I have four Loco's on my layout but due to some sharp turns in the track only two of them can run.
The Runners:
2-6-0 Central Vermont Steam Loco
Thomas the Tank Engine
Non-Runners:
4-6-0(I think) Hogwarts Express
0-2-0 Central Pacific Steam Loco
Athearn GE U30-C D&H #701
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #(702)
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #703
Athearn GE U30-C D&H #704
Athearn GE U30-C D&H #705
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #706
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #707
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #708
Athearn GE U30-C D&H # 709
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #710
Athearn GE U30-C D&H #711
Atlas GE U30-C D&H #712
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #753
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #754
Athearn GE U33-C D&H #755
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #756
Athearn GE U33-C D&H #757
Athearn GE U33-C D&H #758
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #759
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #760
Athearn GE U33-c D&H #761
Atlas GE U33-C D&H #762
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #2301
Atlas GE U23-B D&H #2302
Atlas GE U23-B D&H #2303
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #2304
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #2307
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #2310
Atlas Ge U23-B D&H #2311 (Ghost)
Atlas GE U23-B D&H #2312
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #2313
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #314
Athearn GE U23-B D&H #315
Atlas GE U23-B D&H #2316
Proto Alco RS-11 D&H #5000
Atlas Alco RS-11 D&H #5001
Proto Alco RS-11 D&H #5001
Atlas Alco RS-11 D&H #5002
Proto Alco RS-11 D&H #5003
Atlas Alco RS-11 D&H #5005
Atlas Alco RS-11 D&H # 5007 Chopped nose
Atlas Alco RS-3 D&H #4121
Atlas Alco RS-3 D&H #4110 Atlas Alco C424MD&H
MRC Alco C-420 D&H #407
Atlas RS-3m D&H #1976
Atlas RS-3m D&H #503
Proto Alco RS-2 D&H #4005
Kato EMD SD-45 D&H #802
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7301
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7307
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7308
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7322
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7324
Athearn EMD GP39-2 D&H #7601
Athearn EMD GP39-2 D&H #7411
Athearn EMD GP39-2 D&H #7414
Atlas EMD GP39-2 D&H #7611
Atlas EMD GP39-2 D&H #7415
Proto EMD GP38-2 D&H #7309
Proto EMD GP38-2 D&H #7312
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7314
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7320
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7323
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7325
Athearn EMD GP38-2 D&H #7318
Athearn EMD GP 38-2 D&H #7316
Athearn EMD GP40-2 Reading #3673
Athearn EMD GP38-2 Lehigh Valley #318
Athearn EMD GP38-2 Lehigh Valley #321
Athearn GE U28-B Lehigh Valley #506
Athearn EMD GP40-2 Conrail #8276
Athearn EMD GP38-2 Conrail #3279
Athearn EMD GP38-2 Penn Central #8045
Athearn EMD GP40 Penn Central #3175
Athearn EMD GP40-2 Chessie #4167
Atlas GE U30-C Norfolk Western #8000
Athearn EMD F-7 Penn. #7506
Kato EMD SD40-2 CP Rail #5864
Athearn EMD GP38-2 CP Rail #3869
Athearn EMD GP38-2 CP Rail #1341
Athearn EMD GP38-2 SF #2374
Spectrum EMD SD-45 EL #3611
Athearn EMD SD-45 EL #3632
Atlas GE B40-8 Susq. #4002
Athearn GE U30-C Reading #6300
Athearn EMD SD-45 Reading #7600
Athearn GE U30-C SP #7151
Athearn EMD SD-45 SF #93
Walthers EMD GP9M UP #289
Walthers EMD GP9M UP #287
Athearn EMD GP35 Conrail #2364
Athearn EMD SD40-2 Conrail #6410
Atlas GE U36-C Conrail #6880
Atlas GE U36-C Conrail #6889
Atlas GE U23-B Conrail #2751
Athearn EMD GP35 EL #2583
Athearn EMD GP35 EL #2570
Athearn EMD GP9 MEC# 565
Proto S1 Lehigh Valley #117
MRC Alco C-420 Susq #2000
Athearn EMD Gp38-2 P&W #2009
Athearn EMD GP38-2 P&W #2007
Athearn GE C44-9W BNSF#1000
Athearn GE C44-9W BNSF #986
Atthearn SD40-2 CP Rail (4 of them)
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
I started out with a lot of impulse buys but have developed a roster paln for my 1981 era layout and all new purchases will be limited to this plan. All layout locomotives are DCC and I am moving to sound. Joe Fugate made an interesting suggestion for sound. My road freights are multiple unit lash ups of six axle units. I will put sound unit in a dummy unit in the lash up. I run 35 car trains on the layout and two powered SD units can easily handle the train. I also hope the unpowered sound unit will asd more drag to the train to require helper service to get over the layout.
