Locos and rolling stock
Tank cars
Rotary Plows
Picked up this link on another forum showing UP rotary doing its thing. Lots of other similar videos there as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pu98ePUVU&NR=1
Roy
Measurments?
Hi all,
From a dear friend,who is crazy,like the rest of us:
> Does anyone have a Bachmann On30 2-6-6-2? Or could someone go to a store and measure one for me? So I need to know the driving wheel diameter and wheelbase.<
Any help would be most welcome!
Best,Dr Dirt.
Dear Mr. Walthers,
Dear Mr. Walthers,
I just bought a CSX track cleaning car ( http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/931-1752 ) and on the box it is listed as a 40 ft box car.
But once you have it on the track hooked to a 40 ft box car.....your car is much shorter, by almost 1/2 inch. The track cleaning car is almost the same height as a gondola car.
I can not complain about the cleaning abilty, as it works great on my track.
US based Japanese stockists
Guys wonder if you can help me out.
I am struggling to find a particular Japanese loco here in the UK (or in Japan for that matter!) do any of you know of any US based model shops that supply Kato Japanese locos.
This is a bit of a diversion from my old B&O stuff and the language barrier is a huge problem, at least I could understand most of you guys across the pond 
Soldering to diecast metal
Has anyone been successful in soldering to a diecast metal engine body. If so, what is the best way to do it?
Thank you for any insights you can offer.
Uneven Wheels - lesson learned!
There was a recent post (that I could not find now, so posting this one) that indicated the front right wheel on Athearn's SD75I was running a bit high. I had an issue with my unit running so I took a look and sure enough, that specific wheel was almost 2mm higher than the following axles! You could see the bend in the electrical pick up plate with out putting a straight edge to it. It ran ok on straight track and looked solid on the rails but in curves or some switches the wheel would ride over the track. Never would have imagined this was the issue.
White Pass & Yukon Shovelnose Diesel
Does anyone know of a model of the Shovel Nose GEX3341 Class 92 Diesel
www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php
I hope to get over the mountains and visit the White Pass & Yukon - maybe this summer, the good Lord willin' and the creek don't rise.
I would love it in N Scale, but O would do (my Christmas Layout is On3) and even consider a G for the day the track finally makes it out into the backyard - or I negotiate right of way through the recreation room.
Should I send it back?
I just got a new Athearn SW1500....I'm not sure I'm happy with it. I got a SW1000 before this and it runs like it's on glass and low noise, this one is loud and runs real bad at low speeds.
Here is a video of the engine, the Red SW1500 is moving at first with a cab setting of 4 ( NCE power cab ) back and fourth, then I move the Green SW1000 BN with the same cab speed and then change it to 1, then back to the Red SW1500 on 1 and you can see the difference and hear ti too.
Polishing Athearn Wheels
I have been reading a few posts on keeping Athearn locomotive wheels clean. Here is my take on the matter.
Short of replacing the wheels with NWSL or others, I "polish" the wheels using Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish. I also have used Flitz Polish. (this one is a bit more abrasive and I use it for stubborn wheels) (DO NOT do this on other brands of wheels as they are coated with chrome or nickle and you will rub it off defeating it's properties)
How to accomplish this:
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