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My loco is one I aquired months ago from my favorite train store. A Tyco Santa Fe Plymouth. Eventually it will have the Santa Fe Zebra stripe paint whenever I get around to it on my list...
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:15:04 PM
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$5 Fleishman(sp) UP loco Needs the flying UP shield replaced 
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:23:46 PM
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My contribution is a Santa Fe F9 in the freight colors
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:25:22 PM
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NICE unit Ben!
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:28:45 PM
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[quote]$5 Fleishman(sp) UP loco Needs the flying UP shield replaced
Originally posted by microbusss - November 25 2012 : 3:15:04 PM
[/quote I have one of those in the New Haven colors.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:32:30 PM
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[quote]My loco is one I aquired months ago from my favorite train store. A Tyco Santa Fe Plymouth. Eventually it will have the Santa Fe Zebra stripe paint whenever I get around to it on my list...
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â November 25 2012Â :Â 1:59:10 PM
[/quote I have this one as well as the GI Joe switcher.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 3:52:46 PM
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Almost everyone has one  I have the transformers one that's awaiting it's turn in the shop. Needs wiring work, and new springs and brushes, all of which I have but time is what I don't have for it right now.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 8:46:28 PM
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My contribution this week is my first Brass? engine. I THINK it qualifies, it's got a cast zamac base and boiler, but the cab and details are def brass. So is this actually considered a brass engine? I don't know. Anyway, got it at the York, PA show today for $45, guy wouldn't come down, and I liked it, so I figured it was worth the $'s. He said it ran great.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 9:09:28 PM
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Jerry, I THINK it's a Mantua Busy Bee.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 9:32:29 PM
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I've seen a couple like this on here lately, so here's mine:
This has been a bit of a project. I bought it at an antique store for a "great deal." Of course it didn't run. I crudely remotored it with a can motor, and away it went. I got about a week of fun out of it before one of the rods (don't know the name) came off the wheel. I managed to get the nut to put it back on from a junk loco, and all was well for a few more days. Then it came off again. I got tired of tinkering and put it away. I've been considering selling it.
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Posted - November 25 2012 : 9:35:11 PM
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How much you asking?
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Posted - November 26 2012 : 1:01:32 PM
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My fraternal twins are my loco's of the week.
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Posted - November 26 2012 : 7:22:39 PM
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The train store I always go to had the Canadian 420! For $35 NIB. I may get it when I go next time if it's still there....
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Posted - November 27 2012 : 6:35:23 PM
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This isa Bachmann 0-6-0 with a Hobbyline tender.
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Posted - November 28 2012 : 04:53:06 AM
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quote:My contribution this week is my first Brass? engine... ...today for $45, guy wouldn't come down, and I liked it, so I figured it was worth the $'s. He said it ran great.
Jerry
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Mantua Busy Bee, wow, that is rare!
It resembles the Baldwin locomotives sent to Europe/UK during WWII.
I think, also, it was a hard sell for the guy because it's in very good shape. Clean (minus chipped black paint,) and an original loop coupler. Keep that attached! Again, it matches the ones that were fitted for European freight/passenger trains.
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Posted - November 28 2012 : 10:06:46 AM
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do it look like the one on the left,badman55?
The one on right is the Rambo one
Both need serious remotoring
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Posted - November 28 2012 : 5:55:07 PM
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Tyco C630. My first to have complete handrails and second Tyco to have reverse lights on it. Consider this my tool box cam! (got it for $30 on Black Friday)
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Posted - November 29 2012 : 06:27:23 AM
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For this weeks loco, a Boston & Albany M1a Berkshire. Needs some work.
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Posted - November 29 2012 : 10:59:38 AM
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quote:For this weeks loco, a Boston & Albany Berkshire. Needs some work.
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That's awesome Frank! Is it all brass?
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Posted - November 29 2012 : 6:17:15 PM
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Yes it is brass Sean. It is made by LMB. My friend Charlie had 2 of them and i got one. Lots of detail with a feedwater tank hanging out front of the smoke box. His other one has the right road name on it.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 12:35:39 PM
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quote:I've seen a couple like this on here lately, so here's mine:
This has been a bit of a project. I bought it at an antique store for a "great deal." Of course it didn't run. I crudely remotored it with a can motor, and away it went. I got about a week of fun out of it before one of the rods (don't know the name) came off the wheel. I managed to get the nut to put it back on from a junk loco, and all was well for a few more days. Then it came off again. I got tired of tinkering and put it away. I've been considering selling it.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 12:39:29 PM
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to Burlington77 - screwed up a posting containing a reply. You mention that the screws attaching the main and side rods to the wheels loosen up, This is a common problem. A little Loctite on the screws should solve the problem.
If you need new hex head screws or bushings let me know - I've got a lot of spare parts for Tyco and Bowser engines - free for the price of postage.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 1:25:13 PM
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This is my LOTW:
It is a Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 Hudson by Rivarossi
I paid $26 + s/h for it and 11 other passenger cars and another 0-4-0 engine.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 2:17:44 PM
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I paid $70 for mine, and I thought that was a good price, but yours is even the RP25 version. It looks like the pilot cowling is slightly pulled away from the boiler.
