My Dad had the coolest toys

Very cool! There are only two cog (or rack) railways remaining in the U.S. - one on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and the other on Pike's Peak. I believe there are two in Europe also.

Is the tilt of the train adjustable to accommodate a really steep slope?

Moonman posted:

Very cool! There are only two cog (or rack) railways remaining in the U.S. - one on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and the other on Pike's Peak. I believe there are two in Europe also.

Is the tilt of the train adjustable to accommodate a really steep slope?

The engine does not tilt,but the degree of the slope is adjustable.I think it could handle a really steep slope,but I don't think I will try anything steeper than the incline shown in the photo.

Wow, I never thought Id see one! I had heard about them and searched for a long time with no success. Next time you run it please capture it on video if you can. My fling with G began with searching for one.

I thought it would be funny if it could climb the steps to the kitchen for a b33r run. A guy on another forum thought it could manage at least one. Funnier, I stopped liking beer in my teens, but would have kept a stock for guests with that baby around.

He did have the coolest toys!   Thanks for sharing this one!

Adriatic posted:

Wow, I never thought Id see one! I had heard about them and searched for a long time with no success. Next time you run it please capture it on video if you can. My fling with G began with searching for one.

I thought it would be funny if it could climb the steps to the kitchen for a b33r run. A guy on another forum thought it could manage at least one. Funnier, I stopped liking beer in my teens, but would have kept a stock for guests with that baby around.

He did have the coolest toys!   Thanks for sharing this one!

I will post a video of the engine running sometime soon in the epic video documentary of my Dad's LGB operating collection I have been working on.Type in"Brunig LGB"on You Tube and you will see some nice videos of the engine in action.The videos I watched of the model and real version made me aware that the passenger cars go in front of he engine,not behind it,up a mountain.Makes complete sense to me now. 

Moonman posted:

Very cool! There are only two cog (or rack) railways remaining in the U.S. - one on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and the other on Pike's Peak. I believe there are two in Europe also.

Is the tilt of the train adjustable to accommodate a really steep slope?

The Pike's Peak gift shop had a working LGB rack set back when I was there in 2002.It was a diesel engine,I remember wishing it was the steam engine.I wonder if they still run it.

Dan986 posted:

Adriatic posted:

Wow, I never thought Id see one! I had heard about them and searched for a long time with no success. Next time you run it please capture it on video if you can. My fling with G began with searching for one.

I thought it would be funny if it could climb the steps to the kitchen for a b33r run. A guy on another forum thought it could manage at least one. Funnier, I stopped liking beer in my teens, but would have kept a stock for guests with that baby around.

He did have the coolest toys!   Thanks for sharing this one!

I will post a video of the engine running sometime soon in the epic video documentary of my Dad's LGB operating collection I have been working on.Type in"Brunig LGB"on You Tube and you will see some nice videos of the engine in action.The videos I watched of the model and real version made me aware that the passenger cars go in front of he engine,not behind it,up a mountain.Makes complete sense to me now. 

It would be one heck of a ride for the passengers if the coupling let loose, eh? Note everyone is facing in reverse for the  better view of downhill too?

Or are they just watching the engine?

Oh thanks for the You tube heads up. Ive seen the real one, but not the model. Unfortunately youtube hasnt worked in weeks for me. Clicking on anything there causes a crash, including help&support! ????

What a wonderful miniature piece of machinery!  Looking forward to seeing a video of it running. Thanks for sharing!

Andre

I think I posted this before,but here is another one of my Dad's model trains that I found fascinating.It is a G scale live steam engine that is radio controlled.Firing this engine up and running it is pretty much the ultimate in model railroading to me.

Dan986 posted:

I think I posted this before,but here is another one of my Dad's model trains that I found fascinating.It is a G scale live steam engine that is radio controlled.Firing this engine up and running it is pretty much the ultimate in model railroading to me.

 

 

Now that is cool! That would make a great engine for my dream outdoor layout!

Never knew these were made?

J Daddy posted:

Dan986 posted:

I think I posted this before,but here is another one of my Dad's model trains that I found fascinating.It is a G scale live steam engine that is radio controlled.Firing this engine up and running it is pretty much the ultimate in model railroading to me.

 

 

Now that is cool! That would make a great engine for my dream outdoor layout!

Never knew these were made?

I will try to hunt down who made the engine,there is no box and the paperwork for it is buried.I think the company is British and they still sell them.They are certainly high quality,this one has been running flawlessly for over 20 years now.

Adriatic posted:

It would be one heck of a ride for the passengers if the coupling let loose, eh? Note everyone is facing in reverse for the  better view of downhill too?

Or are they just watching the engine?

Many incline railways worked with the locomotive on the downhill end, for safety's sake.

I got to ride the "Wilderness Railway" in Tasmania some years ago. The rack line was miraculously rebuilt and operates with original vintage locomotives, after having been abandoned for decades. The maximum grade is 6.67% which maybe could have been worked by adhesion except for the wet climate?

I watched the locomotive being serviced after a day's work. The operating crew were talking about the three operating locos all of the same type, with the final comment "they're all different" - apparently with regard to their quirky operating characteristics. They had separate throttles and valve gear for the drive wheels and the rack gear. They are small locos by American standards, rated for 60 ton trains, just two cars of ore !

I wouldnt be surprised if either/both had a saftey pawl to avoid this face

I have an old magazine with an ad from MRC that was selling an imported and rebranded narrow gauge O scale cog train passenger set. It was red and looked a bit like the one that runs on PikesPeak.

i have never personally seen one but it seems like a cool idea.

I have a penchant for odd and forgotten, tech included. I find tank tracked vehicles and the cog railways incredibly interesting, especially the industrial use of them and variations on the concept.

Silver Lake, the train set you are referring to was made by Fama Utz of Switzerland in the late 80's to early 90's. Excellent quality. The production line changed hands quite a few times over the years going to Kiss of Germany and Roco of Austria. Again, some very nice stuff. 

Miketg posted:

Silver Lake, the train set you are referring to was made by Fama Utz of Switzerland in the late 80's to early 90's. Excellent quality. The production line changed hands quite a few times over the years going to Kiss of Germany and Roco of Austria. Again, some very nice stuff. 

Thank you for the tip. Now I have a more solid lead to follow. 

Dan986 posted:

J Daddy posted:

Dan986 posted:

I think I posted this before,but here is another one of my Dad's model trains that I found fascinating.It is a G scale live steam engine that is radio controlled.Firing this engine up and running it is pretty much the ultimate in model railroading to me.

 

 

Now that is cool! That would make a great engine for my dream outdoor layout!

Never knew these were made?

I will try to hunt down who made the engine,there is no box and the paperwork for it is buried.I think the company is British and they still sell them.They are certainly high quality,this one has been running flawlessly for over 20 years now.

I never post in this part of the forum but i have the same Fowler live steam engine. It is a Roudhouse model from Great Britain. A very high quality locomotive and very nice to use with radio control.
The main site is http://roundhouse-eng.com/

And your engine is  http://roundhouse-eng.com/fowler.htm

Owners manual is available http://roundhouse-eng.com/pdf/fowler.pdf

Very best,  Daniel