how many of the same model loco do you.....

[sfrailfan]

I've been hearing about guys who have 16 or so SD 70s ect.... A guy in our club has about 20 brass big boys (he's rich but only models with his $$$$).

 I usually stop at 3. I might buy more of the same in the future, I hadn't thought of it, but I am now at the point where I will have 5 SD40s 5 SD45s. 3 GP38s 3GP40s 3 SD70s...ect. I guess I was trying to hit all points of the roster.

 I'm starting to think I'm gonna want another 2 or 5 GP38s in a while ect. I model BN, SF and BNSF with a little montana rail link UP ect. mixed in. HO SCALE.

I was just wondering if a lot of you guys have -I don't know say 12 of the same model loco.

[twhite]

sfrailfan: 

Well, not 12, but I do have some brass steam duplicates on my Rio Grande Yuba River Sub--

2 M-64 4-8-4's

2 M-78 3-cylinder 4-8-2's

3 M-75 4-8-2's

2 L-105 4-6-6-4's

2 L-131 2-8-8-2's

3 Missabe M-4 2-8-8-4's

Not incredibly large duplications of each class, but enough to keep me happy

Tom

[selector]

Just over three years into the hobby, I have 12 different engines from five different roads.  I like certain engines, so their prototype company is not important to me.  I enjoy the Pennsy, NYC, UP, C&O, N&W, and CPR, with the first two being my early major concentrations. 

I must admit, it would be very appealing to have three NYC Mikes in the yard at a time, or a couple of the C&O H-8 Allegheny articulated, but I can't really afford to indulge myself that way.  Maybe in years to come, but right now I enjoy each engine type when I run it.

[Guilford Guy]

The Railroad I model only had 7 locos at Time of Death, 1 RS3, 4 RS3m's, 1 RS11, and 1 RS11M, thus I buy accordingly

[jasperofzeal]

This is what I have:

4 GP-60 locos (2 Cotton Belt, 2 to be SP)

5 GP-60M locos (1 SF livery and 1 in the Maersk livery, the others will be painted as SF and 1 as a "what if scheme")

2 GP-60B (will be SF)

3 GP-40X (2 SP and 1 undec older Rail Power Shell)

2 C44-9W (1 SP and the other to be an SP)

2 SD-60M (1 UP and the other to be another UP)

and some odds and ends.

[don7]

At this point in time I  have duplicates of my steam engines. 

Smaller steam branchline engines - three or four of each -4-4-0, 4-6-0 and 2-8-0's

Larger Mainline steam engines - 2 of each - 2-8-2, 2-10-2 and 2-6-6-2's

Switch engines I have 2 - 0-6-0's, 2 - 0-8-0 and 2 tank engines -0-6-0

I think that I definitely may have acquired a few more than necessary

[Dave Vollmer]

[Lillen]

Hi,

 

I got the following duplicates:

 

3 RSD15 DMIR(Planing to get all 6)

5 SD7 for the B&O(All the ones that the B&O had)

3 IORE(Swedish iron hauler engines)

3 E8/9's AB sets(B&O)

8 F3's A units(I think, I could have missed some)

7 F3 B units(Could have missed some)

2 F7 AB sets

2 Y6b

3 N&W Class J 4-8-4

2 GP 35

25 Big boys

 

I probably missed something but I think that is all my duplicates.

 

Magnus

[Anonymous]

I have 5 freight locos I own, none matching. (U23B, SDP35, GP35, C40-8W) plus a few locos I don't own, (Acela Express, GP30, GE 70-tonner, SW7)

If I had more than just money scaped together from random jobs to fund the railroad, my roster might make more sense....(most shortlines wouldn't buy a mix of 4 axles, 6 axles, GEs, EMDs, etc...)

EDIT:

25 Big boys

AAAAAHHH!!!!!

 

[lvanhen]

I have 3 AC4400's, and 13 pairs (mostly Athern BB powered/dummy combos) of various GP, SD, & U models, 4 F dupes, but most of my other 75 or so are 1 of a kinds.  When I start converting the BB's to DCC, the dummys will hold the speakers & they will be semi-permantly coupled.  That was not the intention when I started collecting the BB's 40 or so years ago - but it makes sense now! 