Are those the matching coaches you got with it, or something else? Either way, that was a steal.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 2:43:28 PM
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quote:| It looks like the pilot cowling is slightly pulled away from the boiler. |
It was engine only with no tender. It was a good deal as i figure I should be able to part with it for anything between $50 and $70 as it is. The nose on all the Rivarossi streamlined boilers is actually a separate piece that mounts to the front of the shell. They should slip off and on with ease and are not glued in any way. I see no damage therefore with this one.
quote:Are those the matching coaches you got with it, or something else? Either way, that was a steal.
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No coaches to match, but I figure for the price I paid for everything I should clear a 3-4x profit for sure.
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 3:00:16 PM
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quote: /tyco/forum/uploaded/amc_gremlin_gt/20121125204455_LOTW_Nov25_2012_Brass_040_steam.jpg
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Actually Jerry,
It is called the Busy Little "B", not Bee. It is a replica of a C&NJ engine.
It was made for approx 3 years in the early 1950s and was the pre-curser to the all die cast metal Booster. It shares the same chassis as the Goat and the Mighty Mite. The Mite was the pre-curser to the Shifter and the Goat was available pre-WWII. Given the time of year, I think you got a good / fair price. I just sold one this week for ~$10 more.
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These two are by far my fav:
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Posted - November 30 2012 : 3:25:56 PM
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quote: quote:| It looks like the pilot cowling is slightly pulled away from the boiler. |
It was engine only with no tender. It was a good deal as i figure I should be able to part with it for anything between $50 and $70 as it is. The nose on all the Rivarossi streamlined boilers is actually a separate piece that mounts to the front of the shell. They should slip off and on with ease and are not glued in any way. I see no damage therefore with this one.
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I checked mine, and it isn't glued, at least at the bottom. It probably just got its nose out of joint. 
The main boiler casting is actually for the Dreyfuss Hudson, with different noses, skyline casing, and skirting applied for everything from the Blue Goose to the LV John Wilkes.
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:00:39 AM
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quote:I've seen a couple like this on here lately, so here's mine:
This has been a bit of a project. I bought it at an antique store for a "great deal." Of course it didn't run. I crudely remotored it with a can motor, and away it went. I got about a week of fun out of it before one of the rods (don't know the name) came off the wheel. I managed to get the nut to put it back on from a junk loco, and all was well for a few more days. Then it came off again. I got tired of tinkering and put it away. I've been considering selling it.
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You decide to sell it, PLEASE PM me! I'm looking for that Rivarossi loco myself and I have the means to make it run and run pretty well!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:03:37 AM
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Well.........I don't know if this would classify but......here goes nothing!
My locomotive of the week:
anyone guess what it is?
Was a early Christmas gift from my dad as we celebrated Christmas at Thanksgiving as I live so far away!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:30:20 AM
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If O scale, its a Rivarossi kit John. Power'd kits or power kit options are very,very , rare! They also made a C-Liner and the IHB 0-8-0 kits in O scale with optional power kits.
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:35:39 AM
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Justin,
As much as I hate to say this, your not even close!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:57:21 AM
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quote:Justin,
As much as I hate to say this, your not even close!
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â December 01 2012Â :Â 01:35:39 AM
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It's a whiskey decanter. I believe it had Jim Beam in it. I've seen them before.
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 01:59:43 AM
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 A Frisco E8 from Rivarossi. I have some streamline Frisco passenger cars for it too.
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 02:19:29 AM
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quote: quote:Justin,
As much as I hate to say this, your not even close!
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â December 01 2012Â :Â 01:35:39 AM
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It's a whiskey decanter. I believe it had Jim Beam in it. I've seen them before.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â December 01 2012Â :Â 01:57:21 AM
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Badman, you would be CORRECT! I must say for what it is, its nicely detailed! And no, its not something I would have sought out to buy, BUT, it was a gift for me from my Dad for Christmas and with that, makes it a good gift......Not that I drink, nevermind Jim Beam, but when I do drink its Jack Daniels "Gentleman Jack" on the rocks or mixed, with Coke Cola.....Then again, thats been a long time too, as I actually can not remember the last time I had as much as a sip never mind a whole glass!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 02:20:28 AM
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quote: A Frisco E8 from Rivarossi. I have some streamline Frisco passenger cars for it too.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â December 01 2012Â :Â 01:59:43 AM
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Nice Rivarossi E-8! Looks to be in really good shape.. powered or dummy version?
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 12:31:49 PM
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| 382 is Casey Jones' loco & it supposedly was a cursed loco & if you go 3+8+2 it equals 13! O.O
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 2:00:49 PM
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Ben,
So that legend, cursed? Maybe... But Casey was late on every trip he took due to drinking so.....Or, well thats what I know of the Casey Jones Legend......
