Well, here's my fleet:
The steamers first;
There is one loco missing from this photo - my new N scale Shay.
And now the diesels. The NW2 is a Kato unit with a custom paint job, and the RS-2 is a Walthers unit also with a custom paint job;
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
Here's my 2 cents:
I had started a new N scale layout in 2008. It is a fairly oldfashioned analogue style thing, and is set in the Nortwest in the mid 70ies.
Having said this I must admit that my roster splits in 2 parts: my display cases house about 100 models, from a 0-6-0 to Big Boy, and from NW2 and FT to MP15DC and SD60M. (The collection ends at about 1990). Of course with suitable cars or trains where possible - it is the result of a 30 year plus career of a collector.
Part 2 is the working roster on the layout. This is all made up with Diesels of the first and second generation although once in a while a local club is deciding to run one of the steamers with a fan excursion train.
The working roster s fairly small. All my trains need double heading out of necessity, steep grades and sharp bends limit the towing power of most diesels to 6 or 7 40 footers only. And the roster is:
GN 576 SD9 nearly always coupled to GN 582 SD9, both from Atlas and in sky blue. They move the big freight train.
For the local: BN 4082 RS-3 coupled to NP 860 RS-3 both Atlas.
For the commuters: 4 Overton SP passenger cars drawn by H24-66 4802 SP.
Long haul passenger trains are a short version of the Emperor (6 heavyweights) headed by a Life-like built set of FAs in ABA formation or the more contemporary Amtrak version with 8 double decker cars behind 2 F40PH (381 and 229).
Switching is done by GN 98 - a Life-like model of a SW8 supported by SP 4627 - the same of its kind. (Reason for the double switcher is that me tenderfoot made a serious design mistake - my yard lead is too short, thus longer trains have to be moved out to the main, that in turn is immediately going up at a 2.5 in 100 grade). It is allowed to laugh now - after my learnt lessions I'll do my next layout much better, but I have come to find that this situation makes for some quite interesting switching manoeuvres and so I let it be for some time now.
1407 Gila Springs & Mesquite Alco RS-11
1402 Gila Springs & Mesquite Alco RS-11 (N-Scale)
9636 GS&M Alco C-630
6208 GS&M EMD GP38
The GS&M roster also includes some GP9s, SD9s, and some SD40 as well as some GP38-2's. In pretend land the GS&M rents a few EMD SD50's from the UTAH BELT.
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AzBaja
Eric - that first pic of 1402 looks like the real deal!! Is there a GS&M road actually?
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Freight roster
two 4-6-0, two 2-6-2T, two 2-6-2, four 2-6-0
Passenger
4-4-0 Richmond, three 4-4-2, two 2-6-0, two 4-6-0, one railbus
Switching
0-4-0T, two 0-4-0, two 0-6-0
And seeing those realllly big rosters... my wife is a lot less mad
1402 is a "N"-scale Atlas engine...You talking about the picture of RS-11 1407?
Yes, I meant the RS-11 1407. I was reading the wrong caption. Where is that 1407 taken from? And where is the GS&M RR?
Sorry, had to go back 7 pages to resurrect this thread!
A picture of my locomotive roster:
Not making it into the picture were an Athearn Big Boy, two Con-Cor PA1's and my original Atlas 0-4-0. There are 4 or 5 dummy locos in the picture. Only a handful have decoders in them which is why my plans to convert to DCC are so long term.
I have plans to do the same thing for my passenger and freight rolling stock but it will take me some time to build up the courage to do it.
After going through all of these, I've decided that I'll probably sell off some of them. There's just too many! (Never thought I'd hear myself say that, or even ADMIT to it!)
In the meantime, I'm hiding this photo from my wife.
i have close to 70 locos i had over 100 however i got rid of lots.. bachmann etc
i have mainly eastern roads with some bnsf up etc i tend to build up trains i may see a train in the trains magazine and buy 4 x mrl locos and make up the train all of the diesels are modern
i also have 5 x broadway steamers and a hornby flying scotsman
i have 550 - 600 items of rolling stock or more plus 7 x 30 car coal trains
sorry still not worked out how to down load photos... however if you send me a message i will email you photos of my 20 x 30 layout
No photos but here is my list.
Regards,
Todd Arnett
As I posted the link to my ME&O running stock is in my sig
But here are my Display Only engines
51% share holder in the ME&O ( Wife owns the other 49% )
ME&O
Hi All!
Just joined and saw this thread and thought I would post. It may be too old of a thread as it was from the beginning of 2010, but here goes anyway. I have a very large roster, if you will. Most of it is not photographed and that which, they are nearly all individual photos. I collect mostly the early Mantua, Varney and some Penn Line steam locomotives. I also collect New Haven McGunnis era diesels.
Here is a sample:
I buy and sell HO trains all the time and that is how I afford to pay for my own collection. I have a ton more pictures of trains and my Mustangs if anyone cares to look:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9977705@N05/sets/
Anyone is welcome to comment or ask me any questions.
Thanks for allowing me to share!
Sean
Here is 90% of my roster, the other 10% are under construction. Earl...
Here are some of mine:
Driline She's not much to look at, but boy does she run good! You just can't beat a Good Bachmann Spectrum
She's not much to look at, but boy does she run good! You just can't beat a Good Bachmann Spectrum
LOL! That's what you get for letting the grandkids run it like a slot car!
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Revamped my web site and locomotive roster
Several went into the display case
Current engines are at
http://bandb3536.com/meo/engines.htm
Everytime this thread surfaces I post the latest additions... This last week I've only got three additions:Found a clearance on NYC 20th Century Limited Power:
A set of Stewart-Kato F3s in Northern Pacific
And just won on e-bay (haven't even paid for yet) a Proto-2000 E8 in Santa Fe
I plan to steal the NYC E7A power/sound chassis, paint the trucks aluminum and swap it out into the Santa Fe body.
