McCoy train show find - and some questions

Parts like the pantographs, switch, and so on, are readily available from Bob Jr. and Bonnie McCoy.

The McCoy motors have a bracket that hangs from the top center, similar to the 408, but not the same.  I would start by asking Bonnie, but I would also imagine it would not take too much ingenuity to hang a couple of Build-a-motors in there.

Nice find.  Worth working on, the McCoy E2 pulls like nothing else.

Thanks guys. I have one of the Williams dual can motor drives and they come up once in a while on the Bay, so that's a live power option. I'll have to take the thing apart and get a closer look at the area where the motor mount connects to the frame to see what might or might not fit. I think I also have an extra Super Motor and a BAL around somewhere, but no two of anything. 

Hojack, thanks for mentioning Bob McCoy. I'd forgotten that he still deals in parts. I have his e-mail address around somewhere; I'll check and see what he can provide. 

Nice find. One of my favorite STD ga engines. Mine pulls my McCoy circus train. Re-wheeled and new side journal castings with genuine McCoy parts from Bob and Bonnie.

I think a late model supermotor with the 402 / 408 mounting bracket installed would be a drop in fit for potential motors.

Good luck in getting it running!

Regards,

Can anyone tell me how the motors connect to the swiveling frame sections on the Cascade? There are no screw holes where it would appear the motors would connect to the swivel frames. I don't see an attachment point anywhere. Some sort of clamps, perhaps? Thanks in advance. 

SWHi, sorry for the delay.  Without disassembling the locomotive, which I am reluctant to do, it is pretty hard to see up inside to figure out the connection.  These photos are the best I could do - stuck a penlight up inside, that's the light you're seeing in there.

Click on the photos to enlarge and see detail. 

The schematic is only my interpretation of what is going on in there - along with being a key to the green letter points on the photos.  Both spacers - "B" and "E" seem to be cylindrical, each with a kind of bottom flange.  "F" is the ends of the flange of black spacer "E", where it sits in a slot in the motor frame "G" - similar to the 408 motor hanger.  

The motor in its motor frame appears to swivel and hang loosely from a center point.  Hypothesize a bolt running down through the center: from the shell bracket, through both cylindrical spacers.  The shell bracket appears to be spot welded to the inside of the cab - without the motors in place it should be readily visible in yours.

Not sure if this helps.  Would be better if you had one nearby to look at.

Thanks Hojack - the third photo and the drawing are very helpful. I thought it might be something like that but wasn't sure. I wanted to have a bit better idea what I was dealing with before attempting to communicate with Bob McCoy Jr. to see if he has the parts. 

still need help on mccoy contact me bob mccoy jr 509 226 5152

Thanks, I'll call you after the holidays.