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Considering Purchasing A New Loco...

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Considering Purchasing A New Loco...
Posted by Tracklayer on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 1:32 PM

Hi gang. I've been kicking the idea around of buying an Atlas two truck shy and three or four log cars to pull with it which would fit right in with my layout due to the fact that it's covered with pine trees. Is there anyone out there that owns one of these engines and if so how well do they run?. Thanks in advance for any input.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 1:45 PM

You don´t mention the scale, so I assume you mean the Atlas N scale 2-truck Shay.

Take a look at this MR staff review of this locomotive here

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Posted by Tracklayer on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 2:59 PM

Thanks a lot Ulrich. Yes. It is N scale.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2016 12:54 AM

I don´t own one myself, but I know the Atlas Shay has been used for a number of conversions into a small HOn30 Shay and the folks who did it were quite happy with the performance of it.

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:28 PM

Bachmann Made some Shay's as well,  they were an 80 ton 3 Shay and a 55 ton 3-truck Shay.

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Posted by ACY Tom on Friday, July 8, 2016 7:07 PM

ATSFGuy

Bachmann Made some Shay's as well,  they were an 80 ton 3 Shay and a 55 ton 3-truck Shay.

 

I wasn't aware they produced these in N scale.

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Posted by Trainman440 on Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:49 PM

ATSFGuy

Bachmann Made some Shay's as well,  they were an 80 ton 3 Shay and a 55 ton 3-truck Shay.

 

The OP is modeling N scale, Bachmann only made shays in HO scale. 

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