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Pike's Peak Cog Railway

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Pike's Peak Cog Railway
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:45 PM
I would like to do a micro based around this http://www.cograilway.com/history.html. Has anyone ever seen a rack and adhesion layout, or know of any cog locomotives or track for HO?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:16 AM
I found this site but I dont know what it im reading http://www.ferro-train.com/. Are there any american dealers of ferro?
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Posted by DSchmitt on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:17 AM
There are some European prototype models available in HO scale and N scale at:

http://www.reynaulds.com/

search site for "rack"

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:52 AM
thanks
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Posted by tstage on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:23 PM
machinate,

Mt Washington (in NH) has a cog reailway. Ridden it a couple of times. I think it's only 3 miles in length but it still takes you an hour or so to get to the top.

It's funny you should ask this very question. I was musing just last week whether anyone had tried modeling a cog railway on their layout. I'll be curious to know what you find out.

Tom

https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling

Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.

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Posted by jrbarney on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:10 PM
Machinate,
The question of cog railways was a thread a while ago, so use the Advanced
Search the forums . . . function at the top of the page. In the meantime, here's a link to a search at the Index of Magazines:
http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=S&cmdtext=cog+railway&MAG=ANY
I think the answer is it's a scratch bulding project.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb

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