Front End Friday

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skyliner said:
SP 794, a 2-8-2 built by Brooks in 1916, now on display at the former Southern Pacific depot in San Antonio, TX. Photo taken last December.

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I am sorry that is just too clean,it needs weathering….lol
 
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Somewhat the worse for wear C.B.&Q. Motor #9908, the last of the shovelnoses pulls out of Galesburg with a single double-deck commuter car in tow. #9908 is the only Zephyr lead unit with a single A-1-A power truck. Originally assigned to the General Pershing Zephyr as "Silver Steed", introduction of E-units for passenger service has relegated it to secondary duties. The unit was scratchbuilt from an article in an old issue of MR.
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A trio of shovelnose "motors" as the Burlington called its diesel-electric power cars. L-to-r, #9900, The Pioneer Zephyr; #9904, Silver King with booster "Silver Queen behind it; and #9908, on the Grashhook, Galesburg & Western Division of the Burlington Route (HO scale). Not the best lighting job on #9908 in this photo.
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I have not seen this type before, nice kit
 
Jaz avalley said:
It screams toy, there is no ‘glass’ but it just has such character, the layout looks worth investigation also, I love it.
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I’m not done with restoring it stay tuned going to put a Walthers update kit with glass but I’m blacking them out
 


A bit late for Front end Friday but relevant to the previous posts.

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This is the kit mentioned above on a Kato motor unit for HOe scale ( 3.5mm/ft on 9mm track). Looks a bit odd with no visible wheels
The other is a Brawa H0 scale 2-rail version which is fairly rare as most were made for the Marklin or Trix 3-rail system.
Many years ago I owned a couple of VW split screen vans and wanted to put a small layout on the shelf over the engine compartment with one of the Brawa vans running on it. However I could not find one before I sold the vans and it was only with the advent of Ebay that i was able to get one from Germany.
Colin.
 
Former North British Railway locomotive Class D30 (Probably 499 'Wandering Willie' a regular on the Border Counties Railway Line). Picture taken 1930s
Seen here near Chipchase Castle, a couple of miles from where we live.

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Number 2296 seen at Santa Apolonia Railway Station, Lisbon. Note platforms on both sides.

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David
 
One of the great things about the Burlington Northern was the interest in innovative locomotive management. For example, the cabless B30-7A locomotives, the power-by-the-hour leases, experiments with LNG, fuel tenders, Caterpillar repowers, extensive rebuilds (GP39Es, anyone) which brings us to 7502. This is the front as can be seen by the little 'F' next to the steps. From 1973 until 1984, it had a cab like every other SD40-2. Then it had an oopsie, an un-railment, and its cab was damaged. In a moment of frugality, the BN rebuilt it without a cab and in the process moved the dynamic brakes from over the heat producing engine to a much cooler place formerly occupied by the cab giving it a unique hammerhead profile. Here it is pictured as it appeared right about the time of the ATSF merger, its fresh paint and snazzy pinstripe gleaming in the sun.

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