How many locos... I have about 110. Most are Northern Pacific locomotives but I have connecting line locos and rolling stock. Alco's outnumber everthing else but GM's are right there. FM and Baldwin complete the connecting systems fleets.
FRISCO 1 44-tonner Bachmann Spectrum 1 RS1 Atlas 1 RS2M Stewart RS3/Front Range GP9 long hood 1 SW1500 Athearn 2 GP15-1 Walthers Trainline 3 GP7 2 Front Range, 1 LL Proto2000 4 GP35 1 Athearn blue box, 2 Athearn RTR, 1 RPP shell/Athearn chassis 4 GP38AC 3 Atlas/Roco, 1 Atlas Master 4 GP38-2 4 Athearn blue-box 3 GP40-2 2 Athearn blue box, 1 Athearn RTR 1 SD40-2 1 Athearn 1 SD45 RPP shell/Athearn chassis 1 U25B Stewart 3 U30B Athearn 1 F9B Modified Athearn F7B blue-box 1 E8A LifeLike P2000 SANTA FE 2 SD45 Lifelike Proto2000 2 F45 Athearn blue box UNION PACIFIC 1 U30C Atlas 1 SD40-2 Athearn blue box 1 RSC2 LifeLike Proto1000 MISSOURI PACIFIC 1 GP35 Athearn RTR 1 GP35M Modified RPP GP35 shell/Athearn chassis 1 GP38-2 Athearn blue box KCS 1 SD40-2 Athearn SEABOARD COAST LINE 1 U33B Athearn 1 SD45 LifeLike Proto2000 MISC. DIESELS 1 GP7, Texas Northwestern 1 GP9, Kiamichi RR 3 RS3s 1 S2 1 SD45, Seaboard System (to become another Frisco SD45) 1 GP9M (Walthers Trainline) 1 GP7M (Athearn GP7 kitbash with proper "Topeka cab") 2 CF7 2 SW7 1 NW2
Roster of HO Diesels (102 if I counted correctly): Rio Grande Athearn Genesis (11): -F9ABB set #5771, 5762, 5763 (single stripe) -F9AB set #5774, 5773 (single stripe) -F9m #5531 (single stripe) -F3ABBA set #5541, 5542, 5543, 5544 (single stripe) -F7A #5764 (single stripe) phase II Stewart Hobbies (14): -F9ABB (single stripe) -F9A (undec) -2 F7AB sets phase I (4-stripe) -3 F7AB sets phase II (4-stripe) Atlas (16): -4 GP40-2 (large herald) from #3094-3128 series, 2 with sound -6 GP40’s (small herald) from #3051-3080 series -3 GP40’s (large herald) from #3081-3085 series -2 GP40’s (large herald) from ex-Conrail series -1 RS3 yellow stripes (yellow box) Proto 2000 (16) -1 F7 ABBA set (single stripe) with sound -2 SD7’s (yellow stripe) -2 SD9’s (orange switcher scheme) -4 GP30 phase I (3 small herald, 1 large herald) -3 GP30 phase II (3 small herald) -1 PA (4-stripe) KATO (6): -3 SD45’s (large herald) -2 GP35’s -1 NW2 #100 Athearn (14): -2 GP40-2’s #3099, #3104 blue box -2 GP40-2’s #3116, #3120 RTR -3 SD50 #5501, 5506, 5507 RTR -3 SD45 (small herald) RTR -10 SD40T-2 RTR 7 first run, 3 second run -1 SD40T-2’s blue box, 1 pwr 1 dmy Walthers (1): -1 Fairbanks Morse H10-44 Amtrak (6) -3 F40PH’s (phase III paint) Walthers -3 F40PH’s (phase III paint) KATO Southern Pacific(4) -2 SD40T-2 Athearn RTR -1 C44-9W KATO (for sale) -1 SD45 KATO Union Pacific(3) 2- SD45’s KATO (Kaiser unit coal train) 1-SD40-2 KATO Burlington Northern(2) -1 F45 Athearn bb -1 SD40-2 KATO Utah RR(3) -3 RS4’s Atlas CB&Q(6) -1 GP30 phase I Proto 2000 -3 GP30’s phase II Proto 2000 -2 GP35’s KATO
I have two, and if you asked my better half she'd say I have two too many. Just getting started, and I'd like to thank you all for sharing your tips, experiences and thoughts. You've helped me get back into railroading and the info I've gathered is certainly helping me enjoy it more.
