got mine at a show for 7 bucks, looked like it was damaged by a damp area or water damaged, motor didnt spin, and the chassis has rough spots where the die-cast started corroding. did a full rebuild of everything including the motor, and filled in the bad spots in the chassis and lower shell, thing runs like new, no new parted needed! these things are hard to kill. had mine painted in black chassis and footplate, with a green cab and engine hood, these engines clean up really well and can still look great mixed in with your newer built 50's-80's fleet
SMT, I've done a little research and what I think that's an old Penn Line switcher. I was looking back thru my old editions of Model Railroader (1950-53) and I saw many advertisements for this little guy. Hope this helps!
That looks the same thing as my engine bu Whitcomb switch engine like my number 55 that was me by Penn Line in the 1950s these engines were used for the military use of moving Freight cars around moving ammunition around factories under industry point on other railroads hope you enjoy that engine like mine is your package is being sent out soon
You should invest in a lab bench variable DC power supply so you can hook up trains and not have to goto the tracks each time and risk messing up a controller. They are not that expensive online if you shop around. Also some plug in probes and clips for it as well as a multimeter. Also a magnet or magnetic bowl to put screws in so they are not running all over your repair bench. I work on 2-way radios and IDK how many times a magnetic bowl has saved me from loosing tiny screws to the unforgiving worm hole producing floor.. Also an idea. mount a section of track on your bench wired to the variable PSU so you can do wheel gauging and conductivity tests before reassembling the trains and putting them on your layout.
That is a Pennline Whitecomb D-1 midget switcher. It is cast in lead I believe and they were kits made around the 40's and 50's. Nice find, I want one myself.
This is a Penn Line engine from the late '50's or early '60's. The earliest version of the loco used pullys and spring belt drive instead of gears. They did not come with working headlights. (Yours was drilled out to accept bulbs.) The 1 to 1 gear ratio made it a very fast runner. Far faster than a switcher could ever go. I have one of these Midgets that the previous owner converted back to belt drive to reduce its speed.
I was wondering when this little gas mechanical loco would be running again! I love little locos like that, especially with the steam loco style domes and accessories. Very nice job with this, it works a treat!
You should start your own train repair work....you got the advertisement that you know what your doing..... I got a question.....I'm looking for a 1970's n scale atlas side mount that screws under the fuel cell to mount the motor in to the chassis? I have one that started smoking....lol wont run now............thank you in advance.....
Heh, I have one of these myself, the motor has a bad commutator so I need to someday replace the Pitman engine with a new one along with carving out the epoxy keeping the front coupler pocket sealed with a broken coupler in it. I will note you are actually missing the hand rails that go on the front and back (I don't think I've ever seen one of these things that was aquired secondhand and WASN'T missing the hand rails), but if you look up pictures for this Penn Line in its original form, along with noting the holes in the front and back foot platforms drilled into the frame, you should be able to scratchbuild replacement handrails no problem with the right size wire.
@@davidztog9011 That is absolutely amazing. I actually have a second Penn Line switcher of this type (to pair with the first as a set of industrial switchers for a future layout industry) and it too is missing the hand rails.Though there the ebay listing identified it as an 'unknown mfg 0-4-0 steam engine'.
Yupp it is a Penn Line Midget Diesel here is the link to HO Seeker and you will see the box with the diagrams. Nice score! hoseeker.org/pennlineinstructions.html
SMT - That switcher looks like one featured in a book titled " Model Railroading " by Harry Zarchy from 1955. The kit locomotive in the book had a similar mechanism with the 2 big gears. I remember the author painted it black, because many railroads did so at the time. If you find those big, green diodes obtrusive, you could always salvage some smaller, black diodes from a power pack to use for the directional lighting function.
Hey. I have a question on kadee couplers in Canada. Do they come on models out of the box or do you have to put them on? In Aussie most companies have links with kadee so we don’t have to add them. Cheers
As mentioned in the comments, looks like a PennLine Whitcomb switcher. Nice little locomotive, I'd love to get one myself! They will pull socks off! I would recommend giving it a good break in run and clean the wheels up really well. Very nice model and a job well done on the restoration!
Hey smt pls don’t boot me out of the challenge my friend spammed I vote for you so many times in my vid and iam worries you might kick me out of the challenge
Hi STM is it a steam switcher if so can be an engine used for hauling wood or a plant switcher like cement, steel, rubber, scrapyard, do your reacher on it looking forward on what you find out about it, great restoration in finding all its problems.
