It's probably a total power issue, more than anything, but since it's a premier set, it should be available in double powered A unit. Maybe many 100 watt transformers will struggle powering 4 motors at a time at higher speeds.
My 2-8-0 MTH loco with a single motor does a great job pulling up my test incline. I have a 0 to 6" incline in 10 sections of track (probably around 100 inches), so around 6% incline. With just the 4 car consist and tender, it doesn't slip or bog down, and is just barely effected with an 8 car consist. I can only imagine if it had 2 motors, or better yet, two cars with 2 motors!
Wes
sent an n scale engine ( yes I know we do O gauge ) into bachmann on the 17th of Feb called today as haven't heard anything or seen the check cashed yet. well called first off they had to find it and when they did they gave me an order number and said it is process as of 9 march 2007 (I ask oh as of today its processed they said yes) then they said it will take 6 to 8 weeks to be worked on and returned to you . I'm wondering now that I'm off the phone if I didn't call how much longer wood it have been sitting there before they got to it lol.
I picked this up and a couple of cars (O gauge) (about $20.00 worth) and 4 passenger cars penn central n scale and the engine is an Santa Fe 4-8-4 with a 16 wheel 52' tender she is pretty but looksa like someone tried to fix it and there is parts missing so for the $15.00 figure it was worth the try anyway got it all for $50.00 so I have about $70.00 into it including shipping but have seen the passenger cars sell for about $50.00 on ebay so figure I'm close anyway on the cars alone and seen the engine go for about $65.00 so if it gets fixed I'm in good.
heres a pic of her from bachmann's web site.
If I keep her she will have to become either a B&O with penn passenger cars or a Penn central herself lol She is a sweet looking engine and I could put a small loop going around like a mountain on my layout in the far corner to make it look like shes in the far distance.
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rtraincollector wrote:I picked this up and a couple of cars (O gauge) (about $20.00 worth) and 4 passenger cars penn central n scale and the engine is an Santa Fe 4-8-4 with a 16 wheel 52' tender she is pretty but looksa like someone tried to fix it and there is parts missing so for the $15.00 figure it was worth the try anyway got it all for $50.00 so I have about $70.00 into it including shipping but have seen the passenger cars sell for about $50.00 on ebay so figure I'm close anyway on the cars alone and seen the engine go for about $65.00 so if it gets fixed I'm in good. heres a pic of her from bachmann's web site. If I keep her she will have to become either a B&O with penn passenger cars or a Penn central herself lol She is a sweet looking engine and I could put a small loop going around like a mountain on my layout in the far corner to make it look like shes in the far distance.
Heh,I have two of those puppies new in boxes. Don't remember the road names. Bought them & then went with PRR stuff.
Paul
Evenin' boys. Started the laundery early, so that I can spend the rest of my weekend tidying up the basement for 88's arrival. Brent, Tuesday after work will be just fine. I'll email ya.
In reference to F units with similar numbers, EMD actually delivered solid A-B-B-A sets to the railroads back in the 40's, and they were usually given one number per 4 unit set...something like B&O #86,86A,86B,86B2. And that's usually how they ran until railroads started splitting up the lash-ups to more efficiently use the power.
lionroar88 wrote:You would THINK now wouldn't ya?!?!Imagine if you read it to mean EACH A-Unit came with 2 motors, you order it, and it comes with only 1 A-Unit with 2 motors... I would be a bit miffed at that point. The reason I think it is 1 A-Unit with 2 motors is I have rarely, if ever, seen Lionel or MTH produce an A-A or A-B-A set with two powered A Units, even more rare is the all powered A-B-A set!Now Williams does make all powered A-B-A sets if I am not mistaken...Brent
Brent, this is one of the things that made the K-Line set so nice, Two powered A units and some even had a powered B unit. Between 4 and 6 motors in a lashup. That is nice. I have the Lackawanna ABA set and it is sweet! Has TMCC, Railsounds, lots of extras all for under $400. I hope but don't expect Lionel to make these under K-Lionel.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good evening all, well, I had another great day of Seminary stuff, Hebrew etc. Some of it was good some seemed kinda pointless. Oh well, this to shall pass. I just hope I do. LOL Anyways, I'm home now with the kids watching the original Grease; believe it or not my 5 year old son really likes it a lot. No, trains yet, maybe later though.
Weather-wise it was a beautiful day out here, clear with a slight breeze in the 60's, just perfect.
It was a BEAUTIFUL day in Beautiful. downtown, rural, OHIO.
We had sunshine all day and 65 degrees.
Summer is coming.
TIRED!!!!! Just got to hotel. Sold 22 chargers today. Constant movement of folks and rest of the sales folks had a slow day. They were all kidding me about selling so much on a Friday. Off to room. Too much dang nab reading when yuo miss a whole day. BTW: did Dewey relate that his folks in Ohio ran a mill that ground GRITS?
GOOOD night.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
fifedog wrote:Evenin' boys. Started the laundery early, so that I can spend the rest of my weekend tidying up the basement for 88's arrival. Brent, Tuesday after work will be just fine. I'll email ya.In reference to F units with similar numbers, EMD actually delivered solid A-B-B-A sets to the railroads back in the 40's, and they were usually given one number per 4 unit set...something like B&O #86,86A,86B,86B2. And that's usually how they ran until railroads started splitting up the lash-ups to more efficiently use the power.
dwiemer wrote: lionroar88 wrote:You would THINK now wouldn't ya?!?!Imagine if you read it to mean EACH A-Unit came with 2 motors, you order it, and it comes with only 1 A-Unit with 2 motors... I would be a bit miffed at that point. The reason I think it is 1 A-Unit with 2 motors is I have rarely, if ever, seen Lionel or MTH produce an A-A or A-B-A set with two powered A Units, even more rare is the all powered A-B-A set!Now Williams does make all powered A-B-A sets if I am not mistaken...BrentBrent, this is one of the things that made the K-Line set so nice, Two powered A units and some even had a powered B unit. Between 4 and 6 motors in a lashup. That is nice. I have the Lackawanna ABA set and it is sweet! Has TMCC, Railsounds, lots of extras all for under $400. I hope but don't expect Lionel to make these under K-Lionel.Dennis
Good evening everyone,
I am still trying to get over this cold that I have. I just finished watching The Departed, and The Marine. Both are great movies, and they will both soon be in my personal DVD collection.