^^^ I hear that. I get away with alot though because in exiting my car hobby I haven't even spent 1/4 of the proceeds from the cars and parts I am slowly selling off. It's nice with a bad back to be able to sit at the table inside where it's warm with the TV on and detail a locomotive, instead of laying on my back under a car in the cold. I actually showed my wife the pic of Mr. SP's loco shelf and said "look it could be alot worse"
Milwaukee Road (2) PK2 GP38-2.Hope to be adding 3- MP15AC's Athearn Genesis,4- SD40-2 Athearn ready to roll.C&NW 3- SD40-2's Athearn ready to roll. 2- MP15DC's Atlas Rock Island 3- SD40-2's Athearn ready to roll 2- MP15AC's Athearn Genesis to be paint red and yellow as if the Rock island was still running in the 80's.
Updated list HO scale BNSF GP38X #2177 BN patched to BNSF, Atlas Master series DCC-Equipped GP38-2 #2071 BN patched to BNSF, Atlas Trainman. GP-9 High hood #1941 BN patched to BNSF. Proto 2000 F45 #6550 ATSF patched to BNSF. Athearn Blue box F45 #6552 ATSF patched to BNSF. Athearn Blue box dummy C44-9W #601 ATSF patched to BNSF. Athearn Blue box. GP30 #2408 ATSF patched to BNSF. Proto 2000 SD70MAC #9959 BNSF H2. Kato SW1000 #3644 BNSF H1. Athearn RTR SD60M #9290 BNSF H2. Athearn Genesis GP38-2 #2371 BNSF H1. Atlas Trainman GP38 #2025 BNSF H3. Atlas Silver series SD75M #8209 ATSF Superfleet patched to BNSF. Athearn Genesis GP9 #1600 BNSF H1. Walthers Trainline RS-11 #1690 BN patched to BNSF. Kato-Atlas FICTIONAL SD45 #5300 ATSF patched to BNSF. Kato SD45 #5426 ATSF Patched to BNSF. Kato DCC-Equiped GP40M #3002 BNSF H1. Athearn BB Union Pacific/SP GP40 #??? Reg UP colors. Roco/atlas SW1500 #1183. Reg UP colors. Athearn BB SW1200 #????. SP. Athearn BB Hocking Valley scenic railroad. GP9 #10 Grey with black roof. Walthers Trainline Doodlebug #4 Pullman green with black roof and white stripes. Bachmann Spectrumm GP20 #7 Grey with black roof. P2K drivetrain. kitbashed shell N scale 8-40C #8654. horsehead. Bachmann Spectrumm thats my fleet
First post, and it seems like a good place to say hi and introduce myself. Just getting back into the hobby after 30+ years. Had my first train set back in 1973, Dad made a neat little layout at the time. I bought the 75th anniversary issue of MR, just to see what's what, and the bug came back! So I'm slowly building up my roster, gathering up the materials for my new layout which I hope to start this summer (fingers crossed). Spare room needs filling! Right now, the modest fleet consists of: - Model Power BLW RF-16, B&O (the very first loco from '73 - still runs like a dream). - Athearn EMD SD40-2, CN 5243, zebra stripes, weathered, detailed by previous owner, needs safety cab though. - Athearn EMD GP7, CN 4816, green/gold, partially detailed by previous owner. Renumbered to prototype, replaced motor. - Proto 1000 FM CFA16-4, CN 8720, green/gold. - Athearn FM H24-66, currently N&W 174, scheduled for paint shop to CN 2900 or 3000. Will need some changes to louvers on long hood. - Athearn EMD GP35, formerly SP, currently in paint shop to CN 4000. Except for the Sharknose, I bought all of them recently, second hand. Both FMs were like new in the box, the handrails weren't even put on yet. Future plans include: - Alco RS-3 - An FM switcher - An EMD switcher - EMD F3A/B ... I'm having even more fun now than back then!
:tb-sad: She'll get accustomed to your hobby. My wife is glad about knowing what she can buy for birthday, christmas etc. Not only locos, but cars, structures and other things which I need IMMEDIATELY...