I have to say I enjoy your videos very much it's nice that somebody your age will take the time to work on these trains and make them run keep up the great work. that little thing runs great goes to show a little bit of TLC goes a long way. until your next video have a good holiday
I considered replacing the wires but then I realized that I would ether need to connect new wires to the lights or replace the lights which would be very complicated so I'm just going to wait and see how the wires last.
Very Cool Vintage Switcher. It is a Penn Line Whitcomb 0-4-0 midget diesel switcher. The company got its start in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. They were basically blank slates for the hobbyist to paint to suit. You figured out another one Harrison! Strong runner. Hope you make it to 5K subscribers by Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄
I need to find one. It's a "close enough" model to CNJ's 35 ton Davenport #1001 which augmented then replaced the famous #1000 in its Bronx Terminal. www.northeast.railfan.net/images/cnj1001b.jpg
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got mine at a show for 7 bucks, looked like it was damaged by a damp area or water damaged, motor didnt spin, and the chassis has rough spots where the die-cast started corroding. did a full rebuild of everything including the motor, and filled in the bad spots in the chassis and lower shell, thing runs like new, no new parted needed! these things are hard to kill. had mine painted in black chassis and footplate, with a green cab and engine hood, these engines clean up really well and can still look great mixed in with your newer built 50's-80's fleet
SMT, I've done a little research and what I think that's an old Penn Line switcher. I was looking back thru my old editions of Model Railroader (1950-53) and I saw many advertisements for this little guy.
Hope this helps!
The yellow engine is made by American Flyer
Awesome. Interesting little loco
That's a small one
That looks like german or austrian made like Brawna or Busch , high quality back in the day.
That looks the same thing as my engine bu Whitcomb switch engine like my number 55 that was me by Penn Line in the 1950s these engines were used for the military use of moving Freight cars around moving ammunition around factories under industry point on other railroads hope you enjoy that engine like mine is your package is being sent out soon
They should make a Disney movie based on this little guy.
You should invest in a lab bench variable DC power supply so you can hook up trains and not have to goto the tracks each time and risk messing up a controller. They are not that expensive online if you shop around. Also some plug in probes and clips for it as well as a multimeter.
Also a magnet or magnetic bowl to put screws in so they are not running all over your repair bench. I work on 2-way radios and IDK how many times a magnetic bowl has saved me from loosing tiny screws to the unforgiving worm hole producing floor..
Also an idea. mount a section of track on your bench wired to the variable PSU so you can do wheel gauging and conductivity tests before reassembling the trains and putting them on your layout.
The Penn Line Whitcomb is considered to be a collector's item.
Plymouth
It looks like it's a Plymouth
That is a Pennline Whitecomb D-1 midget switcher. It is cast in lead I believe and they were kits made around the 40's and 50's. Nice find, I want one myself.
There are some on ebay right now
The body shell was made of die cast Zamac, a zinc alloy. Very common material back in the day.
This is a Penn Line engine from the late '50's or early '60's. The earliest version of the loco used pullys and spring belt drive instead of gears. They did not come with working headlights. (Yours was drilled out to accept bulbs.) The 1 to 1 gear ratio made it a very fast runner. Far faster than a switcher could ever go. I have one of these Midgets that the previous owner converted back to belt drive to reduce its speed.
Penn Line?
I was wondering when this little gas mechanical loco would be running again! I love little locos like that, especially with the steam loco style domes and accessories. Very nice job with this, it works a treat!
What are the green things? Capacitors maybe?
Diodes.
Now, how would one install Dcc into one of these?
You should start your own train repair work....you got the advertisement that you know what your doing.....
I got a question.....I'm looking for a 1970's n scale atlas side mount that screws under the fuel cell to mount the motor in to the chassis? I have one that started smoking....lol wont run now............thank you in advance.....
Heh, I have one of these myself, the motor has a bad commutator so I need to someday replace the Pitman engine with a new one along with carving out the epoxy keeping the front coupler pocket sealed with a broken coupler in it. I will note you are actually missing the hand rails that go on the front and back (I don't think I've ever seen one of these things that was aquired secondhand and WASN'T missing the hand rails), but if you look up pictures for this Penn Line in its original form, along with noting the holes in the front and back foot platforms drilled into the frame, you should be able to scratchbuild replacement handrails no problem with the right size wire.
Paper clips and a pair of needle nose pliers work as well to make front and rear handrails. 👍
@@davidztog9011 That is absolutely amazing. I actually have a second Penn Line switcher of this type (to pair with the first as a set of industrial switchers for a future layout industry) and it too is missing the hand rails.Though there the ebay listing identified it as an 'unknown mfg 0-4-0 steam engine'.
Look at that little guy go! Another second life for a cool old locomotive.
