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USA Trains Bi-Level Auto Carrier In Stock

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USA Trains Bi-Level Auto Carrier In Stock
Posted by EMD Trainman on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:55 AM

The all new USA Trains Bi-Level auto carrier has arrived In Stock at most of your favorite hobby shops. Be cautious about buying these as they are indeed huge monsters with a large amout of fragile detail. These will require 10ft minimum diameter curves and at least "Wide" swtiches but would run best on #6 swtiches. Also these can't handle a tight "S" curve. You need at least 3ft of straight track in between your S curve. These also seem to be not so freindly to run in a string with short rolling stock such as the 40ft rolling stock or smaller. They will run best with USA Trains 60ft box cars as that is what the Bi-Level was actually designed to run with. Most will find converting to body mount Kadee couplers challenging as the couplers are no standard height.

All in all it's a great modern piece of G Scale rolling stock with a high level of detail.

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Posted by Grims on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:50 AM

wow three seperate posts about usa trains sombody must have stock in usa trains

When I read about the evils of drinking I quit reading.

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Posted by EMD Trainman on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:16 PM

Sorry you would be incorrect with that statement, I do not have stock in USA Trains and I don't represent USA Trains. I am however a G scale hobbyist who so happens to like to run USA Trains products. I posted 3 seperate posts announcements about USA Trains products for others to read who may also like to run USA Trains G Scale.

After all isn't that what a hobby is all about? Passing along information that may be of interest to others.

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 6:56 PM

this is what I thought of them.

 

http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aff/17/aft/126666/afv/topic/afpgj/3/Default.aspx

 

hope this works.

Here it is  http://rldhobbies.com/images/products/detail/bnauto.2.jpg

In the photo with gunderson trucks it lines up with Kadee gauge now.

I do love the cars and plan to get more. I think they put the wrong trucks under them at the factory.

 

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

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Posted by EMD Trainman on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:15 PM

Marty,

 

Did you notice only the Santa Fe Bi-Level has the "Trailer Train" road name on the flat and all of the other Bi-Levels have the "TTX" road name? Very interesting how USA Trains changes little detail like this. I can't wait for someone to post a video of these in a long string

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:01 PM

Attention to detail in operation is one thing, in paint thats another. I have tried to rethink this and I guess in order to run the cars with all my others , I need to buy new trucks . anyone want to buy brand new 36" wheeled trucks??

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

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