 diesel and 24 steam and a few basket cases in the shop. Need to add on some more yards, Thanks

[CBQ_Guy]

They're all currently packed away, so from memory . . .

NW2
SW1
SW1500 (or maybe 1200)
S1 (or 2?)
VO-1000

The SW1 will be used in a small yard at the end of my branchline.
The VO-1000 will be used as a mine switcher.
The SW 1200/1500 "may" be used assigned to an industrial location online some place.
The S1/2 and NW2 will be used in yard service in and around my main yard.
A 44 tonner I have, which needs to be stripped and redone for the Burlington, is planned for use in industrial switching at the back of the yard and/or for duties around the engine facilities as needed.

I also have a pair of the SW1200/1500 switchers for Rock Island which will be used for transfer runs between staging and my main yard for interchange with the CB&Q.

Finally, I have an Athearn Hustler which initially was planned to be re-motored, re-geared and modified and re-painted for use as a switcher at a proposed gravel/sand quarry I want to have on the layout...somewhere!

Oh, I also have a Burlington 2-8-0 steamer which I was initially going to use to switch the coal mine. I may park it in the engine house at the end of the branch, or in a stall of the roundhouse at my mainyard. Now and then when I want to see something different, I can hook it up to my recently acquired set of the 60' Rivarossi heavy-weight Burlington passenger cars...just for fun or fan.

[Anonymous]

I have three diesels. 2 EMD's and 1 Alco.

RMax

[Anonymous]

I have a gp-9 Norfolk western for the main yard and the local
gp40-2 CSX assigned to my Mow
and a sw-7 erie lackawana to work a three track chemical plant yet to be added

andy

[douginut]

1, a Kato Steeple cab 4 wheeler
bright yellow with Bachmann trolley poles replacing the pantagraph.


Doug, in Utah

[IRONROOSTER]

Currently I have an SW1 and an SW9, plan to add 2 NW2's and 2 0-6-0's. My roster goal is to mirror the Ma&Pa. The Ma&Pa used their diesels as road engines so I will too.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

Hi
My fleet The Flying Scotsman and Ned Kellie are the only two large locomotives I have
How many shunting locomotives the rest of the feet is all 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 shunting locomotives too many too count.
Must build a new layout for them.
regards John

[sportszahn]

I consider all my engines switchers, but as for dedicated to the yard, I would have to say one. I use my old GE 8-40C for the yard. I have an interurbun themed layout, thus most of my engines are used for local services.

[Anonymous]

Hey All!!

I have way to many then again that is like what my whole roster consists of since it's mostly industrial and mining....and yards....so I have a mixture of late steam and early diesel switchers.....I la***hem up to make unit trains....never can have to many switchers though mine range from sw9's, sw1200's, RS's, and a few MP500...and a few 0-4-0's on the mine runs and of course the good ol' 0-5-0's ( happen to have two of these better in a pair some of you old time models know what I am talking about) Also i am in themarket of selling some of mine if you are interested let me know what road name and manufacturer you are looking for and I may just happen to have what you need!!

[Anonymous]

I have three-zip, zilch and nada
Ch

[Anonymous]

2 - both Athearn SW7s. One's Amtrak livery, the other is PB&NE (From the Athearn SE pack - it's mostly yellow but with some black parts). I usually use the train engine to switch yards, so some unlikely "switchers" turn up - like an SD40T-2 shuffling cars in the yard.

[orsonroy]

5 P2K 0-8-0
2 P2K 0-6-0
1 Mantua 0-8-0
2 Mantua 0-6-0
4 Roundhouse 0-6-0
1 Atlas S-1
1 P2K S-1
4 P2K SW-7
1 Stewart DRS-4-14 (or whatever....S-12 thingie)
1 Broadway Limited SW on order

And I'm always keeping my eyes open for a couple of NW-2s and H-10-44s. And I'd REALLY like it if someone like Atlas would come out with an HH-660 in DCC-friendly plastic!

[Anonymous]

One, a Life-Like P2K S1. Runs like a champ and does ALL the switching chores. My layout is set in 1940 so this loco barely fits the era.

[Anonymous]

One S-2 in CN 1946 livery, that's about to be transferred to my Little brother as part of a layout kit I'm sending him and one IHC 0-8-0 taht's eventually going to be turned into a Consolidation.

Switching on my pike is done by road power.

[EL PARRo]

I don't have any switchers on my layout, yet, but I do plan on getting a Stewart Hobbies UP VO-1000, #1201. I have a small layout with only one yard, so I only need one switcher. I might also get a Bachmann 0-6-0t just for the heck of it, though.

[METRO]

I have many umm ok:

Canadian Pacific has two SWs for urban work

Canadian National has an SW for its small yard outside of town

GO Transit dosen't need one because all of the traffic is in set trainsets and they originate offline

SLC has three yard switchers to make up trains at the two coachyards, and three to move trains around the central terminal.

[joseph2]

My best ones are a Bachmann 44 ton GE,Athearn S-12 and a kit built MDC 0-6-0.On the RIP track is a Athearn Hustler,MDC Boxcab and a Varney 0-4-0.Most often used is the old 0-5-0. Joe G.

[n2mopac]

Well, I model summer, 2000 so I only have one traditional yard switcher, a D&RGW SW1200 that was purchased by ADM for use switching covered hoppers at their huge elevator in Saginaw, TX. I have two yards on the layout with permanently assigned locos for switching. On one I use an old four axle U-boat and a GP-38 together (as does the prototype) and on the other I use an old high-nose GP-9 just because I love those old work horses and had to get one on the layout somehow.
Ron

[johncolley]

Of yard switchers, I have 3, one Baldwin and two EMD 1200's. I am slowly converting to DCC/Sound so may buy 1 or 2 SW-2's from BLI. It depends on what it would take to convert the existing ones to sound. It looks like I can buy the BLI's for less than the conversions if frame milling is needed. I am modelling Great Northern 1947'ish.

[cwclark]

lets see...got 2 sw1500's...4 GP-9's...3 GP-35's....2 GP-50's, 2 GP-38-2's and the rest are sd's and 4400c's for the mainlines...