[WCfan]

I have 4 SD45s, soon to become 7-9 SD45s, 1 SD35 (only one WC had), 1 GP40 (soon to be 2), 1 SD40 (only one WC had), and 1 SW1500. The reson why I have so many SD45s, is because almost 70% or more of WC locomotive fleet was SD45s! I hope to add a SD40-2, F45, FP45, GP38-2, GP35, and a GP30 to my fleet. But that won't be untill later.

[loathar]

12 locos total, but only duplicates are 2-F9's and 2 B23-7's.
I'm sure there's some duplicate GP-38's in my future though.

[pastorbob]

I am not going to post all my roster here, there are around 200 diesels and 2 steam.  If you are that interested visit my website for the roster.

The largest group of one model I have is 14 Atlas GP38, all Santa Fe of course.

Next is 13 U23B from Atlas

and 12 GP 35 from Kato.

Bob

[IRONROOSTER]

The Ma&Pa had a small roster, for the early 50's there were 1 SW1, 2 NW2's, 1 SW9, 3 2-8-0's,  2 0-6-0's, 2 4-6-0's,  1 4-4-0, and 2 gas electrics.  The steam engines were similar with a wheel arrangement but not identical (except maybe for the 4-6-0's, I don't know about them yet.)  So far I have 2 of the diesels (and the other 2 on order) - they need decals,striping, and the SW9 needs repainted.  I have kits for the 3 2-8-0's. I have another SW1 lettered for PRR which I'll use for interchange, a B&O 2-8-0 RTR also for interchange, and a GG1 - don't know where I am working that in. For the narrow gauge I have MDC kits for 1 two-truck shay, 2 inside frame 2-8-0's, and 1 outside frame 2-8-0. I also have 1 brass Forney RTR. So some duplicates but not many.  

Enjoy

Paul 

[challenger3980]

In HO, by far and away my Lionel HO Challengers are the ones that I have the most duplicates of, a total of 37, done in three different Railroads, UP, Rio Grande and Clinchfield, The DRGW and Clinchfield are one paint scheme with two road#s each, and the UP has four versions with Two #s each for a total of 6 versions / 12#s. I have at least one of all 12#s, and in the UP, I have at least three of each, with at least one of 7 of the 8 #s still factory sealed, these are the only trains that I have ever bought, just for the collector value alone( the ones that I have still factory sealed). I have two large display cases that when I decide where they are going, will display all twelve versions, plus the 4 of the 6 Veranda #s that I have from the Lionel HO Veranda Turbine runs. This will let have at least one of each UP# down at the club to run, in addition to the displayed and sealed ones that I have, plus some more duplicates for possible trading stock. These Lionel HO Challengers are my All Time Favorite HO Locomotives, They Look, Sound and Run GREAT.

                                                             Doug

[rogertra]

I try for a realistic model roster.

The only locos I have that are singles are switchers, P2K 0-8-0 and 0-6-0 and Atlas/Kato S2 and an SW900,  The reason behind having only one switcher is that typically a yard would have the same switcher(s) allocated to it for years.  I only have two small yards.  The 0-8-0 switches the larger yard and the 0-6-0 the smaller.  The S2 and SW900 rarely get used, until I rebuild the GER that is.  The only other solo unit is a single Spectrum doodlebug.  Again, because they were typically seen singly.

Everything else I have at least two.  When I make the initial purchase, I always purchase a minimum of two of the same type of locomotive, except switchers as outlined above.  In many cases I have three or four or more of the same locomotive.  I have six Spectrum 2-8-0s for example.  The reason for this is the fleet look.  I don't collect "toy trains".  I run a model railway and railways have many of the same class of locomotive.  So when a through freight arrives in Granville Junction from Adirondack Yard near Montreal, the operator can't say "Oh, here's THE 4-8-2 because, there isn't one 4-8-2, there's something like six of them, three light and around three heavy.  I haven't checked lately.

Many of the steam locos in particular have been kitbashed so that there are minor variations between engines of the same class, just as in the real world.

The fleet look of a model railway.  Not a toy train collection.

[wm3798]

I have the Western Maryland's entire fleet of BL-2's (2) and SD-35's (5).  There are currently 3 GP35's rostered, with one more in the paint shop. 

 

Rather than bore you with all the details, I'll refer you to my photo roster...

Lee 

[D&HRR]

All D&H! 

