Engines You'll Never See in 3 Rail, Add to the List.

Milwaukee Road streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific (Chippewa) and 4-6-0 North Woods Hiawatha.

Milwrd

I doubt they will do too many of those strange D&H Consolidations.  But what they should do is a die cast version of that 0-6-0T with its original tender:

I'm not optimistic about a Garratt, although I'd love to see one and I'd pre-order it in a heartbeat if MTH decided to add it to its European line. 

Evidently you will never see an E1.

I'd love to see one of these, but don't think it'll happen anytime soon.

1873 Mason Bogie ("Torch Lake" is the only surviving of the type)

Like Jake, I'd love to see the Torch Lake made.

However I agree with milwrd, this one is at the top of my list..

Milwaukee Road L-1 light Mikado. Looks too much like the more familiar USRA light Mike, but I think a better looking engine.

A staple in HO for decades:

http://www.rivarossi-memory.it...Krauss-Maffe_Eng.htm

The Rio Grande version was my very first HO locomotive.

Bob

Although this locomotive must win the prize for the biggest headlamp on a small engine, and does actually use 3 rails, I doubt whether it will ever be made in O gauge.   I love the turntable too. 

We have a WINNER!

And it's 3-rail to boot!

Rusty

Notice a common thread here - that many people want accurate models of small steam locomotives.  Evidently it's more profitable for the big guys to re-release another Big Boy/Hudson/etc.  Nothing wrong with those, but let's have some models that look good on tight curves.  WBB, are you listening?

I dunno if servers are big enough for my long list, and as with the ads running on

TV, my repeating what I'd like to see is getting old,...they have made the Little

River RR 2-4-4-2 in a couple of HO brass versions, a couple of O scale, 2 rail brass versions, over decades, and how many in 3 rail?..nairy a one.  And then there are

the Bachmann On30 logging engines....some company should buy the castings from

Bachmann and put them on three rail chasses.  I want to see the "common" SMALL

two truck geared logging engines made.

Precision Scale has just announced in half size (HO), NINE versions of 2-6-6-2T

logging engines.  Third rail has announced another 2-6-6-2 in 3 rail,but I don't

remember if it is a version with tender. but think it is.  Guess a tank version would

take less space on layouts, but for me, not as attractive.

About the only out of country engines of interest to me are the tiny little Welsh steamers, that are still running and can be ridden behind.  I don't see that Welsh

station with the world's longest name being made, either.  Don't know if the Brits

have made models of it, but they have, not sure what gauges, made models of the Welsh rolling stock.

The Torch Lake engine is interesting....this design earned fame on the Denver,

South Park, and Pacific narrow gauge, and versions of those are in scale brass,

with their stone round house in available kits (and Gunnison stone water tanks scratchbuilt and on my shelf).  I have been doing some reading on the Torch Lake's Upper Peninsula territory...copper, iron, and even gold mines, timber, and ghost towns galore..haven't seen that many model railroads on a U.P. theme.  Probably a

lot of other interesting locos in the history of those railroads' lumbering and mining

operations.

Etc, etc, etc....

Sierra #3:

Rusty

I would like to see:

Correct ACL R-1 4-8-4

ACL 4-6-0 "Copperhead" in rebuild version of the late 40s (think preserved 250 and 1031)

ACL P-5B 4-6-2 Pacific

There was an O gauge model of 'Ivor the Engine' by Locolines, a UK manufacturer which may be defunct, who was one of those small Welsh engines, albeit not quite to scale and with a different sort of whistle. 

How about a GP-39-2 diesel? Williams by Bachmann claims there was not enough made of the real engine to model and turn a profit. Or certain roadnames in the GP-38 by WBB.

Lee F.

For those who were not fortunate enough to grow-up with Ivor the Engine.  Here is episode 1.      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDWk0BCeblQ

Thanks Nicole! Here's the original from 1958: http://youtu.be/2L1_zcWjQNY    

Yes, accurate scale SMALL steamers are lacking in O gauge.  Not everyone has O72 and larger curves on their layout, and the smaller steamers look right at home on most of our home layouts.

One of my favorite engines is a B&M Mogul from Lionel that I got 4-5 years ago (thanks, Lionel).  I'd be in for another if they'd reissue it in another cab number.

