 | | Cow & calf switcher engines and my (pathetic) train layout
|
|
Here's my attempt at a small switching engine with a matching calf unit. Also, there's a few pics of my current train layout. (URL) Bob (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains) !
|
| |
| | Re: My "Legends" building spree
|
|
(...) Yea, they do bear some resemblance to a Beyer-Garrat, but if we look for weird things they might look like, they actually look most like a Shay, Heisler, or Climax (or a few other less well known geared locomotives). Of course without the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
|
| |
| | Re: ROUNDHOUSE builders Rejoice
|
|
(...) You will also have to modify the 12v conductor rails to be able to attach them to 9v track. They have protrusions on the underside which interfere with the studs on the 9v ties (remember, 9v track has half the tie spacing that grey era 12v (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
|
| |
| | Virtual Amtrak
|
|
The Trains magazine issue October 2002 has a nice interview with "America's Only Train Designer", Cesar Vergara. Inspired by this article and the design sketches and computer illustrations of the Amtrak Genesis and the proposed Amtrak Talgo (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains) !
|
| |
| | Re: My "Legends" building spree
|
|
(...) Just to prolong the issue for no good reason (apart from perhaps stopping newbies asking the same question again ;-) my Dad reckons that the MOT train set/bundle from Shop@Home looks like the sort of thing you get chugging around Africa. So, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
|
