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 Posted - June 20 2010 : 6:54:05 PM
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Found this Mehano / Tyco recently, turned into DCC, runs and looks great.
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Posted - June 21 2010 : 08:38:37 AM
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 neato got the matching caboose? & I just got that Milky Way car Saturday  Along with these locos 
idk who even made this BN one
ok locos dusty
got this from secret admirer in here thanks 
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Posted - June 21 2010 : 10:00:02 AM
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got this duo from a good friend on here as a pair of dummies since motorized ken
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Posted - June 21 2010 : 11:36:28 AM
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MB--I think that BN is an Athearn.
Ken--How does that loco run? I've got the a PRR one, and I can't keep it on the tracks. It runs fine in reverse, but going forward the front truck wants fly off the rails all the time.
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Posted - June 21 2010 : 11:53:49 AM
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| hi b77 had it running on friends layout ,full of curves points etc ran none stop for ages,think it kinda depends on the type of track,his was scaleway flexi track,ken
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Posted - June 22 2010 : 8:03:20 PM
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My LOTW, Just came in off of Ebay, $39. An unused boxed Lionel HO GS-4 loco in Daylight colors, instruction sheet says 1975. 
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Posted - June 23 2010 : 06:24:50 AM
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| a nice bit of kit there adams,and a bargain to boot ken
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Posted - June 23 2010 : 11:22:22 PM
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My LOTW is my daughter's birthday present, an Athearn Chessie GP35:
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Posted - June 26 2010 : 08:19:03 AM
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Did someone mention Alco PA's? Ohh, what might have been...
Athearn's drivetrain/shell ratio was obviously askew because like catfordken's NYC units upthread, this Santa Fe PA is also a powered dummy. Of course, when I pop my clogs, it could be a troublesome loco to resell but that worries me not for they must first pry it from my cold dead hands,
FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!
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Posted - June 26 2010 : 4:07:52 PM
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My LOTW is more Light-rail than true locomotive, but it's powered and that's what counts, right? Picked it up today from a vendor at the Timonium MD Great Train Show. Not sure what make it is, it's heavy, though. I like Trams and Streetcars.
If anyone knows anything about this unit, let me know. Thanks! I'll be doing some research myself today.
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Posted - June 26 2010 : 6:31:26 PM
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| oh sweet AMC Maybe we need a TOTW (Trolley/Tram of The Week) in here
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Posted - June 27 2010 : 06:44:43 AM
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quote:My LOTW is more Light-rail than true locomotive, but it's powered and that's what counts, right? Picked it up today from a vendor at the Timonium MD Great Train Show. Not sure what make it is, it's heavy, though. I like Trams and Streetcars.
If anyone knows anything about this unit, let me know. Thanks! I'll be doing some research myself today.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â June 26 2010Â :Â 4:07:52 PM
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It's a Bowser trolley, AMC. I picked one up at a train show last year myself.
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Posted - June 27 2010 : 07:05:27 AM
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hi amc as NickelPlate759 said its a bowser ken
http://bowser-trains.com/hoother/trolleys/irr/irr.htm
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Posted - June 27 2010 : 09:52:32 AM
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quote:
It's a Bowser trolley, AMC. I picked one up at a train show last year myself.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â June 27 2010Â :Â 06:44:43 AM
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Nice, thanks! You guys really come thru on this site, seems like someone has seen something at sometime somewhere.
I took mine apart, found a wire loose, it does run, but very slowly ( prototypically? lol ). Obviously needs a good internal cleaning of the contacts and such, and probably the axles need grease or cleaning, too. Once it picks up speed, it moves smoothly and silently. Nice piece. Think $40 was too much for it? Since it's all metal, I figured it was worth it.
Jerry
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Posted - June 30 2010 : 01:23:58 AM
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Jerry,
I finally took some shots of the two I bought last year. The dealer was selling off the remains of an old club traction layout. I got both of them for $35, and I haggled because they needed a lot of work. The Brill (which Bachmann copied exactly in plastic, btw) turned out to have a split brass axle gear, which I was able to repair, but it still makes a thunking noise.
The Interurban is a bit sluggish, like you described, even after a cleaning and tune up. The Brill really takes off, though, so the Interurban may have a weakened magnet. It runs well enough, though.
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