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 Posted - May 30 2010 : 11:27:13 AM
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A patriotic loco.
Thank you and Happy Memorial Day 2010
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 11:54:07 AM
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I'll see your Alco and raise you a U-boat...
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 11:58:05 AM
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and i will raise you a roco/ahm,ken
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 12:13:26 PM
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One Pair of C liners 
Numquam Immoderatio Satis Est
(Too Much Is Never Enough )
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 7:58:31 PM
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ok well here is my $10 purchase & it even has the handrails inside the top 
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 8:56:01 PM
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Way to go Micro...
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 10:09:43 PM
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Heres mine.
toptrain
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 10:22:24 PM
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Happy Memorial Day everyone.
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Posted - May 30 2010 : 11:28:59 PM
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Alcofan,
I'll second the USA C430, just check my avatar.
Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day,and remembers why we celebrate it.
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 12:13:03 AM
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This one's seen better days, but keeps the spirit going:
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 12:30:55 PM
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here's a small sample of my Bicentennial collection for your viewing pleasure( couldn't find my powered 4301 bi, nor my NW either, and I've just seen them recently. Darn it! ). I have more than I thought, once I started my clean-up / sort-out / organizing this long weekend , it's amazing how much stuff I DO have that I'd totally forgotten about. I really need to get this stuff down on paper ( er, Excel spreadsheet ) someday.
Anyway, to honor our vets today, here's my salute via traindom to all you hard-working, dedicated soldiers, sailors, airmen, and special forces ( and our Coast Guard, too, don't forget them! ) And our spies as well. <wink>
I am displaying both guts and butts ( power end and tail end of the train ) in Bi livery, since I have both, hope this doesn't turn off you LOCW guys too much. LOL.
One Identification question - the shell in front, with the triple stripes? I can't find it anywhere in Forum search, nor Web search, and I KNOW I've seen it before, Tried Ebay and elsewhere, cant' find which manufacturer made this one. Help, please? Thanks!
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 12:37:03 PM
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HH630 in front?
Why it's a Tyco my good man!
-Gareth
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 3:22:01 PM
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quote:
Ah, so it is! Thanks! It's the later model, I take it, so doesn't show up as often. Now to find a drivetrain for the shell.
Jerry
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 3:24:39 PM
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My 630HH So76 is one of my best Tyco runners. Nice loco.
-G.
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 3:51:16 PM
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*glues the word "cartoon" between USA & Express*  hehe just kidding All you got great S076 stuff
Have that caboose AMC its a AHM 
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 5:46:04 PM
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Great Loco's - Making me want to go unpack mine = but i have already moved to them to storage but July 4th is coming Hope to do something special with all of my 76 in the form of a NEW video
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 10:49:25 PM
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have a question guys Were the So76 locos based on real locos or were they just generic ones?
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 11:01:10 PM
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MB:
Do you mean the Tyco ones specifically? I don't think any were. There were of course a myriad of So76 prototype loco's however.
-G.
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 11:22:25 PM
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quote:have a question guys Were the So76 locos based on real locos or were they just generic ones?
Originally posted by microbusss - May 31 2010 : 10:49:25 PM
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The Tyco C430 was based on the Seaboard System's Paint scheme on a GE U-boat much like Mike's. The N&W one is also for real...there were many railroads that did it>>> http://myweb.msoe.edu/~westr/bicentennial.htm
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 11:22:28 PM
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quote:have a question guys Were the So76 locos based on real locos or were they just generic ones?
Originally posted by microbusss - May 31 2010 : 10:49:25 PM
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Hey MB - Tyco Alco 430 76 was based on SCL's 76 scheme a - as for the 630 - not sure of it's basis - bummer - maybe someone else on here knows the basis for the 630
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Posted - May 31 2010 : 11:30:37 PM
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There are no direct matches though, right guys?
There were only a handful of 430's and HH 630's built. I'm not aware of any direct matches but if you've got photo's....
-Gareth
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 12:26:40 AM
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I remember in the 70s my cousin had a 76 set with the Tyco 430 engine. It run smooth but never seemed to have full speed in it. It wasn't slow, but it wasn't fast... It was just kinda, "half fast"
Walt
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 07:18:38 AM
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quote:There are no direct matches though, right guys?
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat - May 31 2010 : 11:30:37 PM
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No, the NW engine is a direct duplicate. I've seen a real 1:1 scale version at the Roanoke, VA Transportation museum. Here's a pic of it I took last year:
Nice, huh?
Jerry
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 1:47:21 PM
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Originally posted by Mike - May 30 2010 : 10:22:24 PM
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Mike, that looks like my old Athearn U28B, except for the EMD trucks. Is it one they made for Lionel or Cox?
Oh, and Happy belated Memorial Day everyone.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 7:07:17 PM
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Nice Photo Jerry! I remember when the N&W 76 train was in use. I seen it several times (or one like it). I don't know how many was painted like that....[Happy
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 8:44:46 PM
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That N&W So76 unit is not an Alco it's a GM-EMD! Not a duplicate....
-Gareth
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Posted - June 01 2010 : 10:39:28 PM
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quote:quote:
Originally posted by Mike - May 30 2010 : 10:22:24 PM
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Mike, that looks like my old Athearn U28B, except for the EMD trucks. Is it one they made for Lionel or Cox?
Oh, and Happy belated Memorial Day everyone.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â June 01 2010Â :Â 1:47:21 PM
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Not sure on that Nelson, you are problaby have more knowledge than me on that.
Mike
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Posted - June 02 2010 : 01:06:24 AM
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Not sure on that Nelson, you are problaby have more knowledge than me on that.
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - June 01 2010 : 10:39:28 PM
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Thanks, but apparently I don't. Athearn did make locos for a few other brands in the early 70's, but that could just be an Athearn U-Boat with EMD trucks.
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