A Diesel Mfr.'s Will Never Offer

No TA's in o scale. Well maybe a scratch out there but nothing produced in a factory.

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Eric,
I can't believe your photo! I did the same thing for the HO stuff I built for my son. You've really captured an era and life in the Springs as it was.

Its called photoshop or a train where people can get real cuddly real fast.

       
       



Thanks.

Yours is awesome.

Have any O-gauge manufacturers EVER produced a model of a diesel that wasn't eventually offered in NYC and PRR paint?  

I don't believe that this one has been produced in NYC or PRR yet. 

Rails East: Awesome job on that AB6. She really looks great!

Thanks Hudson. Just happy to be able to see the parts, let alone place them properly!

I'm still trying to figure out how this forum works; I have no idea how the linked In post happened.

Joe, I was wondering about that myself. I read another thread this morning where the poster had the exact same message from LinkedIn. I'm sure someone here will figure it out. I'm just curious.

 

How does the AB6 run? When you said "Lionel running gear" I assume you put TMCC in it? If not what sort of power did you use? I also assume it is 3 rail due to the coupler. Not that it makes any difference but again I am just curious. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

It's always great to see a really unique locomotive done so well. I like the style of the locomotive along with the paint scheme.

Fascinating information....

 

Thanks to all posters.

 

Peter

Early Winton powered E-units

 

B&O EA

 

Santa Fe E-1 Not a lot different the the EA

 

Union Pacific E-2. The big difference is the nose.

 

 

EMD FP-7 Lots of railroads used these.

I want a Vulcan!

       

Hudson, glad you asked the question on the AB6. I made a mistake, it has dual Williams can motors and is three rail. I don't remember what e-unit nor sound board it has, but it runs well and sounds good. I have a bunch of scale Kasiner streamline passenger cars, all lettered correctly for the Rocky Mountain Rocket, but I have never run them together.  

rails east i'm not a big fan of the rock island but the locomotive you built is super and what a great job on the passenger cars. it's great to see that there are still some people who can do more than take an item out of a box.very nice craftsmanship!!!!! 

69nickeycamaro, thanks for the kind comment. I respect that some don't have the interest, patience, skill, or opportunity to craft trains or other hobby stuff; I'm all thumbs with sheetrock and woodworking. The Kasiner streamliners are easy to work into something nice. I think you would agree sorting out a 327, 396, 409, or..., is slightly more difficult.

Just look at the recent offerings lionel has of rolling stock that, in reality, never has 

seen the shine of the rails. 

 

So, it is possible.

 

Good thread and Kudos to the writer for suggesting it.

 

oh, and that triangular train?....isn't that referred to as 'Steam Punk'?

GE ES44AC at least not this one.

 

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=481333&nseq=30

I think EMD did build a one off for the MoPac.   A E A Unit with only only prime mover.  The second engine place became a place for bags.  Used as a type of modern doodlebug!

You are writing about the Missouri Pacific E6 based 7100. The EMD designation was their catch all model AA It was used  for the two car Delta Eagle

Notice the port hole windows, Union Pacific also specified port holes on their early E-units

It could happen.  MTH is not averse to making rare locos that were one or two off in real life.  For example the C&O yellow banana (I call it).  Bob Coniglio has one.  I think he uses it for a door stop.  See photo of ugly below.  C&O M-1.

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Dennis

I know Lionel hasn't, but has any one else done the ugly BQ23-7?

 

 

I have the Bachmann HO scale unit. I like it as it kinda reminds me of a Cab Forward! Did not know it made it into CSX blue/gray paint!!! WbB has U Boat molds......hmmmmm

In O Scale/O Gauge 3-Rail the manufacturers have not produced the GMD1, GP18, GP40-2, safety cabin GP38-2W, GP50, safety cabin SD40-2W, full cowl SD50F. and full cowl SD60F even though those have decent production numbers and paint scheme choices. Most of them roamed or are in through service on the railroads all over the USA and Canada.

 

Andrew

Made in HO years ago......but I'd buy one in O scale 3 rail.....

 

Alco C415.....

I would love to see a GMD-1, especially in CN green & yellow.

I have the Bachmann HO scale unit. I like it as it kinda reminds me of a Cab Forward! Did not know it made it into CSX blue/gray paint!!! WbB has U Boat molds......hmmmmm

you are betteer off starting with a Lionel MPC U boat. even has the correct trucks and shorter length!

 

as for unique locomotives....

AMTRAK:

 

SDP40F

 

P30CH- outlasted the SDP40F's

Conrail C32-8

Conrail C36-7

Corail C39-8 the REAL Darth Vader loco!

 

Interestingly, Rapido has announced multiple versions of the GMD1 in both HO and N.

 

Bob

Another Missouri Pacific entry,  The Baby Face Baldwin cab units. Surprised these have not been made as the C of NJ and NYC also had versions. Just not as well liked as the more famous Baldwin Sharks.

Dan

 

Bob Drake photo.

 

Scott Smith,

 

That Southern unit looks a lot like the Seaboard Air Line variety:

 

 

 

Here's another oddball that will never get made, a Baldwin DR 6-4-1500:

 

 

As much as I like Seaboard, that's a fairly ugly engine.  Of course now that we see there's at least 2 RRs that owned them (SAL and MoPac) maybe we will see them some day.

I agree with Diesel Dan on those Baldwin baby face locomotives

prrhorshoecurve  -

 

The C39-8 Vader - YES! NS had/has some from both their own orders and from post-acqisition of Conrail. The original NS units were set up for long-hood-forward, and the former CR locos are short-hood-forward oriented, I believe.

 

I would jump at one in black or blue.

I used a Williams "scale" (it's not really) Dash-9 to build one of my own (for NS), but I was never happy with my handiwork. It looked convincing from a few feet away, but I traded it to a friend for something else. I changed the radiators, truck details, built a correct cab, of course (that came out well), and frame-mounted the pilots, enlarged the fuel tank...but it just left me...wanting.

 

I'm considering getting an MTH NS narrow-nose Dash-8 and trying again, this time

starting with a better model than the Williams.

 

I must turn to the Dark Side.

The babyfaces are neat, but only NYC had them.  Seems like you need 2 or three of the "big 4 of O gauge models" (PRR, NYC, UP, ATSF) to get something made, although I'm sure if anyone tooled up a babyface we'd get them in 5 stripes and warbonnets by the 2nd run.

3rd Rail did a wonderful model of the FP7.  I have three in PRR.  The CP versions were the highest seller at about 300 units to go with the "Canadian" sets shipping this month.

 

 

 

The one I don't expect to see any time soon is the CNJ babyface double ended Baldwin.

This is not a caboose, it's a diesel locomotive. Don

Don, that is one really cool little engine. 

Nicole, I'm sure it was home built by the railroad. Don

I like this bulldog looking locomotive also. Don

I've just looked it up, and it has a pretty interesting history.

 

According to Wikipedia...

 

"They took the D&RGW steam locomotive tender frame (D&RGW #964) which they had purchased in 1950 and after an abortive attempt at building a locomotive on the tender frame, a successful machine was completed in 1955. It was a strange-looking locomotive they called the D-500. It rolled on standard locomotive tender trucks which were powered by a sprocket and chain drive. Power was from an International Harvester, 1091 cubic inch, UD24 diesel engine. The power went through a Caterpillar hydraulic transmission, which in turn powered an old Euclid truck axle, which transmitted power through sprockets and chains to the axles.^[13] The odd locomotive, which resembled a caboose, was built in a cupola style for visibility and to ease the installation of the prime mover. The locomotive was built by SSLV mechanics in Mesita, Colorado."

 

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.