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[quote user="dehusman"] [quote user="ndbprr"]Those engines are probably too unique to ever be produced in plastic in HO. There was only one of each and they only ran on the west end of the PRR with very short lives so they have no crossover appeal and a very small time window. [/quote] I disagree. Based on the recent releases of the 4-12-2, the Erie Triplex, the Aerotrain, the UP turbines and the plethora of Big Boys, the potential of making another huge locomotive that was basically
Someone here will probably know the name - I'm drawing a blank now - but the guy who's like the "chief mechanical officer" for FO261 talked to our RR club about a year ago. He said that one reason they picked 261 to restore and use was that it was relatively new (being built in WW2) and didn't have as many problem issues like asbestos etc. that the other engines they looked at did. So...it could be if worst comes to worst they could find another engine, but it might be harder
IIRC Walthers old turnouts were power-routing, the newer "DCC Friendly" ones are non-power routing. In my experience the non-power routing ones will have less problems with stalling etc. If you look at prototype turnouts, you'll notice that the moving points of the turnout often have little or no ballast under them.
The Trasition Era could be a very broad timeframe, depending on how you look at it. If we set electric engines aside, in 1936 you'd maybe find 1% diesel engines (a few passenger engines, and some switchers) and 99% diesel. In say 1964 (not counting engines on tourist railroads, or only kept on hte roster for railfan trips) you'd find the opposite, 1% steam at most (mostly on tiny railroads in remote areas) and 99% diesel. Overall though, most railroads started to seriously buy diesels in
The Tsunami in the Spectrum engines is a simplified version of the regular Tsunami, in that it doesn't have all the reverb effects or "Fireman Fred" etc. but has all the bells and whistles. There are 8 whistle choices selectable by CV 115. Their website lists which whistle sounds are used but AFAIK doesn't tell you which particular whistle choice 0 or 1 or 2 is so you kinda have to try them all to see which one you like. http://www.soundtraxx.com/dsd/tsunami/showwistle.php?s=msteam
Re minimum radius....In WW2 the Nickel Plate may have been hauling short (by today's standards) freight cars, but what about those 80' passenger cars or big steam engines you're eventually going to want to run. One problem I see is I think you're picturing a 4 x 8 toy train layout, a flat piece of plywood painted green with track screwed on it. Take off a couple of buildings and it's only a couple inches high and you can stand it up against a wall. A model railroad doesn't
I believe when the J's went into freight service, besides the doghouse for the head-end brakeman, they also got the auxilliary water tenders. There wouldn't be a difference in the paint or finish. A new engine would be shiny at first but even if regularly cleaned would normally become dull/flat pretty soon. Passenger engines would be cleaned more often than freight engines, and towards the end of steam many railroads weren't putting a lot of time into steam maintenance, but really a bright
Keep in mind we're talking about a fact, not a hypothesis...the poster didn't ask "would a railroad ever stick a few autoracks into a manifest freight", rather he was stating that he had seen what were otherwise complete trains of coal, grain etc. that contained a few autoracks, and was wondering what might have caused U.P. to do that.
[quote user="wjstix"] BTW Northern Pacific engines had to create so much steam heat in the winter in the Rockies and Plains that they had special baggage cars with water storage tanks running right behind the engines to provide enough water so the engines could produce enough steam. [/quote] One thing to add is that the water lines between the baggage car and the engines often froze up. Imagine trying to balance between an F unit and a baggage car, both covered in ice, using a lit fusee
I've heard the original plan was 4449 would "cover" for 261 this fall, then next year when 4449 was down for repairs, 261 would cover for it. Of course now 4449 is apparently looking for a new home. Hey, the FO261 orange and red passenger cars blend together pretty well with 4449....
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