Adjusted pickup rollers like our other prewar engines and ran this 254E with 800 series cars for almost an hour (50 minutes) with dcs remote set at 13 volts ZW set at about 18 track voltage and touched rollers afterwards and just slighlty warm.
Been running a lot of our prewar past few weeks.
My postwar steamers (671, 2020, 682, 685) are taking turns running laps around the Christmas tree with a short postwar mixed freight (3665, 6464-225, 6464-725, 6464-900, early postwar Pennsy gondola, 6017 B&M Caboose). Always fun to play with some of the best toys ever made.
Ran my new Lionel New York Central S-motor #3207 for the first time. A finely detailed model, quite heavy, Everything worked properly - including the swinging bell. And the sounds are certainly unique.
MELGAR
MELGAR posted:Ran my new Lionel New York Central S-motor #3207 for the first time. A finely detailed model, quite heavy, Everything worked properly - including the swinging bell. And the sounds are certainly unique.
MELGAR
That train looks like it is powerful enough to pull your house out of it's foundation. LOL.
My MTH 44 tonner
MELGAR posted:Ran my new Lionel New York Central S-motor #3207 for the first time. A finely detailed model, quite heavy, Everything worked properly - including the swinging bell. And the sounds are certainly unique.
MELGAR
I have the older TMCC version and love it. Like the newer version, it is quite heavy. No swinging bell, but a great sounding horn.
clem k posted:My MTH 44 tonner
How about a picture Clem!
MELGAR
SIRT posted:I ran this train................. https://youtu.be/y6_DN6MNxho
All hoppers are going back in the 2 containers tonight.
That vid was already "favorited" months ago. Your weathering is off the charts!
My American Flyers left over from Christmas.
JHF,
Just moving into our place a couple months ago I have not been able to spend much time running, most of the time is spent building and making changes we wanted to the house.
I did get time to spend about an hour or so in the Train Room. Marty E just upgraded my DCS TIU's and HHRC's to the 6.1 level so I ran some Trains today. What a difference the 6.1 makes. Everything now runs perfectly!
PCRR/Dave
sncf231e posted:The track is completely covered with snow; so no train running today:
Regards
Fred
That didn't stop this determined UK modeler with a outdoor extension:
...and her trains are OO/HO scale to boot 
---PCJ
My hat is off to you. That's a great video.
MTH Railking Proto 1 Pennsy K4 and Postwar extruded aluminum passenger cars (my Broadway Limited) running to the tune of Oreo Creme Sandwhich Blues:
Had to do some work on this old locomotive, before I could take it for a test run.
Still needs more work. I may have to take this one to Brasseur Electric Trains; in Saginaw, Michigan.
Gary
Resurrected an old favorite this afternoon. I cranked up my old Lionel 221 "Empire State Express" engine and accompanying Whistle Tender circa 1946/47 and had her hauling a few all metal 6442/6443 Pullman/Observation cars from 1947 around the layout. She runs just as good as she did back in the late 1940s.
MELGAR posted:clem k posted:My MTH 44 tonner
How about a picture Clem!
MELGAR
My Postwar 2026 Locomotive that I bought from an estate sale. It would hardly run. I disassembled it cleaned out all of the dried up grease, dirt, hair, and lint. Removed the brushes from the motor sprayed contact cleaner over all of the contacts, gears and axles. Cleaned the gunk off the brushes so they now make proper contact instead of being stuck in the holder. Brushed away all the grime that was left. Polished the armature, lubed the shafts, gears and axles reassembled the motor , Washed the die cast body inside and out then dried it and reassembled it. It runs like a champ! It pulls all my post war rolling stock with ease. I actual feel like I accomplished something!
Noah posted:My Postwar 2026 Locomotive that I bought from an estate sale. It would hardly run. I disassembled it cleaned out all of the dried up grease, dirt, hair, and lint. Removed the brushes from the motor sprayed contact cleaner over all of the contacts, gears and axles. Cleaned the gunk off the brushes so they now make proper contact instead of being stuck in the holder. Brushed away all the grime that was left. Polished the armature, lubed the shafts, gears and axles reassembled the motor , Washed the die cast body inside and out then dried it and reassembled it. It runs like a champ! It pulls all my post war rolling stock with ease. I actual feel like I accomplished something!
Total victory is yours, Noah! Congratulations!
briansilvermustang posted:MELGAR posted:clem k posted:My MTH 44 tonner
How about a picture Clem!
MELGAR
"A little ball of muscle!"
I ran my MTH Premier PRR G5s steam locomotive #5740 with an N8 caboose. This is a PS1 model with a BCR that I run occasionally. It is well broken-in and runs almost as well as a speed controlled locomotive at low speeds. The sounds are very entertaining at higher speeds.
MELGAR
MELGAR posted:I ran my MTH Premier PRR G5s steam locomotive #5740 with an N8 caboose. This is a PS1 model with a BCR that I run occasionally. It is well broken-in and runs almost as well as a speed controlled locomotive at low speeds. The sounds are very entertaining at higher speeds.
MELGAR
Melgar, not only is your locomotive beautiful, so also are the pastel colored buildings in the background.
All of them
For me, today was K4 heaven. Please let me introduce to you my two favorites:
See both the NJ Central Pacific passenger train and the Pennsy K4 freight train rolling down the line:
I was running my 3rd Rail CPR K1a today...here #3100 is taking on coal before heading out on the "Dominion"
Al
None 
Working on a couple of projects and the ROW is currently closed.
MTH Railking Pennsy GG1 passenger train, K4 freight train and What About My Blue Shoes:
Completed track work last night. Ran my ATSF Geep and East Coast Lines 4-4-2. Not show was NYC Plymouth work train that cleared the ROW before the main lines re-opened.
Some short videos
Canadian Pacific
KCS hopper train
Texas Special
Jushavnfun posted:Some short videos
Canadian Pacific
KCS hopper train
Texas Special
Very impressive.
RailKing pre Protosound nonsense 0-6-0, neat engine, with its small drivers the side rods really get a workout. Till it started to bobble and it had lost a traction tire which means it will sit on a shelf till who knows when.
JHF,
Just got my 990 Legacy back from Lionel who repaired and upgraded it to the latest level. Reprogrammed my engines into the Legacy Base with the Cab2 and ran the Scale TMCC JLC GG1, pulling a Tin Plate consist on our overhead Fastback Layout. The big girl ran smooth as glass.
PCRR/Dave
BN SD40's rounding the bend about to help push on a coal drag.
Wow,some great looking trains in this thread, thanks for posting...
Wow nice setup Larry looks great!
These photos show the New Haven Railroad consist that I ran today. The EMD FL-9 #2043 is one of my favorite locomotives. Green Railway Post Office #3286 is a Weaver model and the McGinnis scheme 60-foot cars were made by Atlas O Trainman.
MELGAR
I ran these two modifieds today.
Ran my PRR J1 excursion train today with a BLI P70, 5 Walthers Amfleets, and an old Bachmann observation car. Supplying HEP was my NS 8102 trailing behind the “J”. Also had my Athearn UP 1943 doing yard work and building an outbound manifest NS 13R.
I ran B&M GP7 #1563 and caboose C124 for 45 minutes to recharge the battery. The engine is an MTH model with PS1 and is one of the first I purchased.
MELGAR
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