That will give me a NYC ABBA set for my 20th Century. The Santa Fe E8 for train #190. Looks like I'll have a soundless NYC E7A on the surplus market.
Two Proto 2000, GP's and a 30 year old brass Baldwin for local work.
Athearn F-7, A&B, and SD-9 make up the Chatsworth Turn
These are some of my favorite diesels.
my roster? simple.
1: a bachmann nyc 0-6-0
2: a life-like b&o 0-4-0
3: an SP bloddy nose sw1500
4: a bachmann doodlebug (1997)
5: IHC mogul western maryland
6: a Bachmann climax (three-truck)
7: a tyco super 630 chessie system
8: an ancient f-unit (not a clue to the manufacturer.)
see a pattern in manufacturers? yeah. i lean ALOT towards bachmann
Planning a 1940's logging road in HO scale.
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This is just my fleet of electrics. I have 34 Diesels, and two Steam engines, but they're boring!
Electric Locomotives
Acela Power car
Modeling Conrail, Amtrak and NJ DOT under the wires in New Jersey, July 1979.
I think I already shared my roster a few pages back, but here it is in photo form:
Right track: New Jersey Transit PL42AC 4007
Left track, Tri State Rail locomotives from front to back: 3GS21B 1002, GP9m 1201, GP40-3 4004 (Conrail heritage unit), GP50-3 4300
Here's what I have planned to add to the roster: NJT GP40PH-2B 4213, MNCW F40PH-2CAT 4908, TSTR locomotives- C40-8s 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, GP40-3 4005, GP50-3 4303.After those, I will add to the roster as I see fit.
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pennsylvania railroad heaven..... *smacks self* i hate amtrak. i don't know why but i do. not to offend anyone
Here's what I got:
3 Amtrak HHP-8
7 Amtrak AEM-7 Phase V (repainted from other roads or previous Amtrak schemes)
7 Amtrak P42DC Phase V
3 Amtrak Metroliner Cab Cars (scratchbuilt from Bachmann Metroliners, repainted in Phase IV scheme)
2 SEPTA AEM-7
2 NJ Transit ALP-44
2 SEPTA Silverliner IV single MU cars (IHP Express Kits-Powered)
3 NJ Transit Arrow III single MU cars (Island Modelworks-Powered)
4 SEPTA Silverliner IV single MU cars (scratchbuilt using Budd RDC motors/frames with OK Streamliners metal Silverliner IV shells)
25 or so Amtrak Bachmann Amfleet I coaches/cafes Phase V
13 NJ Transit Comet VI Bi-Level Coaches/Cabs
2 NJ Transit ALP-46
8 Amtrak Viewliner Sleepers Phase IV
6-8 assorted Amtrak Baggage and Diner Cars Phase IV
9 SEPTA Horizon Fleet Coaches/Cabs
3 SEPTA Comet III Coaches
3 Amtrak Amfleet II Lounge Cars
3 NJ Transit PL42AC powered kits from Island Modelworks
25 or so assorted modern freight cars
14 MSW 89' flat cars
1 Norfolk Southern SD80MAC
2 CSX AC4400 YN2/YN3
30 Amtrak/CSX 40' Outside Braced ballast hoppers
2 Amtrak GP38-2 Phase V (custom painted)
2 CSX AC6000
1 Norfolk Southern GP38-2
1 CSX Dash 8-40CW YN2
1 CSX Dash 8-40C YN2
1 CSX SD50 YN3
I'm just a little late on this post but here's a look at half of our steam roster. This is the site of our future roundhouse. There used to be an old Bowser turntable here, but it wasn't big enough for our biggest steamers so we replaced it with a Walthers 130' TT. what you see is from top to bottom: IHC Erie mogul, BLI Erie heavy mikado, MTH NYC mohawk, Bachmann PM berkshire, 2 P2K C&O Kanawas, 2 BLI PRR mountains, Rivarossi C&O allegheny, 2 Rivarossi B&O Big Sixes, MTH Erie Triplex, BLI PRR 4-4-4-4, Bachmann B&O consolidation, Bachmann PRR K4, Precision brass B&O Q4, and a Precision Craft Reading T1 painted for the Chessie Steam Special on the turntable.
Here is what I have (all in PRR livery):
Diesel
Proto 2000 E7 A/B
BLI E7 A/B
Proto 2000 PA/PB
Proto 2000 H10-44
Genesis FP-7 A/B
Steam
Spectrum 4-4-0
Spectrum K4s (2)
BLI 2-10-0
BLI 4-8-2
BLI 2-10-4
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Wow this came up again. Since my last post I got. Two Marx switch engines, the tiny 4 wheeled ones from the late 1950s. Two Stewart F3s (CB&Q), Stewart F7 AB set (undec), a Stewart AB FT set (GN), A Proto-2000 F3 AB set (RI), and my very first BlueLine - a D&RGW SD7. Sorry no pictures this time.
B&O1952 There used to be an old Bowser turntable here, but it wasn't big enough for our biggest steamers so we replaced it with a Walthers 130' TT.
There used to be an old Bowser turntable here, but it wasn't big enough for our biggest steamers so we replaced it with a Walthers 130' TT.
I am guessing this is the earlier version of the Walthers 130' TT. I have had an order in for the DCC version for almost one year now....it will be a year in August and that is the projected shipping date . Goodness, what a delay...Walthers had a problem with the electronics of the first DCC ones, so I guess it is taking awhile to correct the issue....but one year, wow!