How about a "High Railer" for your high rail layout?

I'm pretty sure that Lee could design and create one in a few days, should he feel so inclined. 

I don't get it....  That is pretty cool, but what are they doing?  Do they use that as a switcher?  It doesn't look like an track accident and they are towing things away.  Is it a small company delivering their loaded car to a main line??? 

 

I enlarged the picture but I cannot read the lettering on the door.  They have a coupler and brake line on the front bumper so it could be pulled by another switcher. 

 

I have never seen one.  Just curious. 

Wood,

I think that is a company that specializes in cleaning up derailments and such?

It's not exactly a switcher but it is used like a locomotive. Usually for work trains. Some even have a crane over the rear.

Thank you...  I am going to find one of these.  It is not a shop built rig.  Clearly commercially made and very heavy duty.  I am going to do a little research on this....

That was easy the word Brandt was a dead give away because they make lots of RR equipment.  Here is a rather lengthy sales pitch on the Brandt R4 Power unit in action...  Interesting and with some neat rail images....

 

http://player.vimeo.com/video/75325768

Wood,

Here you GO

Thanks Dixie...  That was like simultaneous research....  Good video...

You are welcome!

Great minds . . . .

There is just an enormous amount of modern MOW equipment that has been developed, none of which seems to reach the O gauge market:MOW Equipment links,

MOW Links 2

 

(Unfortunately  saying much more risks hijacking this thread.)

They have a series of videos on this truck on YouTube.

The one you've got pic'd is an older model I'm guessing...going by the sales video above...you'd need a scale modern pete cab and either find or make the 356 nose with the dual headlamp pods..unless you can find a whole 356 cab assembly. I think the pic'd front bumper is a swing up type coupler...you could bash that with a kadee there.

Make a long chassis for the triple drive with probably 6' for the space behind the cab to the 1st drive axle and build the rear deck - I'd suggest a front drive unit - take one from a shorty bus and swing it around and build backwards...having the motor in the cab and hood so the rear deck is low.  

Ah, Geez guys!  That is so cool, I just have to make one.  That will upset my carefully crafted schedule to get all my holiday projects done by two weeks before Christmas, but I have to do it.

 

Flash - do you have other pictures of it?  I can see the rail-wheels under it in front, but how does it have them at the rear - or does it?

Cool, thanks for this info, Flash and Wood.   That would be a big hit if made by a manufacturer.   I would go in for at least two.

 

Lee, I look forward to your version, thanks for sharing you innovations.  -Ken

Never -mind - I found a good alternative picture.  I can build it from this . . . 

 

Lee - Watch the video, it clearly shows the overall appearance and highway/rail wheel arrangements of the unit.  I love the crane on the rear...

 

Can you imagine driving up to a highway crossing and backing up on to the tracks, then - lift off.....  How cool is that.... 

I want one!

 

 I just knew that Lee wouldn't be able to resist this. 

Zzzzzzzzzzzz.......plop...hey, we got a bite already!

Now that's an interesting version- lift axle rearmost drive{common} and front lift axle!
Front coupler is swing up too

 

This is really awesome, thanks for posting

 

Alex

If you are making the one in the video this might serve as donor.

http://www.3000toys.com/catalo...S-16003#.Ulf8BFDOkxE

 

Found this one day behind the plant where I work, part of CP MOW equipment, someone should build these in 0 gauge.