Yupp it is a Penn Line Midget Diesel here is the link to HO Seeker and you will see the box with the diagrams. Nice score! hoseeker.org/pennlineinstructions.html
SMT - That switcher looks like one featured in a book titled " Model Railroading " by Harry Zarchy from 1955. The kit locomotive in the book had a similar mechanism with the 2 big gears. I remember the author painted it black, because many railroads did so at the time. If you find those big, green diodes obtrusive, you could always salvage some smaller, black diodes from a power pack to use for the directional lighting function.
Hey. I have a question on kadee couplers in Canada. Do they come on models out of the box or do you have to put them on? In Aussie most companies have links with kadee so we don’t have to add them. Cheers
As mentioned in the comments, looks like a PennLine Whitcomb switcher. Nice little locomotive, I'd love to get one myself! They will pull socks off! I would recommend giving it a good break in run and clean the wheels up really well. Very nice model and a job well done on the restoration!
I found it i think! Walthers 910-100113. Plymouth ml-8 industrial
Being sold for around $90 to $150. American don't know if it matters, lol . It said yellow unlettered Plymouth ml-8 industrial switcher
I have a thing for small locomotives. They are easily detailed and are great for small layouts.
you u should do fan mail Friday or something like it at the end of every month. so if we send you something we know you got it.
Live stream coming soon?
Hey you I will like to if you are saleing the railroad I will like it
Just subscribed
Hey smt pls don’t boot me out of the challenge my friend spammed I vote for you so many times in my vid and iam worries you might kick me out of the challenge
Looks like it could do with some windows cut out of the front of the cab.
That may be an early Pen Line gas electric loco.
huh, kinda want to install working lights on my restored engine as well now lol
i want one
It looks like a Plymouth switcher, I have no idea on model company
It's something like that.
I'm naming him Chuff's Chuff's Little Friend - Dee Dee
Love your vids keep up the grate work
Could the people who enter the contest vote for themselves
Don’t watch it know it’s still uploading
It looks like it came right out of Geotrax
I’d say it needs to be broken in now that it runs
Do you have any idea about the make? I guess i could back video up.
I have no idea
Was there a no. On it faintly?
Nice little switcher reminds me of dinky form the STRASBURG Railroad interesting loco you got
I never thought I could call a locomotive “cute” but this thing is adorable.
Hey smt I finish the video sorry if you can’t see anything but iam finish the layout
great video liked
you should painted it brown and white or something that resembles a Hershey bar and make it a part of your Hershey factory project.
Not for something THAT old it's vintage, Besides he already has a Hershey's switcher.
@@SuperBuildsInMC i guess
The actual hershey shifter that ran there was yellow so it's already good to go.
@@SMTMainline oh ok
You can add some details to make it unique.
Well that is a very nice switcher you restord SMT keep up the good work
That switcher is a davenport and they are very cool!
Success, job well done.
Hi STM is it a steam switcher if so can be an engine used for hauling wood or a plant switcher like cement, steel, rubber, scrapyard, do your reacher on it looking forward on what you find out about it, great restoration in finding all its problems.
I have to say I enjoy your videos very much it's nice that somebody your age will take the time to work on these trains and make them run keep up the great work. that little thing runs great goes to show a little bit of TLC goes a long way. until your next video have a good holiday
Looks like an upgraded Penn Line
I have one of those and just restored it. They are lovely little locos. Great runners for their time too!
Smt I see you decided to restore a block of cheese
Great job! I would have replaced the wires with new but I can understand how that is a pain in the ass. Nice little runner.
I considered replacing the wires but then I realized that I would ether need to connect new wires to the lights or replace the lights which would be very complicated so I'm just going to wait and see how the wires last.
Very nice job of bringing it back to life. Great little switcher and an even better deal you got on it.
Like I've said before, Great to see another classic engine come back to life . Good Job
Very Cool Vintage Switcher. It is a Penn Line Whitcomb 0-4-0 midget diesel switcher. The company got its start in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. They were basically blank slates for the hobbyist to paint to suit. You figured out another one Harrison! Strong runner. Hope you make it to 5K subscribers by Christmas!
🎄🎄🎄
It looks like an old American flyer engine
I need to find one. It's a "close enough" model to CNJ's 35 ton Davenport #1001 which augmented then replaced the famous #1000 in its Bronx Terminal. www.northeast.railfan.net/images/cnj1001b.jpg
What are the light green cylinders?
You gave the answer after I posted this question.
looks like capacitors ?
The app I use doesn’t really uploaded it on TH-cam it takes a bit of time so check it in the aafternoon
It reminds me of a little locomotive in West Virginia named "Little Leroi".
It’s so cool 😂 Never seen anything like it!