If you're looking for something to pull those heavyweight passenger cars, you can use E units if you like diesels, or a Pacific (4-6-2) if you like steam. I think the Beano used steam on passenger runs into the mid-'50s.
7j43kMantua/tyco makes/made an actual model of a B&O engine you could use: their Pacific. For the money, I doubt you'd find anything else as appropriate.
Here is a Bachmann light Mike 2-8-2 that could workhttp://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/160-54302
or a BLI Pacifichttp://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/187-2922
Walthers lists 119 B&O locos; most of them are E or F units; maybe that says something
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=&item=&words=restrict&split=300&roadname=B%26O&category=Locomotive&scale=H&instock=Q&
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
For those who don't like F units:
Brought to you by Rapido, in living HO. And it will likely be a beauty. Two back to back would look stunning!!!
Ed
Jim,
Steam??? "early in the 1950s"?
Yup, shure.
Mantua/tyco makes/made an actual model of a B&O engine you could use: their Pacific. For the money, I doubt you'd find anything else as appropriate. And it'll run on 18" curves, I'm pretty sure.
Now, IGNORE that paint job. THAT is a B&O loco. If you want to travel this route, be sure to get a model with the "square" tender as above, not the cylindrical tender. Also, the one above seems kinda slightly cheesy: the lead truck wheels should be not-spoked (I think) and the trailing truck wheel looks kinda tacky. And it looks like the drivers might be spoked, when I think they're supposed to be Boxspok (cast with roundish holes). An older kit might be a better choice, although then you'll have to assemble the valve gear. Which is not at all difficult, if you have the right tools and a bit of careful patience. Now, note that this loco is a pretty big guy. You MAY want to go smaller. If you do, say so.
You should be sure and try those cars out on your curves before gettin' the loco. They're awfully sharp, I'm thinking. The engine should make it. I have one, and it can.
Hi Everyone,
I recently bought 4 of the ConCor B&O heavy passenger cars and would like to pair them with the appropriate loco for the era. In my research, I found that the EMD F7s were manufactured starting in 1949. Nothing against the EMD F7s, I just find them very bland in their detail as well as design. I don't have a steam loco, yet, and am wondering if pairing one with the heavies would be too weird or if some of the steam locos were still used early in the 1950s to pull those heavy passenger cars. I run DCC with the smallest radius being 18". I have a small layout of 9' x 5'.
Thanks.
Jim