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 2:23:11 PM
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HeHe! I would never known it was for booze!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 4:44:50 PM
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| well even the East Broad Top Railroad when they were numbering engines SKIPPED #13 out of superstition
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 5:04:22 PM
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Dennis Anderson never raced or built a Grave Digger numbered 13 either!
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Posted - December 01 2012 : 11:53:20 PM
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Wow, I didn't know my loco was so popular. I've had 4 requests to buy it. I really hadn't decided if I was going to sell it or not, and I don't even know where to start with a price. Anyone with ideas of what it's worth, PM me and I'll consider it. We can also discuss the condition further if necessary. I know this isn't a buy/sell/trade discussion so that's all I'll say about that.
By the way, I love microbusss's Fleischmann. I'm not a big UP fan, but I've got two Fleischmann locos and I love the way they work.
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Posted - December 02 2012 : 02:30:04 AM
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B77, those hex screws snug up nicely with a 3mm nut driver. I've had some loosen up after getting them from a previous owner, but never after I tighten them myself, and I don't use thread lock. I wouldn't part with it over something so simple.
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Posted - December 02 2012 : 02:48:51 AM
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quote: quote: A Frisco E8 from Rivarossi. I have some streamline Frisco passenger cars for it too.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â December 01 2012Â :Â 01:59:43 AM
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Nice Rivarossi E-8! Looks to be in really good shape.. powered or dummy version?
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It's powered.
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Posted - December 02 2012 : 03:22:55 AM
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Badman,
Run good? As it seems to be in really good shape it makes me wonder, and if so, do you know which motor is in it?
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 03:02:39 AM
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quote:382 is Casey Jones' loco & it supposedly was a cursed loco & if you go 3+8+2 it equals 13! O.O
Originally posted by microbusss - December 01 2012 : 12:31:49 PM
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The real locomotive was rebuilt 3/three times, each of which was from a derailment, and each of those derailments killed the engineer... after the last derailment, it was rebuilt without the capability to be fired up again. Built specifically to be a display locomotive.
John Luther Jones, from Kaycee, Kentucky, was a leadfoot... the information I read, about his life, was that his attitude was a bit careless, but, he did get most of his trains at their destination on time or much earlier.
You don't memorialize an infamous employee or his profession.
There were two "Casey Jones" variety cartoon shows televised... Alan Hale Jr.(Skipper on Giligan's Isle) was the "Casey Jones" in the Canadian show... I think.
Aside the alcohol theory, John Luther Jones had "his" 4-6-0 specially made, the clerestory cab roof, and six-chime Calliope whistle, was his choice.
Before the demise of him and his 382, his previous locomotive was a low-boiler 2-8-0 #802, I think, of which he is photographed in... photographed, and then retouched by another film developer/early photo-shop picture manipulator, put the Casey in his cab, retouched the tender number to read 382, and "deleated" the fireman standing on the ground because he was in front of the tender number... in other words, there is no real picture of Casey Jones of him in the cab of the I.C. 4-6-0 #382.
April 30th... 1900... His farewell trip, slammed into the rear of a stalled train trying to get off the main line, the airline had burst... No "cornfield meet", not a six-eight-wheeler, but he did tell Sim Webb to jump off. Casey Jones cared a lot about Sim Webb. Casey saw Sim as a good partner/co-worker. Not too many engineers back then cared about their firemen, especially when racism was quite predominant.
Anyway, my $2 CA... floating above and below par.
John
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 09:03:51 AM
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John,
Interesting story of Casey Jones! Its funny that alot think he only engineered the 382....but I knew he ran others as well, (the 2-8-0)
As for his carelessness, was in fact his demise and the the locomotive in 1900. I didn't know the farewell trip was to end in slamming into a stalled train on the mainline. Not saying It isn't true, I just never knew that part of the Casey Jones legacy.
Needless to say, a VERY interesting story!
~John
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 09:05:04 AM
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quote:Badman,
Run good? As it seems to be in really good shape it makes me wonder, and if so, do you know which motor is in it?
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â December 02 2012Â :Â 03:22:55 AM
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It has the vertical motor that powers the rear truck.
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 10:06:00 AM
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| course that was before CTC & telegraph used to dispatch locos too, zebrarails & EM-1
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 11:20:43 AM
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quote: quote:Badman,
Run good? As it seems to be in really good shape it makes me wonder, and if so, do you know which motor is in it?
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â December 02 2012Â :Â 03:22:55 AM
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It has the vertical motor that powers the rear truck.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â December 05 2012Â :Â 09:05:04 AM
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Thats a good powering, altho, it might depend on if its the can motor or the old Rivarossi "coffee grinder" motor.....
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Posted - December 05 2012 : 4:02:22 PM
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Thats a good powering, altho, it might depend on if its the can motor or the old Rivarossi "coffee grinder" motor.....
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â December 05 2012Â :Â 11:20:43 AM
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I think relatively few E8's got the noisy square bronze bearing motor. Most I've seen either have the ball bearing motor or the round can. Those ball bearing units are smooth.
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