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Not found in history books, because it doesn't exist. A B&M RS-12, formerly D&RGW (Dangerous & Rapidly Growing Worse), then NdeM, now B&M. Box car by Leo G. Originally posted by Chops124 - August 10 2014 :  5:36:44 PM

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Not found in history books, because it doesn't exist. A B&M RS-12, formerly D&RGW (Dangerous & Rapidly Growing Worse), then NdeM, now B&M. Box car by Leo G. Originally posted by Chops124 - August 10 2014 :  5:36:44 PM

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Still stuck on Rail Zeppelins?....this one is Z-scale! We went on and on about these in the Does this even qualify as a locomotive? thread but I am making this my LOTW Originally posted by metalsmith1 - August 11 2014 :  02:07:02 AM

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Still stuck on Rail Zeppelins?....this one is Z-scale! We went on and on about these in the Does this even qualify as a locomotive? thread but I am making this my LOTW Originally posted by metalsmith1 - August 11 2014 :  02:07:02 AM

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that is also made in HO too Originally posted by microbusss - August 11 2014 :  12:40:52 PM

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nice loco guys Romcat - when you do close ups Use the Flower Icon on the cam That will clear the pic & not be fuzzy Originally posted by microbusss - August 10 2014 :  12:02:42 PM

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nice loco guys Romcat - when you do close ups Use the Flower Icon on the cam That will clear the pic & not be fuzzy Originally posted by microbusss - August 10 2014 :  12:02:42 PM

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My LOTW is a Mantua Shifter. I've had it for a while and upgraded the detail with a cross-compound air pump, separate injectors, a better whistle, safety valves, a sand dome lid with a handle, working headlight, uncoupling levers, a nicer paint job, and real coal in the tender. Electrical pickup is improved with bronze pickup wipers on the flanges of the left-side drivers and by splitting the tender frame into separately insulated halves so that the trucks pick up on opposite rails. More recently, I picked up another shifter that was in bad shape but had full valve gear. This being my nicest shifter, I put the valve gear on it. Originally posted by scsshaggy - August 11 2014 :  2:08:06 PM

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Aren't you the one with that wild west style layout on Youtube with a couple of those modified Shifters running? If so, I love your layout. Plus, what you did to those Shifters are awesome. Originally posted by kovacste000 - August 11 2014 :  2:20:16 PM

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quote: Aren't you the one with that wild west style layout on Youtube with a couple of those modified Shifters running? If so, I love your layout. Plus, what you did to those Shifters are awesome. Originally posted by kovacste000 - August 11 2014 :  2:20:16 PM First, thanks for the kind words. I have some YouTube videos posted. The engines in those are probably Big Sixes, which look almost the same unless you're looking from the side where you can count drivers. The 0-6-0's have better pickup so the wheels stay clean longer. I use those more than the 0-4-0's, but I still really like this little beast and run it when the track is good and clean. Originally posted by scsshaggy - August 11 2014 :  4:44:46 PM

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Lima Via/CN FP45 Fun stuff Cheers, Jeff Originally posted by romcat - August 10 2014 :  11:36:17 AM

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Please post the link to your vids, all those rods and cranks, would love to see this in motion! Originally posted by Chops124 - August 12 2014 :  02:28:35 AM

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quote: Please post the link to your vids, all those rods and cranks, would love to see this in motion! Originally posted by Chops124 - August 12 2014 :  02:28:35 AM The videos Stephen mentioned are posted to this thread: http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13759 They don't have this specific engine on them. The engine on the way freight video does not have the intricate Walschaerts valve gear, but the engines on the manifest freight video do. Sometime, I should get around to posting more videos to that thread. Originally posted by scsshaggy - August 12 2014 :  08:12:49 AM

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Cool loco, Jerry....what is the logo on the tender all about? Interesting! Originally posted by JNXT 7707 - August 12 2014 :  10:04:05 PM

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quote: Cool loco, Jerry....what is the logo on the tender all about? Interesting! Originally posted by JNXT 7707 - August 12 2014 :  10:04:05 PM I think this was a custom, not something Roundhouse offered, they did this engine in more than a few schemes with different roadnames. This one looks like a service loco, delivering supplies, there's no road name per se on it, just that it handles nuts, bolts, spikes, etc. I bought it like this at a show last year in Shenendoah, VA area. I believe it to be custom, as the guy had quite a few customized loco's there, and I bought 3 or 4 of them. Jerry Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - August 13 2014 :  08:09:05 AM

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quote: quote: Cool loco, Jerry....what is the logo on the tender all about? Interesting! Originally posted by JNXT 7707 - August 12 2014 :  10:04:05 PM I think this was a custom, not something Roundhouse offered, they did this engine in more than a few schemes with different roadnames. This one looks like a service loco, delivering supplies, there's no road name per se on it, just that it handles nuts, bolts, spikes, etc. I bought it like this at a show last year in Shenendoah, VA area. I believe it to be custom, as the guy had quite a few customized loco's there, and I bought 3 or 4 of them. Jerry Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - August 13 2014 :  08:09:05 AM Well whatever it is, it really adds character. I agree with ken, it all looks so much better than the standard black. Originally posted by JNXT 7707 - August 13 2014 :  2:37:40 PM

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That SW1 is nice, Frank. My LOTW is another Con-Cor B&O E7 to go along with the one I posted recently. It may be a slippery slope but I like these Con-Cor E7s. Originally posted by JNXT 7707 - August 13 2014 :  6:54:45 PM

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Jouef 8525 SNCF DU65 MOW switcher. This should have been listed under high-speed trains. I think it's even faster than a Hustler. Originally posted by PGE33 - August 10 2014 :  12:57:42 PM

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Here is my loco. Needs a bit if work. Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 12 2014 :  1:28:52 PM