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 Posted - January 10 2010 : 5:31:58 PM
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I finally picked up a Rivarossi Big Boy. It came equipped with DCC but does not have sound. It barely fits the turntable!
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 6:20:55 PM
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Sweet loco...
Does this count? A Bachmann cable car...technically not a loco but hey, it's powered...
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 7:04:20 PM
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Nice Big Boy! Cable cars...I like it. Here's one of mine:
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 8:16:47 PM
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From big steam to little steam: here's my brand new Mantua classics 0-6-0 from the "classic six" set.
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 9:15:47 PM
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One of my favourites,
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 10:06:19 PM
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Nice loco, Mike.
This page is like a "wish list" for me. I really want a big boy, a trolley, and I don't have any Rio Grande locos. I can't wait for the next train show!
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 10:11:15 PM
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I'm pretty sure the real Big Boy was too big for the UP's turntables as well. I think they let the last few wheels on the tender hang off the edge of the turntable? Heh. 
    
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 10:35:42 PM
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quote:Nice loco, Mike.
This page is like a "wish list" for me. I really want a big boy, a trolley, and I don't have any Rio Grande locos. I can't wait for the next train show!
Originally posted by burlington77-January 10 2010: 10:06:19 PM
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Thanks Burlington, I did not know they existed and then I found and bought two... I love the colours.
Mike
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Posted - January 11 2010 : 11:24:01 PM
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Here's my favorite Rio Grande engine, an old Model Power 4-6-2 that started life as a Santa Fe engine in a "Pacific Prince" train set. After several Colorado trips it wasn't long before it was my first decaling project (hence the slightly off-center tender lettering). I've been spending the evening adding a knuckle coupler to the front and using a silver sharpie to add some more passenger-power polish to it here and there:
It still runs smooth after several thousand scale miles. Definitely one of my favorite engines.
--Rio Grande--Thru the Rockies
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Posted - January 12 2010 : 12:14:33 PM
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neat Cable Cars  Hate the price on them tho  I'm sure lots of us have the unpowered cable car & the green Desire St trolleys I do & meh they cheap anyway So I'll look at train show on Feb 20th for trolleys & locos
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