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For something a little different, and unique.  The Krauss-Maffei C-C diesel-hydraulic locomotives used by Southern Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande Western lines.  They were built in Germany and were 4,000hp units.  They easily pulled trains of 4,000t to 7,000t on 1-in-50 (2 per cent) grads for the D&RGW.  Southern Pacific utilized 21 units through 1968 and found them very satisfactory.  But, complexity and inaccessible for repair problems, with air intake in tunnels, proved to be their downfall on these railroads.  They would be a very nice and interesting motive power for any manufacturer to provide for the O gauge hobby.

Its time to reissue this one...the C&O Greenbrier.  The last version was beautifully done as you can see from MrMuffins photo.  Unfortunately I missed it.  How about adding WHISTLE STEAM effects!!!  If not, I will have to have it added after market.  This was last done in 2007 and it impossible to find, however I would rather the proto 3.0 version. 

 

 

How about an SD40-2 with FIXED PILOT!!!!  In BN and CSX. If you going to compete with Lionel's SD40-2 you need a fixed pilot version.  I ordered two Lionels but would sell them and buy your fixed pilot if you make them since Lionels are not fixed pilot.  I know others wanted them as well.

 

 

 

SD60 low hood in FIXED PILOT!!!!  CSX, NS, CP, UP. This is Lionel's which is a beauty but needs more detail, the fuel tank is too high and needs full length hand rails with fixed pilot. 

 

 

 

If anyone else is interested please say so (second the motion) to help persuade MTH to make them.

 

Rich

www.toytrainsontracks.com

 

 

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Originally Posted by Joe B:

John Pignatelli Jr.,

 

I also like with your choice, it grew on me also.

 

Joe B.

Yes John Good choice  These engines had 1500 HP

 

Total Production Roster Of Alco C415s

OwnerRoad Number(s)QuantityDate Built
Alco (Demo)41511966
Chehlais Western Railroad68411968
Columbia & Cowlitz Railway70111968
Monongahela Connecting70111968
Rock Island415-424101966
Spokane, Portland & Seattle100-10121968
Southern Pacific2400-2409101966

 

 

I like the Monongahela Connecting the best of these  SP&S in close second  This also wore Burlington Northern colors   Rock Island had two different paint schemes

 

 

 

 

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As one who is becoming more interested in modern tinplate, I would like to see MTH START to offer add-on passenger cars to their Lionel Corporate Tinplate Christmas sets in both the Standard and O gauge lines.

 

The original offering of the engine with their 2 or 3 car sets have been out for at least 5 years and appear to be sold out.  So why can't MTH make one new car add-on each year with a new reindeer name.  They put out an attractive modern LCT set and then forget about it to focus on those ugly M&M tinplate cars.

My current Wish List, all Premier:

 

PRR 2-10-2 N1s

 

Strasburg RR 2-10-0 #90

Strasburg RR 4-8-0 #475

 

21” Passenger Sets: 

Amfleet 

Amtrak Viewliner Sleeper & Diner 

Penn Central

 

FP7:  Amtrak, Reading, Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha), PRR, SEPTA, Penn Central 

 

Reading Crusader scale full set w/ 21" cars


Amtrak E60

Amtrak Acela
Amtrak HHP-8 

Amtrak Cities Sprinter ACS-64


SEPTA Subway/Elevated sets
SEPTA Silverliner Commuter train sets
SEPTA Kawasaki single-end LRV

SEPTA Brill Bullet cars


Metroliners: PRR, Penn Central, Amtrak 

 

Rail Diesel Cars (RDC) scale sets (any and all roads)

New Jersey Transit GP40PH-2B (Atlantic City Line, rebuilds from GP40s)

 

F7 ABBA: Penn Central, Western Pacific

 

SD45: Penn Central

 

FP45: Santa Fe

 

GG1:  Penn Central (black paint)

 

Fairbanks Morse Trainmaster:  Milwaukee Road

 

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