12 RS36's

5 RS-11's

24 GP38-2's

10 U33-C'S

10 U30-C's

2 RS-3M's

2 C420's

5 C424's

8 RS-3's

12 U23B's  and about 400 other road names and locos to go along with that after 25 years of collecting.

 

[orsonroy]

Virtually all of my duplicates are from the NKP. No wonder, since that's the road I'm modeling!

• NKP H-5 class 2-8-2: 2
• NKP H-6 class 2-8-2: 10
• NKP S and S-1 class 2-8-4: 8
• NKP K-1 class 4-6-2: 2
• P&E L-1 class 4-8-2: 2
• IC 900-series 2-8-0: 2
• IC 1500-series 2-8-2: 2
• IC 2100-series 2-8-2: 2

Large railroads rarely bought "onesie-twosies" of steam engines, and usually assigned large numbers of few classes to the same division to make maintenance easier on the shop forces. Those 22 NKP steamers represent 95% of the NKP power that will appear on my layout on a regular basis (I've got one 2-8-0 and one 44-tonner as well, besides my NKP "collection fleet" that won't normally run on the layout). It might be a bit monotonous, but it is realistic!

[bscroggi]

My roster includes:

5     0-4-0

4     0-6-0

4     0-8-0

1     2-4-0

1     2-6-0

2     2-6-2

6     2-8-0

6     2-8-2

1     2-10-0

1     2-10-2

 

[tomikawaTT]

My JNR 'more than one' roster reflects what I saw in 1964:

• Five 2-8-2's, four of which are D50s.  The other is a D51.
• Five DD13 class B-B diesel-hydraulics.
• Five Bo-Bo-Bo catenary motors.  Four are EF60s, the other is an EF65.
• Three 2-8-0 mechanisms which will be fitted with 9600 class superstructures.
• Two DD51 class B-2-B diesel-hydraulics.  (Yes, there's an unpowered truck in the middle of a rigid frame loco!)
• Two ED14 class Bo+Bo catenary motors.
• Two ED16 class 1-Bo+Bo-1 catenary motors.
• Two 2-Co+Co-2 catenary motors, one a box-cab EF18, the other a streamlined EF58.
• Two mismatched 2-6-0s, a C50 and a C56.

There are also a couple of one-off steam tank locos (C11 class 2-6-4T  and C12 class 2-6-2T), an ED17 class boxcab Bo-Bo motor, an EH10 class Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo motor and a DE10 class C-B diesel-hydraulic.

My freelance coal hauler has a motley collection of one-off tank locos, 0-4-0T, 0-6-0T, 2-6-2T and 0-8-0T, reflecting the locomotive acquisition policies of its management (buy up the junk other people are selling, at scrap prices.)  Still in its future, one or more 12-drivered articulateds (supposedly assembled by mixing and matching scrap parts.)  Its JNR inspiration had a much more level profile and was operated exclusively by C11 class tank locos.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

[Texas Zepher]

sfrailfan

I was just wondering if a lot of you guys have -I don't know say 12 of the same model loco.

Interesting question, too bad most people aren't answering it directly.  My answer surprised me since I have a massive roster of locomotives.  I find I only have more than 12 of only the following classes: GP7-9, FT, F3, F7, S2, RS3, PA, E7, maybe 0-8-0, 2-8-0, & 2-8-2.   Go figure???  That means I have tons of single class locomotives like one M4, 3 challengers, 5 Northerns, etc.

[DavidGSmith]

This is in On30

2- T boiler shays  Bachmann

2- 2-6-0                "

1- 2-8-0               Broadway Limited/sound

1- 0-4-2T              Bachmann

 1- 2-4-4 Forney     Bachmann

I know that I will need a 4-4-0 or two as soon as they come out with sound 

Dave 

[Dallas Model Works]

Off the top of my head and not at all complete:

Several GP7s and GP9s

3x 0-8-0s

Several F7 A and B units

Assorted RS10s

Couple of SW 9/1200s

Some FP9s

Lots of other one-only locos, both steam and diesel

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Nine Athearn F7's
Six Proto 2000 E6's
Three Athearn PA-2's
Two Proto 2000 E7's
Two Proto 2000 FA's
Two Bachmann GP40's
One MDC RS-3
One Kato RSC-2
One ?? RSC-3
One Proto 2000 PA-1
One Proto 2000 GP38-2
One Athearn GP50
Two Athearn SD40-2's
One Bachmann GP35
One Bachmann GP50
One Athearn GP60
One Athearn SW1000
One Proto 2000 SW1200
One Athearn AC4400
One Athearn SD9
One Bachmann 4-6-0 Hall Class
Two Bachmann 0-6-0 USRA switchers
One Bachmann Spectrum K4
One Mehano T2-a (2-10-2)

