[Krieglok]

I enlarged my Erie fleet recently. The Erie was my “hometown” railroad and it was always an interesting and historical railroad.

First, is a RS3 that I picked up from MrMuffin’sTrains a few months ago. It is a MTH Railking locomotive with PS3. The detail is a bit “light” but there is enough of it to make the model interesting.

Many of the RS3s saw service pulling commuter trains on the NY Division. Of course they were used for freight too, especially out on the western end of the Erie.

The caboose is an Atlas product from Public Delivery Track. It is pretty typical Erie caboose. MTH and Lionel also make them with some minor detail differences. The Erie bay window cabooses emerged in the early 1950s and saw service mostly on through freights. The lived into the Conrail era.

Finally, is a MTH Erie GP9. This is a dummy Railking unit. These engines were workhorses on the freight runs, seeing service system wide. This model is lightly detailed, but very nice. It captures the looks of a Erie geep very well. This was an EBay buy...

Tom

 

[Fire21]

Nice photos, Tom, and nice play on words! :laugh:

 

[Spence]

You can fill up that layout before it’s even built.

 

[Lehigh74]

I like the looks of both locos. They are downright flashy when you compare them to Reading, Pennsy or PRSL freight diesels. I’m thinking the yellow accents on the ends are kind of a safety thing.

I wonder why some railroads (Erie, B&O) used C in their caboose numbering, while most just gave them numbers.

 

[Krieglok]

Thanks guys.

I am thinking the “C” prefix is something to do with tower operators and recording train movements. The C, added to the number, might be there to keep from confusing the rear of the train with the front locomotive as the number portions did overlap on both rosters.

Just a guess.

The Southern Railway has a system where letters are added to the engine numbers to make sure train movements were properly controlled. The engine number would have a unique letter suffix that “alert” early train control systems that an error may have occurred when issuing train orders. It is kind of complicated. I don’t quite understand it....

Tom

 

[seayakbill]

Very nice Tom, RS locos are one of my favorite switcher type locos.

Bill

 

[Krieglok]

Thanks Bill.

I “grew” up on Alco locomotives and they were great engines that soldiered on for decades after Alco itself folded.

RS1s and RS3s have always been a favorite on mine too.

Tom

 

[ERIE610]

I LIKE ERIE

My first Lionel engine was an Erie but was not a RS3 nor GP9. However as shown in my Avatar. Is a Lionel Erie NW-2 Switcher No. 610 that was produced in 1955 only. I have been collecting various Erie rolling stock to make up a nice Erie consist. Anything with Erie in the name is looked at. BTW if you would be interested Menards now offers an Erie Lackawanna box car that is reminiscence of the light grey #9043 Lionel Erie Lackawanna boxcars.

LATER

 

[Krieglok]

Cool. The grey boxcar sounds interesting. I will have to give it a look.

I may find myself repainting a newer Lionel or MTH SW9 to get an Erie switcher. Nobody has done one on a modern locomotive...

Tom