Check this out- pretty spiffy, don't you think?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-rmi-sweet-creek-2-6-0/
"Some corrosion on wheel treads?
When did it pass its last boiler test?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
It's a cutie!
At first, I thought it was the two guys abusing a steam locomotive wanting to sell one for real cheap?
But I see it is a "live steam" scale model -- not even zoo gauge? Take this to the MR Forum!
If GM "killed the electric car", what am I doing standing next to an EV-1, a half a block from the WSOR tracks?
Is it a model when the engineer can sit on it and drive it which is true in this case? If it's that big, I wouldn't call it a model. Or does this fall into the model category? I don't have much experience with such things.
Wouldn't it be more for "Garden Railroading" than "MR"?
As far as "what's a model?", I lean towards the idea that it's NOT a model if you can get inside. I live not far from the Redwood Valley Railway. Passengers DO get inside the passenger cars (the engineer does not get inside the cab). I would say this is pretty much the bottom end of not-a-model. It's 15 inch gage.
Of course, when you get up to 24" gage, clearly not a model anymore.
I have suggested that they run a line down the hill to Orinda CA, and also down to Berkeley CA. They could then haul commuters between the two towns. It would be a very pleasant ride, I think. I'm not sure how you handle the bar-car, though. Maybe a drone!! Considering that CalTran would likely hand over a generous subsidy, it might be a very successful venture.
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7j43kWouldn't it be more for "Garden Railroading" than "MR"?
Hmm, does it belong in "Model Railroading?" "Classic Toy Trains?" "Garden Railroading?" It's a quandary.
But a fun quandary!
Anyhoo, about a week or so ago I linked a video to the "CTT" Forum of a live-steam model club in New York state. Nobody complained.
Garden Railroading.
Still in training.
Lithonia OperatorGarden Railroading.
Overmod Lithonia Operator Garden Railroading. But it can't go there; it's one with American Snowmobiler and Airliners International now.
Lithonia Operator Garden Railroading.
But it can't go there; it's one with American Snowmobiler and Airliners International now.
The Garden Railroading Forum is just that.
Snowmobilers and Airlines are elsewhere.
Supposedly "Garden Railways" is going to be folded into "Model Railroading," but I'm not sure on that, I don't follow either.
Folding it into "Classic Toy Trains" would make more sense in my opinion, but they haven't asked me.
Kalmbach sold 'American Snowmobiler' to another publishing company in late 2019 after Kalmbach had announced it was going to close down the magazine.
Flintlock76Folding it into "Classic Toy Trains" would make more sense in my opinion
I am with you, since that's where it started out....
Same me, different spelling!
It sold for $38,750.00 -is that a good price?
54light15 It sold for $38,750.00 -is that a good price?
Obviously the seller thought so! Must be nice to have money!
Flintlock76 Must be nice to have money!
Must be nice to have money!
It was!
I remember that stuff- Might have been Soviet Canuckistan Pesos, but at least I had some!
The seller stated they normally run $75k to have one built, so it was a bargain.
54light15 I remember that stuff- Might have been Soviet Canuckistan Pesos, but at least I had some!
I had Japanese Pesos myself...
pennytrains 54light15 I remember that stuff- Might have been Soviet Canuckistan Pesos, but at least I had some! I had Japanese Pesos myself...
I had a BankAmexicard, but it expired long ago.
I'll be honest: I always found that to be a goofy hobby. It's appallingly expensive, and people look... very awkward... when riding the things.
At that price-point, I'd much rather have like a 1' or 14"(or something like that) actual narrow-gauge engine with an adult-sized cab that you can ride inside. The whole "let me squat on this highly-detailed but absurdly-small-for-me train" following is simply beyond me, however. You pay out the nose, and wind up with people like me shaking their heads at you while you do it.
Shrike ArghastI'll be honest: I always found that to be a goofy hobby. It's appallingly expensive, and people look... very awkward... when riding the things.
In a way I agree with you, but the videos I've seen of people riding the things it always looks like they're having a ball!
Hey, when it comes to toy trains, either wind-up, electric, live-steam, whatever, there's no right or wrong, it's whatever brings you joy.
Personally, the smallest I'd care to go with live-steam is one of these.
I'm sure it's noisy enough that no-one could hear me singing "Madmoiselle From Armentieres" in the cab either!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkMlLqxHTE
Flintlock76Personally, the smallest I'd care to go with live-steam is one of these.
I'm impressed with how clean and shiny everything looked. It obviously gets lots of TLC. The track, too, looked like it was in perfect shape, almost like a model railroad.
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Flintlock76 Shrike Arghast I'll be honest: I always found that to be a goofy hobby. It's appallingly expensive, and people look... very awkward... when riding the things. In a way I agree with you, but the videos I've seen of people riding the things it always looks like they're having a ball! Hey, when it comes to toy trains, either wind-up, electric, live-steam, whatever, there's no right or wrong, it's whatever brings you joy. Personally, the smallest I'd care to go with live-steam is one of these. I'm sure it's noisy enough that no-one could hear me singing "Madmoiselle From Armentieres" in the cab either! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkMlLqxHTE
Shrike Arghast I'll be honest: I always found that to be a goofy hobby. It's appallingly expensive, and people look... very awkward... when riding the things.
Yeah, those trench engines are just amazing. And that one is kept in particularly nice condition. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the operators are also the owners of a California winery. It must be nice to be richer than God :P.
I have two DVDs from Ton Pruissen that I bought in Europe concerning both the trench railways and standard gauge of WW1 and they show that the Davenports (or locos that look just like them) were used in Europe which differs from the You Tube comments about them. One of them shows the doughboys assembling Baldwin locomotives under the supervision of factory reps. I can't help but wonder how much the Baldwin guys were being paid compared to the soldiers.
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