Fairbanks morse locos

If you go to YouTube and search Tainmaster you will get everything from the real thing to Toy Trains in various scales. I am a Tainmaster fan also, more specifically Lackawanna Trainmasters. 

 

I also like to go to Historic society sites such as Lackawwana and there are plenty of old pictures. 

 

Winkepedia also has a brief explanation of Fairbanks Moorse transition from submarine motors to trains.

 

The FM Trainmaster is a very powerful and good looking locomotive for sure. 

Just a thought but, it is Train Master! The title of the railroad supervisor of Conductors, Brakemen, and Flagmen was "Trainmaster".

 

Yes, I have devoured youtube Train master pics and vids. I too have the maroon roof Lackawanna and the blue/yellow train masters from when I was a kid. It was rediscovering those two old monsters that got me into this hobby a couple of years ago. As a kid I often saw a Frisco H-10 on the rails  when spending summers at my grandparents in Quapqw Oklahome. What I do not see much of are the c-liners or Erie builts (one and the same right?). i have read quite a bit about the fairbanks Morse company. Very interesting, started out with scales to sub engines to locomotives.

C-Liners and Erie-Builts are not the same. They were both F-M cab and booster units, but were quite different mechanically and electrically. Externally, the Erie-built was longer, had large radiator shutters on the side of the car body, and rode on A1A-A1A trucks. The C-Liner had a shorter car body with radiators hidden behind full length grilles, and rode on either B-B or B-A1A trucks. Erie-Builts had GE electrical gear, while Westinghouse gear was used on C-Liners.

Thanks Hot Water. Funny how the mind works. I know the words Train Master, trainmaster and train-master mean several different things. Lionel uses it, FM uses it, the railroad uses it.  I never picked up on the fact that Fairbanks Morse correct spelling and wording is Train Master. It is now straight in my mind but as time passes I'll muddle it up again. But anyway for now I have it straight. Thanks again Hot Water.

You really need to seek out these books:

 

You'll never locate all the information and photo's these books contain on the internet.

 

Rusty

I have the first two books and can say they are really good. I'm a FM nut also. I have four K-line FM Trainmasters and a set of Atlas Erie Builts. Don.

Thanks for the heads up on the books. Guess I always liked the underdogs but fm and alco are my favorites.

 

Hi,

Did the Pennsy ever paint a Train Master in Tuscan Red?

Thanks,

Ed

No.

 

Rusty

Thanks.  I have all but two of those books.  Time to order from Karen, I guess.

 

Wrong forum, but I am still looking for brass cast nose and sides for the Erie- Built.  I have the roof and trucks.  Don't know who did the castings, but they are works of art.

The current (May) issue of Railroad Model Craftsman has an article on "CPR's Boundary District" which has lots of photos of F-M power in action. The locomotives were built in Canada by Canada Locomotive Works (C-L-C) under license from F-M. The Canadian Pacific had a large F-M fleet.

 

There is also a feature story of a large N-scale layout entitled "The Columbia & Western" that uses F-M power.

 

Rick

 I always thought the Fairbanks Morse 's were the best designed looking units.

For some great pix and updates on FM Trainmasters (in Canada and elsewhere), look up one of the latest postings here by a fan, entitled, "CP and me". I just saw it a half hour ago, and it's great for FM fans...

Thanks !!!

Scroll down, the link below, a ways - the Train Masters appear a little past the half way mark.

 

http://yourrailwaypictures.com...iesels/index-CP.html

 

a few more:

 

http://www.trainweb.org/oldtim.../cpr_diesel/8900.htm

 

Also, check out my "Train Master - reference thread"(on the 3-rail forum)... from a few days ago.

 

 

Rick

Did the Jersey Central paint any of the Trainmasters in the Blue and Orange scheme, Or was it a Lionel invention? 

I been googleing and never seen any except for the Lionel and Williams versions. Only the green with strips and the plane Jane with just the herald used at the end of there career. I'll get a Lionel green with stripe version since the Williams by Bachmann has the stripes spaced too far.

Big CNJ 'Monsters never happened in the early post-war paint.  EVER !   So, the Lionel colors for the 2341 are completely FARB !   Green and pale yellow first, last, and always!

Lionel used the brightr post war scheme toprobably attract Children.

Lionel used the blu on the VIR and CNJ units so as to use blue bodies for both.

 

Now, sometime black can age to blue under the hot sun.

Lionel also did a blue NW2 in CNJ, but the prototype for this unit didn't happen until about a dozen years later !   Lionel redeemed themselves in'86 with a correctly painted TM...the 8786, IIRC.  They got the colors amazingly accurate on this peeze, if not the number !