Over here in UK we also have our share of locomotive nick-names, some of which may be familiar -

Atlantic - a 4-4-2 wheel-arrangement, for no obvious reason.
Baltic - a 4-6-4 side-tank express train locomotive.
Pacific - the same as yours....
Saddle-tank - any small tank locomotive with the water tanks draped over the boiler.
Prairie - usually a side tank 2-6-2 here in UK, but not called that anywhere else, as far as I can determine.

Many of our old steamers are actually named after the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the road - Collett, Bulleid, Gresley,Johnson and so on or the first or most famous name of the class leader locomotive.

What we don't have are Hudson, mikado and all the place-name locomotives, quite simply becasue we either don't have that style of locomotive, or we don't recognise or associate the places with a locomotive type.  We don't call 4-6-0 locos ten-wheelers, either.

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Thank you, Sir!!  I am most obliged to you.

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Mornin' All - general question here to all you experts out there.

Apart from high-end brass, and I already have one, BTW, who makes an H0 version of the GN S2 Northern in glacier green colour scheme so a pal of mine can replicate the Empire Builder from the Age of Steam?

Thanks in advance...

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1. What is your On30 display? Mining, or logging operations, Christmas village, Mfg. ops., or a circle around Christmas tree?

End to end shuttle line, about five feet long on the window-ledge in front of my work-station, with a Shay, Climax or Porter beebling from one end to the other.  Very simple track with a spur at each end, to give me some eye-candy while I'm working

2 What do you have for Buildings on your layout? Scratch built, Plasticville,
Dept. 56?

Three non-descript buildings and a water tower.

3. What era does your layout represent? Civil war, turn of century, modern,
or let us know the exact date.

Sometime in the '20's from the only two vehicles on the layout.

4. What size and type is your layout? Shelf type , table top, walk around, 4x8, ping pong table, Etc...

Five feet, three inches long and eight inches wide.

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Tom - the only example of dual-gauge track - as it is correctly called - that I have seen was hand-laid.

To me, the phrase 'three-rail track' means track with a centre pick-up rail , like the old Lionel stuff.

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Quote from: Danny Sheehan in Oz on July 11, 2007, 06:29:29 AM
I have fitted a Sierra Sound System in my Eureka 4-4-0, great sound, the locomotive comes alive, I have also fitted Sierra Systems in my Shay, Climax and Consolidation.  Highly reccomended.

I have a Sierra SoundTraxx system in my Accucraft K27 as I am too poor to afford the real steam version.

It sounds very good to me, and replicates 'Mournful Moosie' - #453.

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Quote from: SteamGene on July 10, 2007, 10:15:11 AMBut why would a GP50 have a tender?    Only steam locomotives have a tender behind. Gene

Sorry, Gene, brain-dump there...doh.

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Quote from: bigreds on July 10, 2007, 01:29:24 AMA re-run of the CLIMAX with new metal trucks PLEASE i need one to add to the shay and heisler. Well here is for waiting.
Reds 

I'd second that motion - the number of times I could have sold my Climax over the last few years....thankfully it's running like a watch.  People who have never seen one just fall in love with it at the first sighting.

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Quote from: Nelson on July 08, 2007, 12:01:00 PM
Roger,

I have found that since I moved to O scale working in prototype linear dimensions ensures accuracy.

A helpful conversion is that 1 inch is equivalent to 0.020 (20 thousandths) in O scale.

O Scale : 1foot = ¼ Inch or 12inches = 0.25 inches or 1inch = .25 / 12 = 0.0208333…inches.

Code 55 rail = 0.55” high or 55 / 20 = 2 ¾” (scale)

Code 70 rail = 0.70” high or 70 / 20 = 3 1/2” (scale)

Code 83 rail = 0.83” high or .83 / 20 = 4 1/8” (scale)

Code 100 rail = 5” scale (You can do the math in your head)

For example: Grab irons, 0.015 brass wire is ¾” in O scale.

Converting prototype rail sizes in pounds per yard requires a conversion table I don’t have.

I hope this helps.

That is one VERY useful post.  Thanks, Nelson.

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Quote from: jbustle742 on July 07, 2007, 07:05:19 PMWas the Ca Zefpher ever pulled by steam or was it always diesel powered? If steam was used what type was used?
Thanks in advance   Joe

Mornin', Joe - tac here.  I did search on this train using google and came across almost 100,000 reference pages.

These were particulalry useful -

California Zephyr Virtual Museum
history, artifacts and information about the California Zephyr.

calzephyr.railfan.net/

http://calzephyr.railfan.net/
California Zephyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia article on Amtrak's route between Chicago and Emeryville, California, including a...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr

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Quote from: Wade Colyer on July 06, 2007, 10:36:11 PM
Hi Bach Man:

Any chance of some pulpwood cars in 1:22 in the future?

Wade

Evenin' Wade.  Confunglement over here in the old-fashioned behind the times Yoorupean continent.

Y'see, Bachmann makes large scale stuff in 1:20.3 [and v fine it is too], and has been known to make earlier stuff in 1:24th, but 1:22 would be another scale that Bachmann does not actually make...unless you actually mean 1:22.5.

Which Bachmann, seriously committed to 1:20.3 these days, does not actually admit to making in any case....

[scritch of head...]

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Mornin', Nevin - tac here in partly-flooded UK.  There are a lot of good answers to your rather complex set of questions here, and from folks who know what they are talking about, too.

Many of us who post here, whose interest lies mainly in LS, are also members of another two other very useful groups - both actually dedicated to LS in ALL its many facets.  They are called -

www.mylargescale.com

and

www.largescalecentral.com

They are better than many magazines, too, and run the gamut from beginner to real manufacturer.  In fact, a recent poster on mls. proposed exactly what you want to do - a mining operation as well as a small-time geared loco line, but in considerably less space than you have.

I suggest you join the many of us here, who are also members over there, and get the best from all three worlds!

Welcome to LS!

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Quote from: John C on June 27, 2007, 12:26:36 AM
I've been considering a "Garden Railroad".  Nothing fancy, just an oval of track with one train.  A good friend of mine has been trying to convince me to change scales - I normally model in HO, and he models in On30.  I was wondering if I should "dabble" in On30 outdoors.  Has anyone had any experience with operating outdoors in this size?  I hadn't planned on getting into G at all.  Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers!

1.  Providing that you take care, and buy the best track possible - nickel-silver is the stuff to go for - you'll be fine with 0n30 outdoors.  There was an excellent layout in MR a few years ago, designed to be watched while relaxing - all made from Bachmann's great series of models.

2.  0n30 is not G scale.  It's 0 scale.

Lots of luck.

tac
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Quote from: ASIANLIFE on June 23, 2007, 11:59:23 PMFrom that City State that is 'celebrating' 10 years of being Chinese, which is the home of Bachmann's parent company -Kader.
Thanks for the history lesson regarding North / South etc- good stuff.
BTW I am a Brit. Y'all know ?

Whatever anybody might say, hang on to that little maroon/blue book with your picture in, that states....'without let or hindrance'....

Could still be the best decision you ever made in your life to retain it.

tac
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You can also ride behind Heisler #2 on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad from Garibaldi, Tillamook Co.

There is a great 29 minute long video movie with an easy download here -

http://www.brian894x4.com/OregonCoastScenicRR.html

Loads more on the same wonderful site, too, including many hours of SP&S #700 and Daylight 4449!

tac
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