2 rail shay

McQ

The K-Line 2 truck shay is over scale.

Brass geared locomotives tend to be hit or miss electrically and mechanically, mostly miss.

MTH has made their 3 and 4 truck Shays in 2 rail.  The 4 truck shay came out early enough that the 2 rail versions were conventional DC.  All the later 2 rail versions are either Proto-Sound 2 (AC/DC/DCS) or Proto-Sound 3 (AC/DC/DCS/DCC).

The MTH Climax is also available in 2 rail Proto 2 and Proto 3.

P.S.  I liked your chase scene from Beacon Hill to Lake Union.  We might have to take a look at that on the forum for the street running. 

PSC has made a 60 Ton 3 cyl 3 Truck Shay in O standard.  I have one but am not home to list the number on the box.  If you need it, contact me off line.  Thanks,

Peter

MTH offered both their 3 truck and 4 truck shays in their 2013 volume 2 catalog.  The shays shipped earlier this year.  They offered them in both three rail and 2 rail versions.  The 2 rail models have product numbers ending in -2.  MTH tends not to make too many 2 rail versions of locomotives beyond those that are preordered so I would go shopping for one sooner rather than later if you want one.

The shays are listed on p. 85 of the catalog.

http://www.mthtrains.com/sites.../2013_v_2/index.html

If you do a search for Premier Shays on the MTH product locator you get three pages of locomotives.

http://www.mthtrains.com/searc...line%3A%22Premier%22

Click on a particular product, click the find it button on the product page you can find a retailer who has a 2 rail Shay in stock.

http://www.mthtrains.com/content/20-3492-2

Like everything else from MTH the shays are reliable runners, good pullers and usually run smoothly down to 2 or 3 smph.  MSRP in the last catalog was $1149.95 for 2 rail.  You can likely do a little better if you shop around soon.

Overland also made a willamette.    based on the shay with post patent adjustments to the design.    It is a very nice model

I have a K-line 2-rail Shay for sale,....brand new in a box,...real nice looking loco

Its here in SS MD, but it is going to FL in 2 days....moving

Brian

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