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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 10:38:58 GMT
This week, for no other reason that I am thinking about it in connection with something else I mention below, and without expecting anyone else to follow this theme, I have stuck with the same railroad as last week, the Santa Fe. This was the main railroad my father modelled and the first one I did when I got back into the hobby.
I don’t have a lot of Santa Fe stuff and most of it is crammed into the Santa Fe Corner of my display:  These two Lionel engines are at opposite ends of my running time in that the AC6000 has probably been run more than any other engine (because I have learned to control its sounds realistically) while the Legacy E8 set is a kind of prairie cruise liner that I don’t put on the tracks very often despite its impressive appearance:  The E8 set is from the generation of Legacy A-A sets that has one powered and one dummy engine. The AC6000 is actually much more impressive in the sound (and smoke) department. I'm sure that this is a fantasy Warbonnet scheme but I like it.  At the end of this month, I intend to add to the “Founder’s Favorites” thread because Brian Vaill was a big fan of Santa Fe although I think that he had much more MTH than Lionel – particularly their fine plated/metallic models of fairly recent vintage. My Lionel stuff was mostly acquired long before those came out. However, I do have one example of high shine and indeed reflective rolling stock and I’ll explain that when my contribution to the other thread is ready.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 12:24:50 GMT
I recognize that as the astonishingly photo-realistic background to your layout! A great example of perspective too.
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Post by Adam on Dec 16, 2023 12:31:13 GMT
Sharing my NYC engines today. My favorite Williams engine, this NYC Pacific is very detailed and runs great.   MTH PS1 Steam Switcher. Very heavy, pulls very well and, well, I just really like it   Finally, the MTH RailKing PS3 RS-3 NYC. I love switchers and the RS3 is my favorite diesel switcher.   |
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 12:36:09 GMT
Sharing my NYC engines today. My favorite Williams engine, this NYC Pacific is very detailed and runs great. MTH PS1 Steam Switcher. Very heavy, pulls very well and, well, I just really like it Finally, the MTH RailKing PS3 RS-3 NYC. I love switchers and the RS3 is my favorite diesel switcher.
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Post by Adam on Dec 16, 2023 12:46:41 GMT
Beautiful collection of Santa Fe harborbelt!
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Post by healey36 on Dec 16, 2023 13:35:01 GMT
A battered Lionel 2036 from 1950 was added to the roster last week. I needed a mate for a 6466W that's been sitting alone in the spare tender box for a couple years, and found the 2036 at the local indoor flea market:  It's headed for the roundhouse this winter for an end-to-end tear-down as it has a number of problems, chief among them an inability of the drivers to track properly (not to mention a fair amount of steel-wool fibers ingested into the Magnetraction at some point). The tender is in decent shape, but could stand a rewire. It'll probably fall somewhere near the bottom of the project pile and have to work its way up...so many projects. |
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Post by josef on Dec 16, 2023 13:57:50 GMT
Here's mine for this week.  |
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Post by healey36 on Dec 16, 2023 14:24:00 GMT
Here's mine for this week. Looks like a rather nice, subtle weathering job.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 14:30:36 GMT
Here's mine for this week. Looks like a rather nice, subtle weathering job.
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Post by Country Joe on Dec 16, 2023 14:42:00 GMT
Sharing my NYC engines today. My favorite Williams engine, this NYC Pacific is very detailed and runs great. MTH PS1 Steam Switcher. Very heavy, pulls very well and, well, I just really like it Finally, the MTH RailKing PS3 RS-3 NYC. I love switchers and the RS3 is my favorite diesel switcher. My layout is no more but I have some older photos:       
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Post by af3020 on Dec 16, 2023 16:47:31 GMT
Hmmmm... well, let's see what I can scrounge up for this Santa Fe Side Shot Saturday... American Flyer  Bing  Hafner   Ives  Lionel  New Marx Prototype  |
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 17:12:06 GMT
Hmmmm... well, let's see what I can scrounge up for this Santa Fe Side Shot Saturday...
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Dec 16, 2023 22:14:11 GMT
A couple side shots….   And on for Brian…  |
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Post by Adam on Dec 16, 2023 22:27:09 GMT
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 16, 2023 22:33:36 GMT
A battered Lionel 2036 from 1950 was added to the roster last week. I needed a mate for a 6466W that's been sitting alone in the spare tender box for a couple years, and found the 2036 at the local indoor flea market: It's headed for the roundhouse this winter for an end-to-end tear-down as it has a number of problems, chief among them an inability of the drivers to track properly (not to mention a fair amount of steel-wool fibers ingested into the Magnetraction at some point). The tender is in decent shape, but could stand a rewire. It'll probably fall somewhere near the bottom of the project pile and have to work its way up...so many projects.
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