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Posted by M636C on Saturday, May 14, 2005 8:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3

SP 4-10-2


Gee, nobody ever told me that SP was an Eastern road!
When did they start operating East of Chicago!

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Posted by cheese3 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:37 PM
QUOTE: Gee, nobody ever told me that SP was an Eastern road!
When did they start operating East of Chicago!


It was just a guess

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Posted by M636C on Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:52 PM
More clues - the road served New York City through Hoboken, New Jersey.
It had one fewer axle than Cheese3's guess!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 15, 2005 8:12 AM
Hi

Is it a Alco 2-8-4???

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Posted by andrechapelon on Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:58 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

OK,
An easy one! Yet another 3 cylinder Alco of 1925, these five units were a rare application of three cylinders and this wheel arrangement for passenger service. Built for an Eastern road, by 1931 they had already been converted to two cylinder operation.

Peter


Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 4-8-2 #'s 1450-1454.

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Posted by M636C on Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

OK,
An easy one! Yet another 3 cylinder Alco of 1925, these five units were a rare application of three cylinders and this wheel arrangement for passenger service. Built for an Eastern road, by 1931 they had already been converted to two cylinder operation.

Peter


Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 4-8-2 #'s 1450-1454.

Andre


Yes, right again!

I thought of these while crossing off options for the Mopac question.

And your turn again.

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Posted by AggroJones on Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:54 PM
Peter and Chapelon must have lots of books in their possession....

I'm still waiting for my chance to 'jump in'.

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Posted by M636C on Monday, May 16, 2005 1:02 AM
See my answer to the other thread - we must have the same books!

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Posted by M636C on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:51 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Peter and Chapelon must have lots of books in their possession....

I'm still waiting for my chance to 'jump in'.


Aggro,

If we are careful we can have more than one question at a time.
Andre hasn't asked his question yet, and answering is more fun than asking!
Jump in Now!

I just ask that all answerers quote the particular question in their answer to make it clear so that it will work when Andre gets back. We are spead out over a lot of time zones here, so it sometimes takes a while, but I don't want to hog the thread, and we don't want it to die, either!

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Posted by AggroJones on Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:04 AM
I come from the largest family of my wheel arrangement.
9 variations resulted over the 17 year building period.
My 2 cylinders can pump me 65mph+

Railroad, type, and ALL classes.

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Posted by Eriediamond on Thursday, May 19, 2005 3:30 PM
GOT IT!!! An armidillo!!!!!!!![(-D][(-D][(-D] Ahhh forget this answer. Just realized ther were fifty million pages and I was only on page one[D)][D)]
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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

I come from the largest family of my wheel arrangement.
9 variations resulted over the 17 year building period.
My 2 cylinders can pump me 65mph+

Railroad, type, and ALL classes.


Sounds like Rock Island R-67 4-8-4 variants (built 1929-1946). However, from what I'm seeing, there were only 5 number series. Satisfies the time frame and the largest family criteria., but not the 9 variations, unless you count the 69" driver (some later rebuilt with 73" drivers) R-67's that burned coal and those that burned oil as variants as well as the 74" driver coal and oil burners as variants.

There were only 2 nominal classes, R-67a and R-67b. There was only 1 R-67a,, #5000.

Sorry to be so slow on the uptake, I guess I'll have to come up with another puzzler.

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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:55 PM
Here's one for you. There were 23 of us built. We used the boilers from locomotives of a different wheel arrangement. We were also the heaviest of our type ever built. What were we (road name, wheel arrangement and loco number series).

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Posted by AggroJones on Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:08 PM
Chapelon--the road in question had even more Northerns than The Rock.



QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

Here's one for you. There were 23 of us built. We used the boilers from locomotives of a different wheel arrangement. We were also the heaviest of our type ever built. What were we (road name, wheel arrangement and loco number series).

Frisco 4400 4-8-2

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Posted by andrechapelon on Friday, May 20, 2005 1:14 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Chapelon--the road in question had even more Northerns than The Rock.



QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

Here's one for you. There were 23 of us built. We used the boilers from locomotives of a different wheel arrangement. We were also the heaviest of our type ever built. What were we (road name, wheel arrangement and loco number series).

Frisco 4400 4-8-2




That was too easy.

As for the other question, you've gone all "foreign" on us haven't you?

I forgot about all them Canadian National 4-8-4's.

