Show us your best F units


My first set of Genesis
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On the point of the San Francisco Chief
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My daughter's Youth In Model Railroading drag racing loco. Athearn Rubber band drive. The silver paint sparkles.
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The Exposition Flyer on the PV&W layout in Denver Union Station.
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My kitbashed HO F-10, for a brief time a common sight for me on the Metro North's Harlem Valley Line situated about 6-8 miles from my home.

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Iron Horseman said:
I actually saw the blue bonnet F-unit in the North Wichita yard in the mid-1960's. I saw the B unit on the turntable once. I would go by the yard and say, "just a bunch of stupid old F units". I wish I would have known at the time they were all being pulled down to Texas to be converted into CF7s. I wish I would have know the war bonnet scheme was on its way out..... I could have gotten tons of wonderful photos.
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That's amazing! I too lived in wichita from 1964 to 1968....but I had no camera then. :eek::p

(After that I lived in colorado 30 years)

Mike
 
Great photos here guys.
A quick check and it turns out I have more F-units than any other engine:
CNR F-7 a and b
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CNR F-3 phase 2
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and my Scrap FP-7a
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Good picture Joe, the sky is NICE! (Edit) No VERY NICE.
Edit #2 And that Wabash Jeep back there was my first model train (in Lionel O Ga.)
 
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NC&StL said:
Good picture Joe, the sky is NICE! (Edit) No VERY NICE.
Edit #2 And that Wabash Jeep back there was my first model train (in Lionel O Ga.)
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I'm going out on a limb here and saying Joe's picture was taken outside and that's the real sky ... ? :confused::D
 
Loudmusic- Yes, check out Erie Mining/LTV Mining. They used ALCos and F units, not uncommon to see 4 or 5 F B units bracketed by F A units to move their heavy ore trains.
 
CSX_road_slug said:
Here are some Stewart F units that I had just retrieved from my M-I-L's attic after 12 years in storage. They still run well but they need decoders. Also need to install some aftermarket grab irons and other details on them.
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We need to install sound in a few too!!;)
 
CSX_road_slug said:
Here are some Stewart F units that I had just retrieved from my M-I-L's attic after 12 years in storage. They still run well but they need decoders. Also need to install some aftermarket grab irons and other details on them.
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What a great stash of extra B&O F-units you've got there! My own style is to have as many multiples of all good things as possible. One or two is never enough. I only have four N scale F-units so far......but three of them are A+B FT's.....so there's seven powered units in all. That's enough to have spare parts for awhile.....but I need many more! :)

Mike
 
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