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How can I unpower a Weaver? 

Take out the can motors and dead end the wires to the motors from the electronics with electrical tape and/or wire nuts.

 

Will the Lionel dummy trucks fit?

No. The trucks from each model are keyed differently into the steel frame than the Weaver models.

 

Better yet... Will the Weaver shell fit easily on a Lionel frame w/ TMCC?

 

Thanks,

Mario

 

I don't know at this time. I will have to get back to you.

 

 photos of Lionel's Rs11 earlier TMCC version. [powered and dummy]

Lionel RS11a

Lionel RS11b

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  • Lionel RS11a
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An Atlas Trainman Penn Central RSD 7/15 is in my video above for comparison with the Lionel RS-11.  Both are great models.  I picked up the Penn Central RSD 7/15 from Nick (PC 9850) on the Buy/Sell Forum.  The RSD7/15 is significantly longer than the RS-11.  If you put an RS-11, an RSD 7/15 and a U50C side by side, I would guess the RS-11 would be about half to 60% the length of a U50C while the RSD 7/15 would be 75-80% the length of a U50C.  As mentioned by myself and others above, the Lionel RS-11 is a very solid and heavy locomotive and even the antenna on the Pennsylvania version appears very durable for what one might suspect to be a fragile part.  The Lionel version of these steel dragons is a nice model and the heavy presentation gives it much pulling strength!  Does anyone know how they became known as steel dragons?

 

Below is my take on an electric train encounter of mythological proportions!  

 

 

Last edited by The Portland Rose

Originally Posted by Mike CT:

The Weaver RSD-12 is supposedly not a 100% replica of the real thing.  The trucks are correct, but isn't the RSD-12 body slightly longer than the RS-11?

Yes but by only a mere 2 feet. Dimentions as per PRR Diesel locomotive Pictorial vol#1 ALCo RS Series by John D. Hahn Jr.

 

RS11: 56' 11- 1/2 inches

RSD 12 : 58' 1-1/2 inches

 

 Does anyone know how they became known as steel dragons?

I don't have a definative answer but a good guess is the huge plumes of smoke when there was "turbo lag" as the engine notched up and down the power spectrum. In later years probably fire also came out of the stack as they may not have been well maintained.

 

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

 

 

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