Well, I am really tired. Will check in tomorrow morning.
Mornin' boys. Chilly and gray in the Mid-Atlantic today.
88 - I've got some spare 2x4's you're welcome to... Get most of my furniture needs from ValueCity, or 100 year-old hand-me-downs from Aunt Cookie. At least my home isn't decorated by Mossy Oak...
Just 2 weeks until the gathering! Gonna have to brush up on the inner workings of battery chargers so that I can keep the conversation lively and interesting.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy, 52 degrees here. Going up to 60 today, with a chance of rain. All the snow has melted and now, we have grass again.
Today, I am taking it easy. Worked a lot yesterday, around the house. I'd like to spend some time outside, with the boys, if it isn't raining. Later, I want to run trains for a few hours. I'm still working on the road plans. Can't decide where I want a highway. Needs more thought.
Dining Car is here early. Almost everyone is sleeping late today. It's time for breakfast. Cute, young waitress today.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
lionroar88 wrote:Fife,Thanks for the offer, but I'm not looking for pine, I need either mahogany or cherry. Lowes and Home Despot don't carry what I'm looking for so I need to find a specialty lumber store... I have only ever seen one and it was in Mars, PA. Don't really want to go back there just to purchase wood, seems like a bit of a waste...Brent
Brent try this web site it was http://www.mcgeelumber.com/ it was listed in yellowpages.com in Baltimore, Md but its acually in N.C. but they say they ship nation wide.
Good morning everyone,
I'm going to take it really slow here today. For some reason, I feel worse today than any other day that I have been sick. Right now, it's a little cloudy out. I hope that it changes, so I could sit outside in the fresh air.
My grandpop's cancer is further along than we wanted. They did catch it late, but we don't know how far along it is. Thank you guys for keeping him in your prayers, and we still need them.
Oh, by the way, we are getting rid of the DSL lines in our house and we are going to buy the air time card by Verizon so we don't have to plug anything in. It should be great.
Jefelectric I remember a while back you said it would be great if they could come out with a wireless battey charger. Well, a company has made a prototype that can recharge cellphone, iPods, etc. I think it is pretty cool.
Good morning all; its 53 degrees and overcast here this morning with a forecast of rain. Its gonna be a day around the house with the kids today. I'll be catching up on some school work today, gotta make sure I'm ready for mid-terms.
We'll probably run the Pole Ex today and watch it run in circles; *sigh* gotta get some tubular track for my benchwork...........
Has anyone gotten the newest issue of CTT yet? I just subscribed the other day and was wondering about the new issue.
ATSJer wrote: Good morning all; its 53 degrees and overcast here this morning with a forecast of rain. Its gonna be a day around the house with the kids today. I'll be catching up on some school work today, gotta make sure I'm ready for mid-terms.We'll probably run the Pole Ex today and watch it run in circles; *sigh* gotta get some tubular track for my benchwork...........Has anyone gotten the newest issue of CTT yet? I just subscribed the other day and was wondering about the new issue.
ATSJer......There are 9 issues of CTT in a year. April is one of the missing 3. ( Darn )..The next issue is May 2007.
Good Morning everyone. Watching "This Old House", it has become my 4yo son's favorite show. Wife is under the weather and I have a birthday party to bring my kids to, so little if any train work today.
ATSJer, As I recall, it took a few weeks before I started to get my CTT. This is of course subject to a number of things. One is that the CTT is not monthly per se, but that it comes out 9 times per year, so depending on when you joined, it may be a few weeks, or better than a month. The best thing would be to call the customer service, they are fantastic.
Hope everyone has a great day.
PS: I am not sure which seminary my SS teacher was a professor at, but will check.
Good Morning Everyone !!
Hoping when we get the next issue of May's CTT, maybe they will have our CTT truck ready for ordering !! Plus the reefer car, but I only want the truck !! Wonder if they are close to getting it ready ? !
Raining here, but warmer.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend !!
Oh, here is my steel hauling truck ! Found some nice chain materials on E-bay for tie downs, for later !
Thanks, John
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
MOrning guys. So this Gathering.... If you hear the Chief muttering There Can Be Only One and he pulls out an old Cavalry Saber, you better Keep Your Heads About You and get your Grits Out of There Fast! (cue Highlander music - Who Wants to Live Forever!)
Just got done watching Steamboy. The rest of the family faded and left, but I stuck through to the end. Pretty good scifi with lots of cool retro-tech steam power. No real moral, it's just way to complex of a story and good guys are a little bad and bad guys are a little good etc.
Tom (SPANKYBIRD) - what did you use to attach the wood to that old Marx water tower? Super glue???
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Colin,Your grandfather will be in my prayers! Hopefully the cancer has not spread to other organs, if it has not then removal of the prostate should clear it up. Keep us updated on his progrnosis, how are his spirits? Is he positive? If so, and he stays that way, he'll do fine! I know it's tough, but stay positive, you being there for him and showing your support will mean the world to him right now.God Bless.Brent
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