I would also very much like to see Lionel or MTH make a Boston and Maine Ten-Wheeler or a B&M Atlantic type.

In the small diesel category, I'm still asking for a GE 44 tonner.  I'll take a pair in Boston and Maine/Maine Central/Portland Terminal Black with the red nose stripes, please.

 I guess this one could be added also.

 ARMCO B-71, a 1930 Westinghouse Visibility Cab locomotive

I wouldn't mind a 44 tonner, but I think a GE 45 tonner would be even more interesting with it's side rods.  But probably won't happen, so I'll add it to the list.

"I have been doing some reading on the Torch Lake's Upper Peninsula territory...copper, iron, and even gold mines, timber, and ghost towns galore..haven't seen that many model railroads on a U.P. theme.  Probably a

lot of other interesting locos in the history of those railroads' lumbering and mining

operations."

That's the inspiration for what I'm building.  A couple of other people here on the Forum are doing this as well.  Lot of neat railroads were up there in the U.P. (Upper Peninsula of Michigan).  Railroad Model Craftsman did a 3 part series on modeling that region some years ago.

And from that area:

 a Soo Line Pacific 

C&NW and Milwaukee Baby Trainmasters with the CORRECT 6 wheel trucks

Also Alco RSD-15 alligator in LS&I colors, and the GE 45 Ton side rod switcher.

John

The Quincy and Torch Lake railroad had a few 2-6-0's that they used on their line.  I believe 4 or 5 survive (Three are actually at the mine site as part of their museum).  There are plenty of different engines that could be made to represent those used in the mining industry.  The 0-6-4T mason is one that I'd really love to have though.  It's actually a semi articulated engine which is really cool to see in action.

This site shows that the Mason Bogie design was used on many railroads.

http://www.ironhorse129.com/Pr...ogie/Mason_Bogie.htm

You just have to love the Alligator!

CNW/TVA  Baby Trainmaster [ the Shortened version of the H-24-66]

PRR early trackmobiles

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q..._w8PMjRvrfvA&t=1

the Prr nx23 CABIN CAR

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q...5LFhmTr-4HRA&t=1

Amtrak's Rohr Turboliners:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi..._-_NARA_-_556059.jpg

Amtrak's P30Ch's [Pooch's]

http://www.trainweb.org/scream.../AMTK265/AMTK717.jpg

Also Amtrak/Via Rail/Demo LRC's

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...trak_LRC_loco_38.jpg

Oh yeah.... and finally there is this one as well......

I've said it before and I'll say it again. ATSF (and numerous other short/branch lines in secondary service) CF7 "round top" version. One of Cleburne's best works. Rumor has it that other roads looked at this conversion after the CF7 program started.

I could probably live with a "block head" version, but the round top has the most character.

AAnd yes, they're STILL in service after all these years.

Alas, some of them met a less dignified retirement from the Santa Fe.

How did "Super Train" ever make it to the air? Don

Although this locomotive must win the prize for the biggest headlamp on a small engine, and does actually use 3 rails, I doubt whether it will ever be made in O gauge.   I love the turntable too.

Never say never...

The Lartigue Monorail in O scale (1:43.5)...my guess it's an hand-made model.

And the last one still operating...real

GM&O's Ingalls Shipbuilding locomotive

Good call on the Ingalls unit. Here's an HO brass model of the GM&O 1900:

http://www.brasstrains.com/cla...S-GM-O-Two-Tone-1900

Try this one on for size. Don 

http://youtu.be/tnIN2bwvdPk

We will never see Soo Line steam.

Well, at least not with the Holman truck aberration.

Soviet 4-14-4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-14-4

Never say never...

The Lartigue Monorail in O scale (1:43.5)...my guess it's an hand-made model.

And the last one still operating...real

 

 

Thank you LaFondue.   I am so happy to see that it still exists in spirit, and that the concept of the world's largest headlamp has survived over 100 years since it was photographed by Mr. Behr and printed in my book. Even if it isn't the original steam locomotive, but a diesel powered replica, the idea still lives on. 

Thanks Don,

Here's some film of the original line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjBKQlr9fSs

How about a Baldwin Locomotive Works #60000 ?