Just wanted to know who likes the SW line of switchers? Here are a couple of mine: The UTAH RAILWAY 27. Although the UTAH didn't roster any SWs, I thought they needed one. And here's the Athearn anniversary 96 which inspired the paint scheme for the MORONI FEED SW1000
A great thread Paul. The End cab switchers are great little locos for sure. Really enjoy all the models shown, some great modeling. Here are a couple SW's doin the deed here too. Athearn BB locos.
The D&RGW never M.U.ed their SW units...so these two are just waiting for their next assignments. 148 is a BB kit with added detail, while the 144 is fresh out of the box. Both are Athearn. .
The Yreka Western had two SW-8s ... #20 and #21. They were unique because they were equipped with dynamic brakes. I enjoyed driving them; but not as much as I did the old #19 Mike. But as mentioned above they had wonderful visibility while running cab-forward. Number 20 was scrapped a couple of years ago. The 21 is still hanging in there, altho it has not seen freight service since 2008.
I love end cab switchers. In fact I love them so much I ended up creating a shortline to feed my railroad. Similar to the Union RR or the WV Northern or Lehigh Valley's use of their SW8 pups. Anyhow, I do have some switchers on the Chicopee Road roster, including this pair of ALCO S4's. This is an old photo from 2 or 3 years ago on the old layout.
I had an Atlas Alco HH600 for the longest time, lettered for NYC. I finally let it go since it doesn't fit my era, but it was a fun and unique locomotive. I also really like, but haven't bought, the Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 with the oval side windows in NYC's black lightning stripe. You can find the gray ones all day long but they just don't do it for me.
I have 2 MP15ac's on order. Yes the Utah doesn't have any but GWI does and so it will be painted in the genessee pumpkin colors with Utah decals. I need two switchers so why not? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
Here are a couple of shots of an end cab that I forgot I had...the FM H10-44. The Rio Grande had four of these.
After receiving a new cab from Bowser/Stewart I decaled my VO660 to #67. I used the yellow Microsecale D&RGW decals 87-1490. The yellow of the decals is a bit brighter than the facorty paint, but I think with a bit of weathering, you won't notice. I'm trying to figure out how to make the numbers for the front of the radiator as in the proto pic at the bottom. ( 74 photo by Chuck Zeller)
The EMD SW series started with the SW-7 and ended with the SW-1500. Many of them still around Here's a SW-1200 and SW-1500
Dont think I ever noticed those numbers before. They may have cut them out of metal painted and attached huh? I would think it very delicate, to try and cut around an HO decal, that would be a challenge for me for sure.
I'm trying to get someone to cut them out of vinyl, and then I can paint them to match. The problem is that the 6 and 7 in Railroad Roman font are very delicate.
