Why you shouldn't buy two sets of ABBA E-8's

SO... Sell the Steam.

I only see one set.

But Scott, they do look sooooo cooooool.  

Starting to see your wife's perspective here

Build more shelves. 

How many powered  traction motors? there may be  some rule violation?? I like them.

If 1 is good, 2 has to be better.

Scott think of it this way how much money you saved by not having to buy as many passenger cars for a long train, but then again with all that motive power you'll need more cars. either way its a win win

UPRR used to run 6 E8/E9 units on the City of Los Angeles out of Los Angeles.  In Cajon Pass you could hear them coming for miles.

Let's see: ABBA x 2 = 8 locos. They take space of six steamer??? you are still ahead of the game by TWO locos...buy two more B units then complain about space

My WbB E-7 AA locos are pretty big!! I can't imagine a ABBA set.....let alone two sets!

I like it!!! I have 2 sets of ABA MTH-Premier Southern E-8 Diesel Engines. I run all the "A's" together and I put the "B's" on the shelf!!!.............Roger

Look nice Scott. Those A-B-B-A E units must be about 6 feet long for each set?

Build more shelves. 

Starting to see your wife's perspective here

Sadly I do as well.

Scott Smith

At 70' per E unit, that's 420'; or, 60'longer than end zone end line to end zone end line on a football field--can't quite grasp that kind of length.

Maybe its time to let some things go or at the very least pack some things up.. Or buy a bigger house.

Definitely a bigger house!!

Yep, you've gotten yourself into quite a pickle, Scott.  And, I assume you are at York right now to acquire some more tomorrow?  Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

Rick

You could give one steamer or one diesel set to each of us, and that would solve your problem.    

These first world issues are just so tragic..yet not exceeded by the amount of apathy towards them.

Bruce

No problem for me. Boxes stack until you run out of ceiling and floor space. The down side is finding stuff since it's buried under more stuff.

Actually, as you now own TWO sets of layout-shrinkers, there's only one reasonable solution. Build a new set of shelves in another room. Start by measuring the bedroom. Make sure you let your wife know what you're doing. Assuming you survive this, ask her where the new shelving should go (rejecting the obvious "get rid of some trains" response). Place the new units there.

I think the moaning over late delivery of product is very close to overtaking this FWP!!!

I really think you need more rail to handle them

The problem is obvious...you have wasted space taken up with a window.  It's gotta go

in a unprecedented move, Scott Smith moves a set of NYC E8s to my yard for storage, claiming his trackage rights.

 Thanks!!

Yunz need to lay more track....build more shelves...expand your horizons!   Eight big EMDs is a terrific start, but you really need more.  Case in point;  I got two big A-B-A sets of B&O E8s, and a third set on the way. That does not include the A-B-A sets I've got in E7s, E6s, and EA/EB.  Then we get into the other roads!  Can't have too many E units! ....but that doesn't mean you can't try !

Sell all of it and switch to N scale--the same amount of rolling stock will fit in one Rubbermaid tote...

Jeff C

I do have additional shelves in my family room.

If I could just figure out how to add more without upsetting my wife. I have 36 locomotives on display in that room.

Scott Smith

 Now we know what happened to all the N&W steam when they retired them. Scott bought them and used shrinking potion.  But on the serious side. The book shelves are in the way. 

Scott I missed it. You have space on top of the book shelf.

Scott

you have close shelve brackets with 5 lines of trains on each shelf; how do you get the back ones out? How small are your hands??

I think it would be awfully difficult to walk around York with a train shelf sticking out of your kiester.

Tom

you have close shelve brackets with 5 lines of trains on each shelf; how do you get the back ones out? How small are your hands??

Steam Engines are only kept on the front two shelves. Some of the diesels are all the way back behind other diesels. I keep rolling stock related to one another on the space directly behind the other piece. For instance I have a set of Western Union Cars. Engine on the first shelf, followed by WU tank car on the next shelf back , followed by WU Tool cars. That way I disturb as little as possible pulling out trains to run.

Scott Smith

"Why you shouldn't buy two sets of ABBA E-8s"

Because you don't have 3 grand sitting around with nothing else to do?

Now that would've been an incredible sight! 

you have close shelve brackets with 5 lines of trains on each shelf; how do you get the back ones out? How small are your hands??

Here are examples using my Ives Circus cars. 1st Shelf.

My F's need to be organized the same way-but right now they are not;

Scott Smith

The problem is obvious...you have wasted space taken up with a window.  It's gotta go

 

Rod,

Here are close up's of the window. Notice the mountains can be removed.

Below the layout isn't any help either:

One more wall;

Sorry if the pictures are taking too long to load I didn't compress them as I normally do.

Scott Smith