[Packer]

2 Gp30s (2223, 2236 Mued), 2 SD9s (6226, 6232), 2 Gp9s (1956, 1964; MUed).

I keep the MUed groups together, I don't think one engine will haul more than 15 cars up the hills on the club's layout. (I'v gotten around 30 with 2 Gp30s up the hill, these are old athearn BBs with plastci wheels so it could probably be higher.)

[aloco]

This is just my HO scale fleet

 

GM diesels: 43

SW8: 2

SW9: 7 

SW900: 3

SW900RS: 2

SW1200: 4

SW1200RS: 4

F7A: 1

GP7: 10

GP9: 2

GP35: 4

SD40: 4

 

Alco diesels: 57

S-1: 2

S-2: 10

S-3: 15

S-4: 4

RS-2: 1

RS-3: 13

RSD-4: 3

RS-10: 2 

RS-11: 1

FA-1: 1

FB-1: 1

FB-2: 1

C-628: 3

 

FM diesels: 4

H16-44: 1

H16-66: 1

H24-66: 2 

 

BLW diesels: 9

V0-660: 2

VO-1000: 2

DS-4-4-1000: 2

S-8: 2 

AS-616: 1 

 

 

[Tilden]

  I don't think it's unusual to have two locos of the same model and generally I do.  Two Ac6000's,  two ES44AC's two GP40x's etc.  However some locos are mainstays and it is logical to have a "fleet" of them.  To that end, the road has seven SD70's and nine Dash nine's (various types, Kato, Atherarn, Athearn RTR), four SD 90Mac's.
  If I were running coal out of the powder river, I'd have a fleet  of  AC4400's.

Tilden 

[JWhite]

I'm modeling the IC in South Central Illinois in the 1950s.  So far the roster includes:

       
STEAM

1        3500 series 0-8-0

2         900 series 2-8-0

2        8000 series 2-8-4

1        2400 series 4-8-2

1        2700 series 2-10-2 

 

DIESEL

1        SW 900

2        GP9

1        GP7

1        E6A

2        E7A

1        E8A

1        E7B

Future plans call for acquisition of:

STEAM

1       3500 series 0-8-0   for a total of 2

2         700 series 2-8-0  for a total of 4  2-8-0s of both series

10      1800 and 2100 series  2-8-2 for a total of 10 of both series

3        2700 series 2-10-2 for a total of 4

4        2500 series 4-8-2 for a total of 5 4-8-2 of both series

 

DIESEL

2        GP9  for a total of 4

3        GP7 for a total of 4

2        E8B

1        E8A in Central of Georgia colors (Central of Georgia pooled power on the ICs runs to FL and their locos were seen in passenger consists on the mainline and sometimes on other parts of the system.

There will undoubtedly be additional acquisitions as I complete my research.

There will also be some CB&Q, Southern, B&O and CE&I power as the IC interchanged with a;; of them in the area I'm modeling.

Jeff 

 

 

 

[V&AL]

On the Free-lance Virginia & Alleghenny:

 

Electrics:

5 Bachman Spectrum E-33's

6 GG-1's (5 Rivarossi, 1 Pemco)

3 old bachmann E-60's (1 single cab, 2 double cab, all converted to dummies)

3 American GK E-60's (1 double cab, 2 single cabs)

2 Bachmann DCC onboard E-60's

3 Atlas APL-44/AEM7's

3 AHM FP-45's (being converted to electrics)

Diesels:
8-10 F/FP-45 Athearn

2 Wisconsin Central SD-45's  Athearn

1 WC SD-45  Kato (for sale, nib)

2 SW7's Athearn

1 Alco C415 (IHC)

1 Trackmobile

7 F7's Athearn

3 FM Baby Train masters

(and an assortmetn of single-specimen units.  I can't find my roster, I left it on my fiance's laptop)

Steam:

1 0-4-0 Dockside

1 Frisco 1522

a few old scrap tyco-type switchers