My Dad bought me my Lionel 027 trains about three months before I was born. Preparing and setting them up every winter was the biggest event of the year for me

Robert

Thanks for collecting these for us J3

Robert

Quote from: Jhanecker2 on March 04, 2010, 05:37:40 PM
Actually Somebody does make a  moveable device for extending over layouts whereby one can leanover in a prone position to reach distant objects ...

Yes I've seen a picture of it in a model rr magazine.

Robert

Quote from: uncbob on March 04, 2010, 07:03:56 PM
Looks like a different engine
Headlight is different --number is different ?

Quote from: Guilford Guy on March 04, 2010, 07:20:56 PM
Strasburg got a real CN headlight/numberboard set back on the loco. It's been like this since at least 2004. None of the CN moguls were in the 900 series, however 91 is under steam at the Middlestown & Hummelstown also in Pennsylvania. I'm guessing based on the number of the loco in the photo, that this was for a special event.

According to the article, the loco was built as part of a series 1000 - 1024, class E-8 for the Grand Trunk in 1910. Some were rebuilt to GT class E-12 with superheaters between 1910 - 1923. In 1923 they were transfered to CNR and renumbered 902 - 926. By 1935 the unrebuilt locos had been scrapped and the 17 that remained were renumbered in 1951 to 80 - 96 to clear the 900 numbers for new diesels. So the loco at Strasburg had 911 as its second number and 89 as its third. The loco arrived at Strasburg when it was 62 years old and was rebuilt to its 1910 appearance with the headlight moved to the top of the boiler. For a photo charter in 2003 the loco was restored to its 1950 appearance as 89 with center mounted headlight, front mounted number plate and numberboards mounted where the headlight had been. In a 2007 photo charter it was returned to number 911. That's the magazine cover shot. In 2008 it was re lettered for Strasburg number 89 and the headlight moved to the top of the boiler to appear more typical of the Strasburg fleet. Whew!!! 

I saw M&H's 91 in the 80's when it had a tree growing up through a rusted out hole in the bottom of the tender. I doubted the small company's intention to have it running again. A running number 91 as well as other sisters are covered with pictures in the fine feature article. Get yourself a copy of the magazine.

Robert

Quote from: lexon on March 04, 2010, 10:42:39 AM
The newest issue is online for Windows, Linux and MAC PC's. Some of the articles include videos for those who have not looked into this ...

Thanks for this. Very nice!

Robert

Quote from: uncbob on February 27, 2010, 10:00:29 PM
Here is the one at Strasberg PA across from the PRR museum

Here it is on the cover of the latest Railfan & Railroad (April 2010) pulling a photo freight. Nice feature article with many photos inside on the seven out of 25 CN moguls that still exist. They're over 100 years old.

http://www.railfan.com/

I thought about putting one of these on my class 2 trailer hitch However I get the impression that RacerAMX wants to move a real train car.

http://www.historicrail.com/product_info.po?ID=9999&product=Accessories+and+Misc.&category=history&subcategory=25

Quote from: az2rail on March 01, 2010, 07:48:49 PM
... One engine was to be used, and the other was to be used for parts. The engines made it to St. Louis where something happened and the U.P. refused to move them until they were fixed ...

That doesn't sound too good Seized bearings, leaking brake lines? I'm sure a casino would not be that interested in historic concerns.

Robert

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8854749@N03/2730244965/

Quote from: buzz on February 25, 2010, 06:47:01 AM... It is very much larger than a tube train at correct OO scale however they are great fun for children or less than serious hobby moments.

Thanks John, for the information. I was thinking about these for my little cousins.

Robert

Quote from: J3a-614 on February 21, 2010, 09:09:19 AM"Proper locomotives are painted black and burn West Virginia coal!"

And real locomotives don't wear skirts!

Robert

Here's some examples of cutting and reassembling a 4X8 sheet to create a donut shaped layout thanks to Joe Satnik:

Look at reply #44
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,11785.30.html

Look at reply #47
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,11785.45.html

That's neat Never seen a better use of a big flat table. (I'm a bachelor and eat out a pot standing over the kitchen counter)

Robert

Quote from: jonathan on February 21, 2010, 02:57:25 PM
... PPS.  I could run just two wires from say the front right and left pickups to the motor, all on top of the board...  PROVIDED I get the whole positive/negative thing right.  The right rail is positive?

I think you would be better off bypassing the board, just in case. Like accidentally hooking a guzinta to a guzoutta or not seeing a hidden circuit path. Although there doesn't appear to be any delicate components there like the all the little surface mount bits on the fast loco board. Just my 2c

Edit: Yes right rail positive = forward motion is the convention

Robert

Quote from: pipefitter on February 19, 2010, 05:40:45 PM... I have the new Bachmann DCC-Equipped E60CP Locos which have a serious looking, metal pantograph on top in place of the two plastic arms on an earlier version. This looks to be a possible overhead runner as well - I'll have to investigate. The E60 and GG1 would be well paired on a NE Corridor style railroad. Probably have to take out the decoder - I run DC only.

I figured it would be a good idea to take out the decoder because of possibly more intermittent power pickup glitches due to less than perfect wire contact. However, when going back to this layout web site HO Philadelphia (Philadelphia terminal)@Prrnortheastcorridor.com I see that he is running this with a Bachmann DCC Dynamis system (look under Model Railroad Layout at a Glance) However, it seems that he has converted his locos to run with both rails being one polarity and the overhead wire the other. This would seem to improve things but would restrict the layout to converted locos only. I run DC only but have been reading on this forum that many feel that DCC is very fussy about power pickups.

http://prrnortheastcorridor.com/NORTHEASTCORRIDORHO.html

Pretty neat light rail and trolley operations on his city streets too!

I have the Bachmann DCC-Equipped SY 2-8-2 Mikado as well as a dozen or so DCC equiped GP-30's, 35's and 38's, and they all run smooth and quiet on my DC only layout. I have DC controllers/power packs. They are Bachmann Spectrum, Magnum Premier and Magnum Ultra Plus. I'm not sure what form of DC these put out but I'm sure it's not old time half-wave AC which the old toy grade power packs did. The old half-wave "DC" is not good for anything, including DC motors.

If your loco's run OK with a decent, modern DC power pack (like mine do) then I would leave them be. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". The Bachmann loco that you have is designed to run on either.

DCC Equipped Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation Road Name: Southern #724


DCC-Equipped SY 2-8-2 Mikado Road Name: Susquehanna