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#1 There was a great looking Southern Pacific steam shop switcher in Oakland, California. They did make the engine in scale two rail. #2 The electric shop switcher on the Milwaukee Road and was made from a old trolley car and got power from a extension cord. What do you think they will never make? Don

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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....

Originally Posted by Doug Murphy:

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. 

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

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 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 

 

Soo 2719

 

 

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

 

CNW & MILW FM2

 

 

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

 

John

 

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Originally Posted by John23:

"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, 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

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

 

 

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.

Originally Posted by N.Q.D.Y.:
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.


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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

 

 

Originally Posted by Lafondue:
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. 

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