Kansas City Southern (Not appropriate for my 1981 layout era but I model the KCS)
Kansas City Southern (1981 Layout Era)
I have a lot to do here and will be using KCS SD40, SD40-2 and SD50 probably Athearn.
Supporting Cast (Interchange with KCS in Kansas City 1981)
I will also need a fleet of BN units for my KCS/BN coal service these need to be six axle units. I am considering Atlas GE units and Athearn SD units.
I need at least one locomotive for the other RRs that interchange with the KCS in Kansas City as my new layout will have several staging yards to represent these RR. This will allow visitors to run their favirate line on my layout. All other RR use the KCT interchange.
I still need SW or GP locomotives for the: SSW/SP, UP, MKT, ICG & CNW for this interchange service.
I am unhappy with the performance of the PK2 (GP) locomotives. They sound like a wheel bearing is going out, but the gears have been inspected , cleaned and lubricated and appear to be fine. The PK2 SW7 and SD60 run great.
JIM
Jim, Modeling the Kansas City Southern Lines in HO scale.
1970s Cast
Delaware & Husdon
Athearn - GP38-2 # 7601 - Lighting StripeAthearn - PA1Atlas - C424 #452 - BlueAtlas - C424 #455 - BlueAtlas - RS3 #4110 - Lighting StripeAtlas - RS11 #5001 - Blue w/ Yellow NoseAtlas - RS36 #5012 - Lighting Stripe - COMING SOONAtlas - RS36 #5014 - Lighting Stripe - COMING SOON
Reading
Atlas - C424 #5203 - Yellow & Green w/ Bee Line LogoAtlas - C424 #5208 - Yelow & Green w/ Bee Line LogoAtlas - MP15 #2771 - GreenAtlas - RS3 #445 - Yellow & Green - COMING SOONAtlas - RS3 #449 - Yellow & Green - COMING SOON
Supporting Players
Athearn - SW7 - PRRBachmann Plus - F7A & F7B - PRRSpectrum - GP30 - PRRAtlas - RS3 - Erie LackawannaBachmann Plus - F7A & F7B - Erie LackawannaProto 2000 - FA2 & FB2 - Lehigh Valley
1990s Cast
Conrail
Athearn - GP38-2 Athearn - GP38-2 #2943 - Sprite of ConrailAthearn - SW1500 #9513 - QualityAtlas - C425CP Rail/Canadian Pacific
Athearn - GP38-2 #7311 - Two FlagAthearn - GP38-2 #3069 - Golden BeaverWalthers - GP9m #1522 - Two Flag
Athearn - GP38-2 #7601 - D&H, Lighting StripeAthearn - GP60 #1996 - Penn Lake System, Lighting StripeAthearn - SW1500 #1401 - Soo Line, Candy Apple Red
Spectrum - F40PH #231 - Amtrak Ph. IIIAthearn - GP50 - BN, Tiger StripeAthearn - GP50 - BN, White Face
Steam
Spectrum - PRR K4 (4-6-2)Spectrum - N&W J (4-8-4)Bachmann - American Freedom Train GS4 (4-8-4)
Nick
Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/
here is my kitbashed plastic CPR Steam..............
IHC 4-8-2 kitbashed into CPR 4-8-4
Kitbashed Proto 2000 0-8-0
Kitbashed Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0
Kitbashed MDC 0-6-0
Kitbashed Rivarossi 4-4-0
Kitbashed IHC 2-6-0
Tyco 2-8-0 kitbashed into CPR V5a 0-8-0
Kitbashed IHC 2-8-2
My roster can be summarized as eclectic and unfocused. To wit:
Undecorated: Athearn U30C (in progress as D&H 708), F7A (in progress as WM), GP38-2 (in progress as CR 8101), SD40-2 (in progress as UP 3554), GP50 (in progress as SSW GP60 9645), SW1500 (in progress as SP Kodachrome), Atlas/Roco SD35 (in progress as WM), RPP/Athearn SD60 (in progress as Oakway 9045), 3 C32-8's (in progress as CR 6610, 6612, 6613), 2 B40-8's (in progress as NYSW).
