For all of You Train Lovers

[oldbee]

LOL, HO gauge is the smallest, all I remember is O gauge is bigger. I’m just trying to get into the larger universe of trains(brass trains) for an idea of what I have. Sometimes you have broaden your horizons,lol!

 

[Riverdawg]

This is my new lower level staging yard.
There are 6 tracks that can hold a 10-12 car train, and 4 more of smaller capacity.
To the left will be an engine storage area and a turntable, plus a switch lead.
To the right is an "empties in/loads out" area for the new coal mine.

Yes, those are hollow core doors. I bought 8 of them from Lowes @ $7 ea because they had splits on one side. 4 more at a thrift store for $10 ea and the dark ones I found beside the road at various times. All in good shape.

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Cool idea with the hollow core doors. I have a couple sets of the bi-fold closet doors that I've hung onto, they work pretty nice for when we did garage sales. They would work very well for trains. I haven't messed around with HO train in 30 years. Miss it sometimes, but no room right now. Thanks for all the posts on this tread, always fun to check them out whether full scale or not.

 

[Photon440]

I had an HO set once, but ended up with N gauge later on, so I could fit a better layout on a small area.
Here's a list of different gauges, I hadn't realized that there were quite so many.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling_scales

 

[Riverdawg]

Wow, I had no idea there were that many out there either.

 

[69a100]

LOL, HO gauge is the smallest, all I remember is O gauge is bigger.

NO, Z scale is the smallest, followed by N gauge, HO, etc.

 

[YY1]

I've modeled in 1:350, 1:160, 1:144, 1:120, 1:87, 1:72, 1:76, 1:64, 1:48, 1:35, 1:32, 1:29, 1:24, 1:25, 1:18, 1:12, 1:10, and 1:4 at least once in my life.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

 

[Riverdawg]

Just saw this link on Powernationdaily. I hope this link works.
https://powernationtv.com/post/what-would-you-do-if-you-saw-a-train-racing-down-the-freeway

 

[Darius]

Very cool!

 

[khryslerkid]

Just saw this link on Powernationdaily. I hope this link works.
https://powernationtv.com/post/what-would-you-do-if-you-saw-a-train-racing-down-the-freeway

That is real cool

Looks like an easy 60 mph. It would be a little distracting if you've never saw it before.

It's amazing that it is pulling some later passenger cars or is it getting some assistance from the newer engine behind the coal car? (That one looks electric) Not much has changed over the years in order to couple them up.

Here it is straight from youtube...

 

[khryslerkid]

Here's some more info on the train and some different shots of it...

 

[69a100]

Steam Loco's are so cool. I'd be causing all kinda wrecks as I'd be racing with him! I took this when I was in CA. and a excursion train ran thru town headin towards S.F. The guy was bookin and I couldn't/didn't get the greatest of pics, but still.

 

[PeteBell68]

Very cool ,would love to be in the drivers compartment while it's running .

 

[Richard Cranium]

It's amazing that it is pulling some later passenger cars or is it getting some assistance from the newer engine behind the coal car? (That one looks electric) Not much has changed over the years in order to couple them up.

If I had to guess, it was being pushed and they had enough boiler steam to only blow the whistle at the crossings.


EDIT: The video below explains the engine & its fuel.

 

[PeteBell68]

Could be - that whistle sure does sound cool though

 

[polywideblock]

hunter valley steamfest 2018

 

[PeteBell68]

I've never seen one in person running only on a show stand . Would like too

 

[Riverdawg]

Mechanical Marvels. Love the old steam engines.

 

[Riverdawg]

I've never seen one in person running only on a show stand . Would like too

I was fortunate enough to see a couple travel through Lansing when I was a kid (mid to late seventy's, one may have been early 80's). I didn't have a camera (or a cell phone lol) back then.

 

[polywideblock]

we still had them running at the BHP right up into the 70's