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Show Me Something - February 2016

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, February 25, 2016 5:14 PM

Guy Papillon
Show me another 2-8-0 Consolidation

Well, at the risk of being a thread hog, it has been 24 hours afterall...

Here's a Pennsy Consolidation that has just finished up at the coaling wharf.

Show me another locomotive being serviced.

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Friday, February 26, 2016 7:18 PM

Looks like nobody is getting serviced so lets take them out for a run.

Please show me your favorite locomotive.

Modeling a fictional version of California set in the 1990s Lone Wolf and Santa Fe Railroad
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Posted by RR_Mel on Friday, February 26, 2016 11:05 PM

I’m not sure I have a favorite but the most important locomotive to me is my first HO locomotive that I bought with newspaper route money back in 1952.
 
  
 
This is an original MDC 0-6-0 built from a kit by a 14 year old in 1952.
 
 
Show me your favorite locomotive.
 
 
 
Mel
 
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My Model Railroad   
 
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I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
 
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Posted by Alantrains on Friday, February 26, 2016 11:20 PM
Wow, thats as old as me!

Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, February 27, 2016 3:09 AM

Alantrains
Wow, thats as old as me!

Older than me!!!Stick out tongue
 
 Am I allowed two favourite locomotives?
 
This thread should really take off as every model railroader should have a favourite locomotive, so could I see another one please. (No need to push, there’s plenty of room).

Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by SouthPenn on Saturday, February 27, 2016 3:20 PM

Opps

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, February 27, 2016 5:15 PM

Not sure I have an absolute favorite locomotive, but certainly one of my favorites is this 0-6-0 yard goat I use at Hopewell Junction on the SLOW.  The loco is a Proto 2000 and is my smoothest runing loco.  Here she is at the end of the yard lead with a long string of cars she is switching out.

Another favorite loco please.

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, February 27, 2016 10:31 PM

This Stewart F3 is one of my favorites. As well as its being a good runner, my wife's dad was an MEC engineer who drove similar locos

Show more locomotive faves

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by gunkhead on Sunday, February 28, 2016 1:11 AM

G Paine

This Stewart F3 is one of my favorites. As well as its being a good runner, my wife's dad was an MEC engineer who drove similar locos

Show more locomotive faves

 

More faves? Alright. Here's my fave, my Hornby Thomas (Who is going to be stripped of my horrendous paintjob ASAP):

In the interest of satisfying gmpullman, he's also having his tank filled up at my homemade (and presently in need of TLC) water crane.

Show me a steam loco hauling a hi-level or bi-level passenger train

Interiors and people figures make such a difference. Especially the people.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, February 28, 2016 2:22 AM

gunkhead
Show me a steam loco hauling a hi-level or bi-level passenger train

Well, no one can accuse gunkhead of asking for the mundane Surprise

So, I was just about to post my favorite locomotive and had it narrowed down to the top twenty.

This sweet New York Central Mohawk, 3144, is near the top of the list and she is seen here in 1955, nearing the end of her career, leaning into the curve on a stretch of the old Big Four, ferrying the first group of Chicago and North Western bi-levels from the St. Louis Car Co. to their home road in Illinois...

 IMG_5642 by Edmund, on Flickr

Yep, you sure don't see that everyday...

Hey! We get a bonus day of show-me-something this month! YesYesYes

Show me another passenger train... at speed!

P.S. gunkhead—are you only wearing one sock Whistling

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Posted by gunkhead on Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:59 AM

gmpullman

P.S. gunkhead—are you only wearing one sock Whistling

 

LOL. Nah, that's just a bit of laundry that slipped out of my hand when I was putting it away and that I hadn't got 'round to picking up.

Thanks for the photo you took, I really appreciate it.

Interiors and people figures make such a difference. Especially the people.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, February 28, 2016 9:58 AM

gunkhead
Thanks for the photo you took, I really appreciate it.

All in good fun, sir!

Carry on Yes

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Posted by "JaBear" on Sunday, February 28, 2016 7:52 PM

gmpullman
Show me another passenger train... at speed!

Almost too fast for this photographer.Embarrassed
Anymore favourite locomotives or perhaps rolling stock???

Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:29 PM

Hard to pick a favorite, but if it comes down to it, I guess I'd have to pick this K4s, No. 1361.

Any more favorite locos?

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Monday, February 29, 2016 7:59 AM

Grampys Trains

This Atlas Alco RS-3 is certainly ma favorite locomotive. The sound of the Alco 244-D is great.

 

Any more favorite locomotives?

 

Guy

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 29, 2016 8:30 AM

Well, here is my (current) favorite loco:

It´s a Furka Oberalp Railway (FO - now MGB for Matterhorn Gotthardbahn) class HGe 4/4 series II narrow gauge (1,000mm) boxcab electric rack loco built in the late 1980´s.

Catenary is still missing, but will be added!

More favorites, please!

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 5:38 PM

Sir Madog

More favorites, please!

More than 30 hours and no reply.

Anyone to start the March Show Me Something?

 

Guy

Modeling CNR in the 50's

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