Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Truck for GE C44-9W Dash 9 Kato N Scale

Mon, 2013-01-21 15:07 — q_rail

Problem truck has to be replaced - Do present trucks just pull out or how should they be removed safely.

Thanks

Tom -Australia

Proto 2000 engine trouble

Mon, 2013-01-21 07:07 — John Schaub

I"m starting to go through my engine collection to see how they're running after a two years of storage.

My collection of Proto 2000 diesels that are "new in the box" are having some mechanical problems. For

example: binding motor in a GP 38-2, another GP 38-2 that will only go in one direction. Has anyone else

had similar conditions with this lot ? Is there a solution to regearing or changing out the parts with aftermarket

items? Most of this equipment is out of warranty. What's the solution?

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The First Two Diesels

Mon, 2013-01-21 04:43 — Tom Patterson

As I was getting ready to make some significant changes to an old Athearn SD9, I decided to document a little history about this unit and another one on the layout. These are the first two diesels built back around 1980 for my free-lanced railroad.

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Question from a reader

Wed, 2013-01-16 01:30 — joef

We just received this question in email from a reader: Who sells shay locomotives in HO scale?

Anyone care to respond? I will forward this thread URL so the reader can see your responses ...

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Self coupling air hoses HO scale!

Tue, 2013-01-15 20:26 — Nelsonb111563

Stumbled across these on e-bay and watched the YouTube video.  Intersting detail item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNKrAowI7Cg

 

Illinois Central passenger train

Sun, 2013-01-13 20:33 — dcforbes

I'm going to complete one of my 2013 goals by starting my first blog about making my IC passenger train.

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Unusual hoppers

Sun, 2013-01-13 03:03 — Toniwryan

  I am wondering if anyone here has more information about these unusual hoppers.  I would like to get a few for my railroad, but I haven't found a model of them in N scale from any manufacturer.  The closest thing similar are the Canadian cylindrical grain hoppers, but these are much shorter and have the open platform ends.

Chesapeake & Ohio L-1 Hudson Scratch-Bash

Sat, 2013-01-12 17:15 — ralpho37

Over the past couple of years I've developed an interest in scratch-bashing C&O steam locomotives. I've started a couple of locos, which have yet to be finished, but when I came across the "Delaware & Hudson Consol Scratch-Bashes" thread on MRH, it inspired me to go even bigger with my own projects. I couldn't resist tackling a project I have long had on my mind: a streamlined L-1 Hudson.

GLa Trucks

Sat, 2013-01-12 15:10 — Douglas Meyer

I have two sets of Bowser GLa based hopper cars. (6 in total). These are lettered for Berwind's WV group (white ball). Used on the New River SD of the C&O.

They came with plastic wheels (ugh). I have never likes plastic wheels and have recently instituted a "no plastic wheels" policy on my layout. Meaning I will no longer put a new car on the railroad that uses plastic wheels.  I did this so that this does not get out of control.


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