Unique or very unusual model train?

Arnold,

I would run that engine on another part of the layout. Looks like the fuel tank is hitting the signal lamp of the switch.

MELGAR

That's what it looked like to me. Don

Fuel Tank hitting Signal Switch Lamp, If you can not move to other side then take the lamp off. I do not use tubular track so am not familiar with it. On Atlas, Realtrax and Scaltrax you can move switch assembly to other side.

If not the light, the switch housing.

You are all geniuses, you got it!

So, I was thinking of the various "fixes" you all propose, and then I came up with a better solution.

I decided to accept my CSX as is, and appreciate the fact that it is one talented locomotive: it does the dance known as "the bump." LOL!

When it hits the 022 switch motor casing, or whatever it is called, it gets nudged, but does not derail.

IMO, this unique talent makes my CSX one of the most valuable MTH locomotives ever made. LOL.

Feel free to share what you consider a unique or very unusual model train-related item. Arnold

Arnold, I agree it is a "Very useful engine" in that it can take a hit like that and re-rail itself!! 

Here is my unusual train scene.  A Quaker State gas station that takes delivery right from the railroad tank car instead of a tank truck.  Yes, we used to have lots of Quaker State gas stations in Western Pennsylvania, including one about 2 miles from my boyhood home outside Mars.  Pictured on the license plate is the Mars B&O station that now serves as the Mars Historical Society.  Oil City, Pennsylvania was the corporate home of Quaker State until 1996.

Arnold,

I don't recommend pressing your luck on this. A little too much speed from an enthusiastic engineer and you could take out the locomotive and the George Washingmachine Bridge. Can you imagine what that would do to traffic from New Jersey?

MELGAR

I agree with Mel!

Maybe you could make a ramp that fits over the light. Use it for just that engine. Then the engine would smoothly go over it like a race car on a banked turn.

@MELGAR posted:

Arnold,

I don't recommend pressing your luck on this. A little too much speed from an enthusiastic engineer and you could take out the locomotive and the George Washingmachine Bridge. Can you imagine what that would do to traffic from New Jersey?

MELGAR

As a Tractor Trailer Driver I can tell you it is already a disaster!

Arnold, I too noticed the bump.  But I spotted something very different behind the erector set bridge! The urban backdrop! Nice placement. Had to chime in on this one.

That CSX is a beast!

George washing machine bridge! Lol. That’s hysterical Melgar!

Erector set parts bridge.

I didnt pay too much attention to your "bump and grind" loco...I just liked your video! It seems your layout has a 1950s vibe....is that your theme??

Thx for sharing!

@Leroof posted:

Arnold, I too noticed the bump.  But I spotted something very different behind the erector set bridge! The urban backdrop! Nice placement. Had to chime in on this one.

That CSX is a beast!

For those of you who don't know yet, that Erecter Set bridge is one of Leroof's creations that he gifted to me. When I installed it, it stabilized the track and improved the running of my trains over the George Washing Machine Bridge.

@redjimmy1955 posted:

I didnt pay too much attention to your "bump and grind" loco...I just liked your video! It seems your layout has a 1950s vibe....is that your theme??

Thx for sharing!

Oh yeah, it has a Postwar theme with all the tubular O Gauge track, 022 switches and Lionel operating accessories. But I love the modern stuff too.

@Leroof posted:

George washing machine bridge! Lol. That’s hysterical Melgar!

Leroof,

The GeorgeWashingMachine Bridge is a moniker entirely of Arnold's creation - and he deserves full credit for it!

MELGAR

Arnold, mentioning it is a 0-22 switch the probability is with the length of the engine the fuel tank is hitting the switch housing. If it can be changed to the other side of the switch that may alleviate the problem or the possibilty the front of the engine may then hit the housing. Maybe another solution would be to change out the switch for a 0-31 switch............Paul 2

Paul2, the Lionel 022 switch curvature is 031.

Arnold, optionally, , you could change out the Lionel 022 for a K line 031 (super snap?)  They don’t have a housing to bump. The switch area on them is flat. They are a perfect replacement for Lionel 022. The only difference is the controller is specific to that k line switch. Your CSX loco will be much happier!