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Riding in a open gondola is insane not to mention dangerous. Just suppose the locomotive jerks forward or stops short. All of those in the gondola would be thrown forward or fall out. Even when seated and certainly standing in a passenger car people get tossed around when something such as this happens so being in a gondola just think about it. I guess no one was thinking that day of what could happen.

Great Video!  I wish I knew too so I could model the University of Michigan Railroad.
 
The reason for the gondola ride was that there were more McDonald's restaurants than Law Offices.
 
 
Originally Posted by ed new haven line:

Riding in a open gondola is insane not to mention dangerous. Just suppose the locomotive jerks forward or stops short. All of those in the gondola would be thrown forward or fall out. Even when seated and certainly standing in a passenger car people get tossed around when something such as this happens so being in a gondola just think about it. I guess no one was thinking that day of what could happen.

 

Originally Posted by electroliner:

Why can't somebody..anybody,,produce one in O gauge....? I meant one that I can afford.

 

 

 

Nice video! 1960s vintage I guess, by the vehicles?

I echo your sentiments. I got all full of ideas reading about the Crooked Mountain Lines years ago in MR and wanted to build an O scale Texas Electric like the one seen. Adding up the component cost put an end to that idea.

I'm thinking this bash seen on the following page, by forum member Jim Policastro, might fit the bill :   http://tinyurl.com/kj7x8fh

 

 

Years ago I had the flat-poured resin boxcab bodyfromWestern Railcraft (I think) for the Atlas 6-wheel switcher. After a while I built my own wooden body so that there would be end platforms, and added a Lionel pantograph and the Atlas air tank to the roof. Looked kinda good under wire with an AHM flatcar and 4 wheel caboose. 

Originally Posted by leikec:

A recent Micro Mark catolog had a picture of an in-progress steeple cab build. This would be an interesting Scratchbuilding project. Hmmmm...

 

Jeff C

Plenty of older IMP and (Kidder) 85T brass steeple cab shells out there floating about for reasonable prices that are ready for repowering.  I have several in the queue to explore several means of powering vs. the original drives.

Right now there's a Class B-1 shell from NWSL like that pictured above on eBay.

Same ones I have, Don.  Probably have 6 of those ED144 shells in varying condition.

 

I've done one re-powering series of columns on that for OST and I will be re-visiting that writing up another series of columns on a 2nd re=powering option in the near future.

 

I've got a couple of sets of Overland drives for the steeple cabs stashed away in the project queue, too.

Originally Posted by ed new haven line:

Riding in a open gondola is insane not to mention dangerous. Just suppose the locomotive jerks forward or stops short. All of those in the gondola would be thrown forward or fall out. Even when seated and certainly standing in a passenger car people get tossed around when something such as this happens so being in a gondola just think about it. I guess no one was thinking that day of what could happen.

They used to do it on the Burlington alla time:

 

Burlinton Gon John Gruber 001

 

Rusty

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Originally Posted by electroliner:

Another variation is the four truck model used by CNSM ( pictured) IT and P&N....would make a great engine but probably pricey in O gauge.

 

The pictured engine was done by Kidder, I think.  I've seen a few of them.

 

I scratchbuilt the 1st P&N B+B-B+B engine (see the last year of so of my columns in OST) and I have an IT Class C to rebuild/restore.

 

I also have a set of the etched brass parts for another IT Class C that I should probably just sell off since I doubt I'll ever bother building one up from those parts. 

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Originally Posted by scale rail:

mwb, I re-powered two of mine with K-line S-2 switcher trucks. They work good but not great. I like the trucks because the motors sit inside the trucks but they have plastic gears so they run a little jerky. I run three rail to I don't have a lot of options. Don.

I had a thought to use the same power source at one time to convert a few over to 3 rail use.  I had a worry that they might be just as you describe and also geared a tad fast, too.

I have at least 3 box cabs that have Weaver drive components in them now & that's what will go into the next one, too.

Originally Posted by electroliner:

This is another favorite...an on board ride I have put together this box cab body but three rail trucks that fit into the shell and re not oversized seems an impossibility..so far.

That's the old Pittman freight motor and trucks/drives for that in 3-rail were made to go with it when they were being produced.  See them on eBay periodically....

Originally Posted by mwb:
Originally Posted by electroliner:

This is another favorite...an on board ride I have put together this box cab body but three rail trucks that fit into the shell and re not oversized seems an impossibility..so far.

That's the old Pittman freight motor and trucks/drives for that in 3-rail were made to go with it when they were being produced.  See them on eBay periodically....

Ill keep a lookin...

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