Williams e-7

I have a Atlantic Coast Line set,  very nice looking nicer looking than other Williams engines (ones stamped handrails) detailed good enough. It is made to run on tighter radius curves so there is a big gap between units, if that is a issue. Looks good pulling MTH Railking streamliners

Check out this thread on the 3RS sub-forum:

https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/3541572511252281

Comparing the Williams & RMT for your viewing pleasure.

Dennis

I have seen the TS MKT version, and it looks good.  However, WBB does not have the trainphone antennae.

The Williams E-7 is a great running locomotive.  It is a great bang for the buck.

I love them, nice detail, etched brass screens, working Mars light etc, I have B&O and Milwaukee, the latter is particularly nice.

How would the WBB E7 match up to LIONEL's aluminum C&O cars from the late 90s in terms of size?

If you read the link I posted you'll see the WBB E7 is 1/2" (2 scale feet) short in the wheelbase, other than that it's pretty much scale.

Here's my WBB E7 repainted in Seaboard colors:

Look and run great.

Jim

Would the Railking Madison cars look good behind it as far as scale/ size ? 

I have the Williams PRR E-7 AA set.  OUt of the box, it looks good and runs strong.  Detail is right where I like it; enough to look good but not so much as to make it delicate.  I had mine converted to MTH PS-2 and it is probably my favorite engine at the moment.  As far as what you pull with it, that depends.

The Railking 60' Madison style cars would probably look fine; the "O-27/Rugged Rails" cars might look a little odd.  The E-7 is a LONG engine, and the Williams version is scale, so you need to keep that in mind; especially if you run both A units.  Mine pulls Railking PRR 60' streamline cars and I think it looks good.  I could probably use another coach; the train to consist ratio is a little off with only 4.  

I have it running on primarily O-60 curves, but it ran all day on O-48 when thats all I had.    I absolutely love the CBQ version pictured above and once more ProtoSound kits become available, I may build another "hybrid".  

The Williams E-7 is a great running locomotive.  It is a great bang for the buck.

Esp. when Trainworld was "blowing out" the A-B-A this past Christmas for $200.00!

Mine is in Chesapeake & Ohio/Pere Marquette livery.  This is a very nice locomotive...great runner, beautiful paint, and enough detail.  I put a correct F3 fixed pilot on my E7.  I purchased the pilot and pilot door from P&D Hobby.

IMO, not really. These units are looong. A single E-7 A unit would be as long or longer than one of the cars. A better match would be the premier 72' (18 inch) cars.

I would also prefer streamline cars behind these, particularly behind my Burlingtons. But they certainly would have been seen pulling the heavyweights too in their early days.  

Jim

Why do all the pix and video show one loco?  Aren't these AA units?  Ma and Pa Junction shows them as AA with a 36 inch length which is pretty hefty!

That's right - I usually ran an A-A; never had the B. I left one A off for that first photo. Actually, I no longer have the E7's. They were just a little too long for my O42 reverse loop. They made it around fine, but looked terrible. Along with the PAs, they are definitely better on wide curves. 

Jim

When I took the picture (as shown in an earlier post) I did not have a wide angle lens.  But you can see the back of the second "A" unit.

Dennis