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Here's my LOTW offering:
An A-B-A set of Tyco Union Pacific RR F9's - the B-unit I obtained weeks ago with the screw-in truck UP locomotive whose motor didn't work the greatest, while the A-A (power/dummy) set I was able to find at a great price over a week ago. The powered locomotive runs great, and along with the dummy A-unit, is currently hauling 9 cars on my layout (the majority of which are piggybacks.) Here are the Union Pacific F9A's #537 & #538, operating on the inner line: https://vimeo.com/245533088
Now, with these Union Pacific F9's, I can either do an A-A, A-B, or A-B-A arrangement. 
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Edited by - RP model railroads on December 04 2017 07:43:01 AM
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Posted - December 03 2017 : 1:16:53 PM
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arrgh I needs a set someday
Oh which ones are powered & not?
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Posted - December 03 2017 : 1:29:43 PM
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The lead Union Pacific F9 in all photos is the powered one -- the trailing B-unit and A-unit are both dummies.
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Posted - December 03 2017 : 11:54:23 PM
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Posted - December 04 2017 : 8:13:59 PM
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My locomotive of the week is something unique I bet none of you have seen before. I spotted this on a mantle in an old super club just down old Route 66 from Electra Motive's La Grange works. This is solid metal casting I presume was made in their machine shop. I'm sure one of you can tell me the model of the prototype (it wasn't marked). This appears to be about S gauge from the track it's sitting on.   
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Posted - December 04 2017 : 11:31:05 PM
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Looks like a GT22CU and kin. Narrow Gauge made for export.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_GT22_Series
Nice locos guys! Mine will be up soon I hope.
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Posted - December 05 2017 : 06:48:30 AM
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*** Here is how I used a Tyco 2-8-0 steam-engine body once the drive failed. ***
** I attached it to a New One 4-4-2 drive where the loco body failed.
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Posted - December 05 2017 : 12:28:14 PM
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My LOTW offering was an eBay purchase yesterday. It is a pre-WWII Mantua 4-4-0 Belle of the 80's. I just recently picked up the pre-war Mogul, so I was pretty pleased to see this one pop up. This model was produced sometime between 1938-1941. The multi-pieces tender trucks with the steel sheet metal frames and the round water hatch on the tender are a clear sign of the model's vintage. I am not sure how much restoration I want to do tho this piece. Given the condition of the paint (pretty poor), it may merit a complete restoration.
I have a feeling in the coming years we are going to see a lot more of this early stuff hitting the market, as the aging population that collects this stuff dies off.
Sean
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Posted - December 05 2017 : 7:02:47 PM
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| Pretty fine Sean. How about a couple close ups of those sheet steel trucks?
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Posted - December 05 2017 : 9:58:44 PM
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DanMack - Thanks for the ID. No wonder I didn't recognize it, pretty obscure one.
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 08:30:08 AM
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quote:*** Here is how I used a Tyco 2-8-0 steam-engine body once the drive failed. ***
** I attached it to a New One 4-4-2 drive where the loco body failed.
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Originally posted by toptrain - December 05 2017 : 06:48:30 AM
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No wonder I didnt recognize that engine...
I like it!
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 09:10:10 AM
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quote:Pretty fine Sean. How about a couple close ups of those sheet steel trucks?
Originally posted by Barry - December 05 2017 : 7:02:47 PM
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The center beam is the sheet steel. It wraps itself around to the outside of both sideframes in the form of a leaf spring?
Sean
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 11:15:02 AM
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| Thanks Sean.
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 11:54:06 AM
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Astonishing piece, Mustang. Truly HO was cutting edge in '37. It
looks like a ghost. Would it be worth keeping her as is?
I fear that the survivors will pitch the "junk" into the dumpster.
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 12:10:11 PM
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I got this at one of those antique malls where people rent stalls.
I'd seen it a few weeks ago priced at $30.00 and decided to think about it.
This week it was still there but had been marked down to $20.00 and the seller was offering 20%
off for cash. How could I resist? I haven't tried it yet,
but it looks to be in great shape.
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 5:34:56 PM
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quote:I got this at one of those antique malls where people rent stalls.
I'd seen it a few weeks ago priced at $30.00 and decided to think about it.
This week it was still there but had been marked down to $20.00 and the seller was offering 20%
off for cash. How could I resist? I haven't tried it yet,
but it looks to be in great shape.
Originally posted by Helm - December 06 2017 : 12:10:11 PM
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very cool & I wants one someday
I believe Walt Disney used this same loco for their freight & passenger sets
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 9:47:44 PM
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My loco this week is one that I got in early November. It was in other than optimal condition
and had to be restored. It looks a lot better now.
Original:
Cleaned:
Final product:
This will be the motive power for my Pennsylvania streamline construct.
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 10:32:35 PM
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WOAH!!! NICE WORK!!!
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