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 Posted - December 07 2014 : 9:51:03 PM
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Wow, this is a neat little railcar ! I've never seen this one until just today. Looks like a mini alligator engine!   I need to do some more research on this one, as I want to know who built it.
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Posted - December 08 2014 : 3:33:48 PM
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Holy crap, there actually was a real thing that they based that little loco on that we just had a flame-war over. Was not expecting that. Very cool, reminds me of the PRR battery-electric "tractors" they used on industrial trackage over in NJ.
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Posted - December 08 2014 : 7:40:03 PM
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It looks very European, like something a Dalek would drive.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 07:50:14 AM
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There was a flame war over this? Not on THIS forum, I take it?  Yes, it look very Euro, except it has United States Army painted on it.
Here's a few more pictures of other rail-cars that I found, I like these unusual vehicles.
Jerry
    
Above, I see EM-1 turned Microbusss's dual end caboose into a 1:1 car. Or was that going to be the other way round? 
 
above - Gotta love these FC-150 Jeep trucks, too!
  
The creativity of the railroaders is boundless.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 08:49:25 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 09 2014Â :Â 07:50:14 AM
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Jerry, do you know any more about this monorail than the photo shows? That's an interesting machine. You can see in the picture that it works (somehow), but it doesn't seem like it could.
In order to balance like that, a bicycle has to be free to steer it's wheels under itself when it starts to tip. This thing has its wheels on the rail, so it must be balanced some other way.
By the way, it would not be subject to FRA regulation, since the FRA only regulates railroads of two foot gauge or more.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 09:27:42 AM
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quote: quote:
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 09 2014Â :Â 07:50:14 AM
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Jerry, do you know any more about this monorail than the photo shows? That's an interesting machine. You can see in the picture that it works (somehow), but it doesn't seem like it could.
In order to balance like that, a bicycle has to be free to steer it's wheels under itself when it starts to tip. This thing has its wheels on the rail, so it must be balanced some other way.
By the way, it would not be subject to FRA regulation, since the FRA only regulates railroads of two foot gauge or more.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - December 09 2014 : 08:49:25 AM
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And that my friend is my you don't really see pictures of this thing.Very odd locomotive, though.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 09:44:07 AM
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that monorail loco used a Gyroscope to keep it steady on the rails & on curves
that double ended vehicle looks like it was made of 2 1939 or 1940 Dodge truck fronts
Also there is a site dedicated to those Fairmount vehicles http://www.narcoa.org/
Course I wanna build a handcar someday
Would love to find that trailer
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 10:33:14 AM
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quote:That monorail loco used a Gyroscope to keep it steady on the rails & on curves.
Originally posted by microbusss - December 09 2014 : 09:44:07 AM
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Thanks, Ben. I'd be interested to know where you found that out. It would be fun to read up on this a little more. Some of the old ideas that were tried and rejected can be fascinating even if they were not commercially successful.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 11:27:57 AM
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quote: quote:That monorail loco used a Gyroscope to keep it steady on the rails & on curves.
Originally posted by microbusss - December 09 2014 : 09:44:07 AM
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Thanks, Ben. I'd be interested to know where you found that out. It would be fun to read up on this a little more. Some of the old ideas that were tried and rejected can be fascinating even if they were not commercially successful.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - December 09 2014 : 10:33:14 AM
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All kinds of info here:
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/brennan/brennan.htm
As well as on countless other bizarre locomotives and technology.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 1:37:29 PM
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Thanks, Autobus. That's quite a collection of tried and discarded technology.
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Posted - December 09 2014 : 5:06:21 PM
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quote: quote: quote:That monorail loco used a Gyroscope to keep it steady on the rails & on curves.
Originally posted by microbusss - December 09 2014 : 09:44:07 AM
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Thanks, Ben. I'd be interested to know where you found that out. It would be fun to read up on this a little more. Some of the old ideas that were tried and rejected can be fascinating even if they were not commercially successful.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - December 09 2014 : 10:33:14 AM
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All kinds of info here:
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/brennan/brennan.htm
As well as on countless other bizarre locomotives and technology.
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - December 09 2014 : 11:27:57 AM
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One of my all-time favorite websites  Check out the 4-4-0 that had NON-ROUND wheels, and the one that had far too many wheels!
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