This was parked north of St Louis along the Mississippi
I took pictures a few day before it was moved some time before 1998...
has anyone else ever seen it?
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If I remember correctly there were three or four of these
each had an A unit to M unit
13 units for one car
articulated
Sure. I used to see it come through Denver on a regular basis when I first moved out here. Which coincidentally was in 1998. I was always fascinated with it. From what I've read it was not a success for the BN due to excessive wear at the overlapping joints between cars. Also the nature of the cars created problems when trying to weigh the train to determine the volume of coal loaded.
i still think they're pretty cool cars.
Jim
although not a BN fan, I too find this car very interesting. However for O gauge, 13 units maybe a bit much but the two demo units made at 5 units long are just as impressive
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Nice pics!
-Greg
-Greg
1drummer,
Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the BN Trough Train!
: )
I am seriously considering having this unique csr custom made.
Ok, you've got my interest piqued. 3d printed? Custom scratchbuild? Commissioning a manufacturer? I've always had this car on my radar. I was planning to scratchbuild it out of styrene. Along with about a million other things too. Only thing missing is time.
That's a trough act to follow.
big train posted:Ok, you've got my interest piqued. 3d printed? Custom scratchbuild? Commissioning a manufacturer? I've always had this car on my radar. I was planning to scratchbuild it out of styrene. Along with about a million other things too. Only thing missing is time.
I was thinking Alan Graziano to scratch build me the two demo sets. For the coupling uni-axle, I would use K-line's Railmate coupler. not correct but close enough. My issue would be who could make me two sets of the decals?
Wouldn’t it be nice if O manufacturers put some effort into making these unique cars, instead of mass producing Pennsylvania cabooses.
This could be a series set, start with the two ends, then every few months add a car... like those franklin mint Knick knacks- or women’s bracelets.
If I had the money, this would be the introduction car I would start with.
