Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Trying to be realistic
I'm looking for a little guidance for the length of train to run on my layout. The era that I am modeling is the mid-50's. The layout room is 18' x 19', but I think that there will be 30" aisles along two of the walls for access to the electrical panel and to keep from having tracks across the entryway into the room. My plan is to put together a multi deck layout in this space (more on that in a later post).
rock train
I have some Walthers 40' Ortner hoppers but I would like to buy a different model because my plan is building a unit rock train. I know Walthers makes Greenville 100T hoppers.
Options please?
HO Scale Live Steam?
Well, I should say OO scale live steam. My friend in the area Norman showed me his Hornby live steam OO scale A4 locomotive yesterday, sadly I only had my old iPhone with me.
Rolling Stock Addition(s)
Taking a break on module construction, and now armed with a spray booth, I'm spending a little time working on some rolling stock additions that I've wanted.
proto 2000 diesels
I have 2 proto 2000 units, a gp30 and an Alco FB that have started making clicking sounds when running...anyone else have any similar problems and how did you correct it....Thanks
Rolling Stock Additions
While taking a break from working on several structures, I decided to finish several freight cars that have been in the works for a while. PC 885248 is an Atlas car with cut levers added and weathering based upon a photo I found at George Elwood's Fallen Flags website. Here's a link to the photo of the prototype: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc885122bkg.jpg.
Questions on how to get a Powerhouse 2-4-4-2 to run smoothly
In 1988 I purchased an Oriental Powerhouse 2-4-4-2 (Little River/Skookum type).
This is a die cast body on a Samhongsa chassis. Since I am starting to build the
part of the logging section of the railroad in which rod locomotives will take
the logs to the sawmill, I thought I would try to get this locomotive in
operational form. It has a can motor and with some tuning and lubricating, the
loco chassis should be fine. I will be putting a Tsunami light steam decoder
Just an idea - for steam locos
Let me qualify this by saying that I have NOT tried it yet, though I do intend to.
Pilot trucks on HO scale steamers bother me. They don't do the job they are supposed to (guiding the engine into a curve) and instead flop around getting in the way and making it hard to get the engine on the track. If only there was a simple way of centering them..
Tallulah Falls Railroad Consolidation #78 Build
OK, This conversion began at the tail end of my blog on making a Southern Railways Crescent Limited Pacific out of an old Tyco/Mantua Pacific kit. I had run into a cheap Roundhouse Old Timer 2-8-0, without tender and pilot wheel, most detailing broken off and a badly damaged kit cab. The gearing and motor were flawless, though; once oiled and greased it ran absolutely beautifully.
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