Class Road Nos. YR blt Bldr Drv Cyl BP Weight TE
U-2-a 6100 - 6104 1927 CLW 73" 25.5x30 250 385,590 57,000
U-2-a 6105 - 6114 1927 CLW 73" 25.5x30 250 396,390 57,000
U-2-a 6115 - 6119 1927 CLW 73" 25.5x30 250 385,590 57,000
U-2-b 6120 - 6139 1927 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 381,900 57,000
U-2-c 6140 - 6159 1929 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 383,000 57,000
U-2-d 6160 - 6164 1936 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 390,000 57,000
U-2-e 6165 - 6179 1940 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 402,700 57,000
U-2-f 6180 - 6189 1940 CLW 73" 25.5x30 250 389,330 57,000
U-2-g 6200 - 6234 1943 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 399,600 57,000
U-2-h 6235 - 6264 1944 MLW 73" 25.5x30 250 400,300 57,000
U-4-a 6400 - 6404 1936 MLW 77" 24x30 275 379,800 52,000

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Posted by AggroJones on Friday, May 20, 2005 5:55 PM
CN and CP aren't far enough from us for me to concider them "foreign". They're just like northern roads to me.



There are only 2 units in this class, and both are built from boilers of another sucessful wheel arrangement. These were passenger locomotives.

Road, Class, wheel arrangment

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Posted by andrechapelon on Friday, May 20, 2005 11:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

CN and CP aren't far enough from us for me to concider them "foreign". They're just like northern roads to me.



There are only 2 units in this class, and both are built from boilers of another sucessful wheel arrangement. These were passenger locomotives.

Road, Class, wheel arrangment


B&O T class 4-8-2 built using the boilers of S class 2-10-2's #'s 5500 and 5501, The boilers were from #6009 and #6030.

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:26 PM
I am an HO scale steam engine that looks almost perfect except that my length is 1 scale foot too long. What am I? (Hint: the engine was reviewed by MR last year)

I bet most of you guys didn't think you'd see this topic again, huh?[:)]

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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:31 PM
Was it the Broadway Limited Imports T1 4-4-4-4 Pennsy duplex?

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409

Was it the Broadway Limited Imports T1 4-4-4-4 Pennsy duplex?


Nope.[:D][:-'][:D]

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Posted by AggroJones on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:37 PM
BLI SP AC-4/5?

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:38 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

BLI SP AC-4/5?


Nope. Too big.

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Posted by andrechapelon on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Darth Santa Fe

I am an HO scale steam engine that looks almost perfect except that my length is 1 scale foot too long. What am I? (Hint: the engine was reviewed by MR last year)

I bet most of you guys didn't think you'd see this topic again, huh?[:)]


Trix USRA light 2-8-2.

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:12 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

Trix USRA light 2-8-2.

Andre


That's right. The wheel base and length of the boiler were both 1 scale foot longer than the real ones. They were also painted all black and were missing the jacket clamps. (whatever those are) They later painted the boiler properly with the gray smokebox and firebox.[:)]

So, it's your turn now, right?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:33 PM
I am not produced in HO scale any more.
I was used by CSX and Maine Central.
Lionel HO was the only manufacturer to produce me.
I am an old GE.
You could say I'm the runt of my family.

What am I?

Will be interesting to see some of the guesses[swg]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:56 PM
Nobody know?
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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:10 PM
A veranda Gas Turbine?

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Posted by andrechapelon on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx

I am not produced in HO scale any more.
I was used by CSX and Maine Central.
Lionel HO was the only manufacturer to produce me.
I am an old GE.
You could say I'm the runt of my family.

What am I?

Will be interesting to see some of the guesses[swg]

uspscsx


General Electric U-18B, produced for both the Maine Central and the Atlantic Coast Line (later part of CSX).

Iain Rice did an article in MR on a an Athearn kitbash within the last few years (just prior to the series on the Roque Bluff layout) if I remember correctly.

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

General Electric U-18B, produced for both the Maine Central and the Atlantic Coast Line (later part of CSX).


Did Lionel make a U18B? I think they may have sold the same U36B that Bachmann did, but I don't remember hearing about them making a U18B.[%-)]

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Posted by andrechapelon on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Darth Santa Fe

QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

General Electric U-18B, produced for both the Maine Central and the Atlantic Coast Line (later part of CSX).


Did Lionel make a U18B? I think they may have sold the same U36B that Bachmann did, but I don't remember hearing about them making a U18B.[%-)]


Yup, Lionel sure did make a U-18B.

And I mis-spoke. By the time the U-18B was offered, it was the Seaboard Coast Line and not the Atlantic Coast Line.

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