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 Posted - January 17 2016 : 10:54:11 AM
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My LOTW is an Athearn Blue Box GP unit in custom Alaska Railroad livery. 
-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 - January 17 2016 : 12:40:53 PM
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My Gilbert Hudson I got yesterday. Number 446, the one with the whistle.
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Posted - January 17 2016 : 8:04:03 PM
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| That must've been quite a train show Frank.
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Posted - January 18 2016 : 09:58:53 AM
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My LOTW:
An aluminum shell Varney 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone on Mantua chassis:
Sean
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Posted - January 18 2016 : 10:10:40 AM
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quote:My LOTW:
An aluminum shell Varney 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone on Mantua chassis:
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - January 18 2016 : 09:58:53 AM
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* That is quite a locomotive Sean. I never seen one run only on a shelf. The mantua drives should make it run well.
frank
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Edited by - toptrain on January 18 2016 10:13:38 AM
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Posted - January 18 2016 : 12:21:37 PM
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Would be quite a trip to see this run . . . what radius curves? A monster.
quote:My LOTW:
An aluminum shell Varney 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone on Mantua chassis:
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - January 18 2016 : 09:58:53 AM
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Posted - January 19 2016 : 12:15:21 AM
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What a beast. I, too, would like to see her in action.
$5 SD45 earns her keep. Picked her off ebay. A
fine hauler, walks up the hill with insane loads.
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Posted - January 19 2016 : 08:19:03 AM
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Here is my loco of the week again coming out of the roundhouse.
* My new Loco from last Saturday. Gilbert #446 NYC Hudson.
frank
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Edited by - toptrain on January 19 2016 08:20:30 AM
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Posted - January 19 2016 : 6:46:41 PM
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| Great photos of the units. This one a Tyco GG1.
Had to get snow eventually.
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Posted - January 20 2016 : 9:20:53 PM
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| Oooooooo.
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Posted - January 20 2016 : 11:07:31 PM
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My new (just won) Tyco 4-6-0 Iron Horse loco. It will need a little work,
but for $35 I couldn't pass it up.
I have to replace the boiler and fix the tender steps, but already have those
parts ready. Another restore project.
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Posted - January 21 2016 : 4:07:59 PM
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I just got this in the post today!
Yup, one of Bachmann's new E-Z App Bluetooth locomotives! Naturally, I went with the BNSF GP35.
Look at that detailing! I believe this is because the Bachmann originally introduced the GP35 as a "Bachmann Plus" diesel locomotive, hance the slightly better-detailed shell than, say, their GP40 or FT diesels. Naturally, it has all-wheel drive, 5-pole can motor with dual flywheels, E-Z Mate Mark II knuckle couplers, and of course, a Bluetooth decoder! It runs really well, even on areas where the track often needs to be cleaned (they say this is a big advantage with Bluetooth locomotives like these.)
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Posted - January 22 2016 : 7:41:54 PM
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Nice GEEP Wiley. Buck Rogers stuff to me. This EZ APP
tolerates dirty track better than most? Someone fill
me in: is there a better DCC decoder out there that
tolerates rail grime better than others???
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Posted - January 22 2016 : 8:07:36 PM
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I'm guessing that the Bluetooth means it doesn't rely solely (if at all) on the rails to carry the command signals.
Feedback-hungry attention w****
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Posted - January 22 2016 : 10:41:30 PM
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From what I've read, it looks like the power comes from the track and the control signal comes through the air. You could also carry batteries on a train and control it with Bluetooth technology. Seems like powerful stuff.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - January 23 2016 : 4:00:49 PM
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| I'd want that BNSF loco in 2028 since its the local swicther here
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Posted - January 23 2016 : 11:17:09 PM
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My LOTW is this TRRA slug unit
 
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Posted - January 24 2016 : 12:11:46 AM
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Kinda cute-looking, in a way.
Getting this in while I can: my Bachmann F9. It's an older model, with a pancake motor and a snap-on shell.
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Posted - February 08 2016 : 02:09:39 AM
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quote:What a beast. I, too, would like to see her in action.
$5 SD45 earns her keep. Picked her off ebay. A
fine hauler, walks up the hill with insane loads.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â January 19 2016Â :Â 12:15:21 AM
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Hope you don't mind me poking... that's an SDP40. The shell would fit on an SD45. The boxy tail end had the "steam generator" inside. If the tail housed the steam generator and was flaired, it would be a SDP45. But, at the same time the COWL F45/FP45's would be used, if not the trouble-some SD40P cowl/full-bodied ones.
John
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"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - February 10 2016 : 5:09:24 PM
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Zebrails! Good to see you back. I've never been good
at train spotting. I was guessing.
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