Burlington Northern: SDP40 6399 (Athearn undec., detailed and painted by myself)
Santa Fe: 2 B40-8W (Walthers), C44-9W 601 (Athearn BB), GP60M/B pair (Athearn RTR), S2 (Atlas/Roco)
Delaware & Hudson: C424m 455 (Atlas Silver), U30C 707 (Atlas Silver)
Boston & Maine: S1 (P2K)
Canadian Pacific: AC4400CW 8533 (Athearn RTR)
Canadian National: SD75I 5710 (Athearn Genesis)
Bill
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig"
All Athearns and CNW except for the GP 35 which is ATSF:
-13 C44-9W's-3 C42-8's-2 SD 50's-1 SD 40-2-5 SD 45's-2 GP 50's-2 GP 38-2's-1 GP 35
Dan
Russell Rail:
3 C44W-9's
2 GP-50's
1 C40W-8
1 GP-9
2 SW1500's
1 SW1000
1 SW-7 cow
My favorite is my challeger 4-6-6-4 3985 with 12 UP passenger cars
Other notibles are 4-8-8-4 4011 with 25 coal cars
And 32 other Loco's of various road names
4x8 are fun too!!! RussellRail
Santa Fe War Bonnets
1 Dash 8
3 E-6's 2 A's and one B all powered
2 Erie Bulit A and B all powered
3 GP 38 3 of them, one dummy
2 F7 and and B powered
3 F-3 2 of them
1 FP-45
2 Not sure what they are
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Southern Pacific
1 SPD 45 Bloody Nose
1 GEC- 40 Bloody Nose
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Free Lance stuff
1 C & O blue SPD 40
1 Dash 8 Conrail blue
1 B&O FP-45 Blue
1 Milkwalkie FP-45
1 Union Pacfic F-3 Yellow
1 BL 2 Mono Black and Gold
4 Amtrack FP-45's
29 not counting the dummys I don't run. Hum been doing this 8 months now.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
msowsunhere is my kitbashed plastic CPR Steam..............
I wish I could keep track, but there's too many........So I'll put it like this
5-6 Alco's
10-15 GE's (44 ton, many U-boats, Dash 8, Genesis)
20 or so Miscellanious- New York subway , Boeing LRV, Acela trainset, Budd RDC)
And now the motherlode.........................................EMD!
I must own more replicas of GM locomotives than I do replicas of their road vehicles
several modern F units, nearly all F40PH's, with a few F59PH's
20-30 Geeps, GP30-GP60M
8-10 SD's, SD35- SD70M
2 Amtrak electric "toasters"
1 MP15
It's sort of an addiction I guess, but better than most.................
Dave
These guys are all Milwaukee Road:
GP-9's #2378, #2387 plus one dummy
F7A's #2376, #2370 (both originally #2378, same as the Geep) plus one dummy
Alco RS-3 #992
PCC car #42, Moose Bay Transit Authority
R-17 Subway, #6808 powered (NYC models)
0-6-0, GM&O, #56
Dockside 0-4-0, #98, in for repairs right now.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Modeling the fictional B&M Dowe, NH branch in the early 50's.
(2) Proto 2000 GP-9 Phase 2's CN - Sgt. Stripe Scheme
(2) Proto 2000 GP-9i's C&O - One with Sound / the other without
(1) Athearn Blue Box Gp38 - Milwaukee Rd. *** Never been run
N scale:
Atlas SD-9 Southern
Atlas Sd-35 Southern
Atlas H15-44 Southern
Bachmann Gp50 Southern
Bachmann Gp50 NS
HO scale:
Proto 2000 GP30 (Soon to be a Southern high hood)
-dekruif
I Model mostly norfolk southernmy roster isNSC40-9WC40-9wC40-9C39-8GP38 H.HGP50 H.HSD40-2 H.HCustom ES40DCSD80MACGP60C40-8W PatchedSD70M Flared w/phase 2 cab
gp38-2 low nose horsehead
SD45 horsehead
wc SD45SW1500SD40-2 CNCSX AC4400cwGP38AMTRAKP42DC Phase vP42dc phase vCustom F40-ccb "NPCU"
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
My railroad is freelanced so I buy locos with many different roadnames and either reletter them for my road or run them as leased power. I have a large roster of pre-DCC locos on the shelf, some are retired and some will eventually be retrofitted. This is what I have on my active roster.
BLI Pennsy Mountain
BLI Pennsy Pacific
3 BLI Hudsons, 2 NYC and 1 Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo (TH&B to be relettered)
BLI Pittsburg and West Virginia Mikado (to be relettered)
Spectrum Consolidation undecorated to be lettered for my road
Spectrum Southern 4-6-0 to be relettered
2 BLI SW7s repainted and lettered for my road
3 Athearn RS-3s 2 D&RGW to be relettered and 1 NYC
2 P1K Erie F3 A-B sets to be relettered
I have two NYC Niagras on back order.
I have plans to add several sound equipped F-7 sets as well. I am waiting for more info on BLIs announced streamlined Hudson due next year. I am always looking to add to roster. Since my road is freelanced and runs a lot of hand-me-down power from more prosperous roads, I can run just about any type of equipment I want from the transition era. I just keep a look out for good deals and if I see one and it fits my era, I'll add it to the roster.
The Midwestern.Energy.Corp.of America.(M.E.C.A.) currently has three locos.
One Athern SW-7 formerly BN now repainted and renumbered MECA#410
One Athern F40-PH in the shop.
One Athern GP-38-highnose also in the shop to be repainted, and renumbered. both
purchased from Santa-Fe last year. The GEEP also needs some electrical work and,
tractiontires if I can find them.