Hello, my name is Jorge, I live in Argentina and model argentine Belrgrano meter gauge railway. GE shovel noses and ALCos RSD 35 or DL 535 are plentifull here. These locomotives are very similar to WP&Y ones, save that they came early to my country, GEs in 1948 70 strong and ALCos in 1962, only 40 units.
These are the locomotives I want Bachmann produce in a not so distan future.
Enclose a link to show my poor kitbashing efforts, some Alco pictures are on, and also ALco and Baldwin Mountains and Santa Fe steam locomotives.
As this thread was dead for so long, I do not know if I could get any response, but I trying.
https://picasaweb.google.com/116117975911339107595/TrenBelgranoG
Wait for your comments
Regards from Buenos Aires
Jorge

If you are not a Bachmann fanatic, you could get one NOW from Harland Lococomitives Works.
Jorge

Hello all: I was looking for 1:22,5 flat car kits, as I need nearly three dozen por marble and hard rock traffic, but aparently ther are not listed in Bachmann catalogue, nor Trainworld has any kits to sell.
Are they no more produced?
In that case, if some of you have some of them, built or unbuilt, in any color or any roadname, I will be happy to hear from you.
As I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I model local Belgrano meter gauge railroad, all cars will be modified, hence no requesta about color or roadname. I wished to buy kits becasus they came two to a box and were cheaper to get.
Regards from Buenos Aires
Jorge

H E L P ! ! !
Perhaps someone could explain me how to upload pictures? Thank you very much for your help.
Meantime, see pictures at: http://www.gscalecentral.co.uk/f/tm.aspx?m=28619
Jorge

A little background

I am modelling Argentina's meter gauge railroads. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina,  and always was fond of FC Belgrano lines, at its best having 17.000 route kilometers.  Beguining in   1966, transition from E.F.E.A. (Empresa Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino) to F.A. (Ferrocarriles Argentinos) meaning destruction of railroads as an entity. Don't wish to talk about political facts during military dictatorship between 1966 and 1973. Instead, am trying to model as faithfull as posible in 1:22,5 scale .
Having modeled in H0 scale using several gauge ranges from 10,5 to 12 mm., when I saw WP&Y ALCo RSD 35 diesel loco inmediatly decided a change of scale. Forty RSD 35 (also known as DL 535) were delivered from Schenectady in 1962, so motive power was out of question.
My timeframe and locale dictated that no less than four Alcos were needed and also a similar quantity of GE's 165 Ton diesel. These GE locomotivas are similar to 90 class on WP&Y, supplied by GE in 1948 (70 strong) from Erie, they are "Erie Builts" Over here they are called "Coopers" for their Cooper-Bssemer prime movers, lately replaced with Fiat engines.
Suposedly, in 1962 began a modernisation plan that involved not only adquisition of Alcos, but also 70 GE Universal series Co-Co U12C model locomotives, both GE types and ALCo share same six wheel trucks.
Begining in 1964, passenger coaches from Aerfer and Pistoia, from Italy, and Materfer (argentine made) began polishing meter gauge rails. Notwithsttanding  that, old wood and metal coaches from many manufacturers continued plying all Belgrano lines for two or three decades more.
Belgrano RR was a 1947 almagamation or merger of seven diferent railroads under State (national) control. Former companies belonged to british, french, provincial and state (national) ownership. One of them, Central Cordoba Railway, (CCR or FCCC in spanish) run from Córdoba city to North, reaching Tucumán, Jujuy, and Salta, connecting with former State Railways and crossing border line to Bolivia in two diferent points and to Chile in Socompa Pass,the so called "Clouds train".
In second decade of XX century, CCR adquires from American Car & Foundry a larqe quantity of rolling stock, pass coaches and freight cars. Most coaches were employed on Buenos Aires extensión. Prior to that, CCR solely posibilty to reach Buenos Aires was using Compañía Francesa de Ferrocarriles de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, (C.G.B.A.), whose rails ended at Rosario, in Santa Fe province. C.G.B.A was a french company.
Some of these coaches were standard american designed models, first and second class, externally similar but with diferent seats and washers and water closets.
Looking and these coaches, I see that they were very similar to J&S coaches but longer, in fact, a 50% longer, having 18 windows instead of 12 windows as Bachmann models, Soon I realised that cutting one body in half and adding that half to a complete body I could get 18 windows and so I began this kitbash.
In this kind of first installment, you could see prototype plans and a postcard of train with these coaches crossing Cosquin river, in Córdoba province. Locomotive is a 1300 class Santa Fe 2-10-2 with 6 wheels trucks long haul tenders, 60 of these locomotivas were built by Alco and Baldwin in 1922 and then agian 60 more in 1948. Long haul tender denotes a 1948 locomotive. Postcard shows locomotive, grey bagagge car, two wood AC&F pass coaches in brown livery and third coach is a Tafi Viejo metal coach with silver and dark blue livery. Note than AC&F coaches have diferent roofes: first coach has original clerestory roof, and second coach was "modernised" with round roof. Also you could see E.F.E.A. markings at left over windows.
Another picture, taken by John West in 1972, show an ALCo 1300 class steam locomotive. Three pass coaches at fron are AC&F modified somewhat, but esentially same coaches we are spoken about
Next time will show models and kitbashing techniques.
Please, excuse me for my bad english language, over here we speak spanish and I have no education on english, so I am prone to mad mistakes, beg your pardon for that.
Fell free to ask any questions you wish.
Regards from Buenos Aires,
Jorge

Thanks, Chuckger, will get some from them.
There are some guys wishing to get rid of secondhand ones? I need lots of them.
Regards
Jorge from Argentina, modelling argentine meter gauge railroads in 1:22,5 (Pictures soon...)

Hello. My first post. I am looking for Bachmann 1:22,5 archbar, vulcan or passenger trucks with or without couplers. Any help?
Also: freight and tender trucks are same?
Regards
Jorge from Argentina, modelling argentine meter gauge railroads in 1:22,5