Pulling a Real Train...with Model Trains?

Everyone knows an ant can't...…………………………  High Hopes!.  John

I’ll be darned!  This kind of validates the old saying about time and money.  🤔

Curt

Only the Germans....

great!

Very interesting,just wish I knew German 🤔

Bizarre example of a bunch of model railroading wonks with way too much time and money on their hands. This reminds me of a former OGR Forum member that used to perform obscure "tests" and "experiments".

Wonder if they cleaned the tracks with Simple Green first?

mackb4 posted:

Very interesting,just wish I knew German 🤔

You can activate closed captioning and translate it to get an idea of what they're saying.   

Mitch 

Personally looks like all those young people are having a good time !!  

Don't forget   James May toy stories The Great Train Race..........almost 11 miles long down a bike path.

Gilly@N&W posted:

Bizarre example of a bunch of model railroading wonks with way too much time and money on their hands. This reminds me of a former OGR Forum member that used to perform obscure "tests" and "experiments".

Wonder if they cleaned the tracks with Simple Green first?

LOL!  Gilly I know exactly who you are referring to! 

Curt

clem k posted:

Don't forget   James May toy stories The Great Train Race..........almost 11 miles long down a bike path.

Love that ep!  I'd like to do something similar in O.  Think Lionel would spring for 20 miles or so of Fastrack?   

Mitch 

Ah Deutsches Engineering!

juniata guy posted:

Gilly@N&W posted:

Bizarre example of a bunch of model railroading wonks with way too much time and money on their hands. This reminds me of a former OGR Forum member that used to perform obscure "tests" and "experiments".

Wonder if they cleaned the tracks with Simple Green first?

LOL!  Gilly I know exactly who you are referring to! 

Curt

Hmmm......... maybe Gilly's not a big fan of a UP Greyhound Class J ?

Been done.

Joe Hohmann posted:

Been done.

Ha!  Love it.  

I don't buy it.

Maybe if I had the $888 million dollar lottery prize like the person who just claimed it the other day I would try this. . .  and then again maybe not. LOL!

RickO posted:

Hmmm......... maybe Gilly's not a big fan of a UP Greyhound Class J ?

About like drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa...

I counted the number of engines used and noted the pulling force displayed. What impresses me more is the minimal force (<200kg) required to move the 1:1 locomotive.

Also at my cheapest estimate, you're looking at > $20K worth of model locomotives. That doesn't even begin to add the cost for track, wiring, wood, and controls. Overall, I'd bet we just watched a $30K video. Wonder if the attempt was for a Guinness World Record. That's the only thing I can think of that would make any sense to this exercise.

Thought Lionel first did it in 1957 with the 746 N & W J loco ?

Gilly@N&W posted:

Bizarre example of a bunch of model railroading wonks with way too much time and money on their hands. This reminds me of a former OGR Forum member that used to perform obscure "tests" and "experiments".

Wonder if they cleaned the tracks with Simple Green first?

Too much time & money ? I'll take them both anytime, never enough of either one.

ed h posted:

Thought Lionel first did it in 1957 with the 746 N & W J loco ?

 

 

The Lionel photo was staged. The Germans actually moved a 1:1 scale locomotive with an array of model locomotives in a harness.

---PCJ

Gilly@N&W posted:

RickO posted:

Hmmm......... maybe Gilly's not a big fan of a UP Greyhound Class J ?

About like drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa...

I counted the number of engines used and noted the pulling force displayed. What impresses me more is the minimal force (<200kg) required to move the 1:1 locomotive.

Also at my cheapest estimate, you're looking at > $20K worth of model locomotives. That doesn't even begin to add the cost for track, wiring, wood, and controls. Overall, I'd bet we just watched a $30K video. Wonder if the attempt was for a Guinness World Record. That's the only thing I can think of that would make any sense to this exercise.

Sometimes they do it for GWR bragging rights, sometimes it’s for charity. The loks are usually for sale after the event and include a certificate of authenticity alluding to the event. This used to be a common event many years ago. I haven’t heard of any lately. The loks used in the event are usually difficult to acquire after the event - they sell out pretty quick.

Steve

Wunderbar! 

BULL FROG SNOT?????

Given they are stump pullers by nature, I wonder how many Williams engines it would take to replicate this *lol*.