I do not actively model very much in HO, mostly a ng man, but I have a decent bit from my HO days...and some odds and ends that came at the right price.... HO Steam B-man John Bull LL 0-4-0t dockside Rivarossi 2-4-0 JW Bowker B-man 4-4-0 Jupiter B-man 4-4-0 119 IHC 4-4-0 B&O MDC 4-4-2 AT&SF MDC 0-6-0t B-man 0-6-0 BR a British GWR Collet 2217. IHC 2-6-0 Mantua 4-6-0 IHC 4-6-2 Corrected the number and paint for NKP, but it isn't all that close to a K...I plan to kitbash a real K from a new athearn 4-6-2 mechanism Rivarossi 4-6-4 NYC streamlined Brass 4-6-4 NKP 1 with ears, 2 without, all three are L-1bs Mantua 2-6-6-2t two of these MDC 2-truck shay P2K 0-8-0 New Haven, will be super detailed to NKP Spectrum 2-8-0...will be bashed into one of the NKP's few 63" drivered 2-8-0s (G-44s, iirc) Roundhouse 2-8-0 HOn3, mechanism will be used to create a Florence & Cripple Creek 2-8-0 Roundhouse 2-8-0 new one in UP, mechanism will be used to create a Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District (or maybe Colorado Midland #50) 2-8-0. Athearn 2-8-2 NKP, redetailed to 587 but lettered for the 586 which was in Mexico but the time period I've detailed it. Rivarossi 2-8-4 NKP 765...I grew up around the real one, so back in high school I removed the Mars light, added striping, lettered the number plates, and such. Unknown 2-8-4...old locomotive, white metal and smaller than a Van Swearigan berk Specturm 4-8-4 N&W B-man 4-8-4 SP Daylight B-man 2-10-2 DB a German Class BR45 Clearly, I am an NKP fan. My favorite years were 1946-1948...and plan to eventually have representatives of every class then in service...plus all 8 hudsons. Deadline/RIP track: MDC 0-6-0t MDC 0-6-0 Rivarossi 0-6-0 B-man 4-8-4 N&W bashed 4-8-2, SP I allow two dievels to sit on the old layout...an athearn NKP PA-1 and an athearn B&O SW-7...plus a Grandt Line HOn3 diesel. The rest of the dievels are banned from the layout for being powered boxcars...2 PA-1s, 5 F units (2-Bman, 2 mantua, 1 Bman+), GP 30, GP 20, GP 38, and a 4-wheel plymouth. My son has a Thomas and Gordon...he loves watching them pull the varnish. Michael
My HO Fleet 1 Atlas SD 24; HH; Demo 1 Paragon2 AC6000; CSX 1 Atlas GP7; HH; Amtrak 1 Athearn P42; Amtrak 1 WalthersR22 Subway Train; MTA 1 Walthers R24 Subway Train; MTA 1 Bachmann Lil Hustler; BN I would like to add two more to my collection. A Stewart/Bowser C628 to the mix, and one of those little Trackmobile switchers. Then I'm done
Thanks for the welcome, and by your sig I see that you're another fan of the wise philosopher, Red Green. :thumbs_up:
Lets see where to start: 3 p42 Amtrak Genesis 1 F40 2 44 tonners 1 rs1 1 rs3 4 rsd 4/5 ( one to become rs2) 1 rs11 (turning into RSD12) 2 f45 2 gp38 1 sd50 (becoming MK-50-3) 1 cab forward 1 acela set 1 AEM 7 1 shay 2 2-6-6-2T 3 sd40-2 1 0-4-0 1 0-6-0T 2 box cabs 1 sd45 1 gp9 and looking to possibly get a 4-6-6-4 0r 4-8-8-4 1 U36B 1 GP40 1 E9 4 F7 2 0-4-0 docksides 1 new AMtrak dash-9 1 4-4-0 American I have many more that will never be used due to the age of them. I am setting up a musem section on my layout for them. They were my dads from over thirty + years ago. The roads for them are: Amtrak Utah Railway Northern Pacific Weyerheauser undecorated conrail Canada Pacific Chessie System AT&SF Southern Southern Pacific UP Dorado and Silver mountain Rio Grande Uintah of course some of these will be converted to: Utah Railway Paiute Mining Company Uintah Railway But not all!!!
I can only run one at a time.... By the time I get one of the 4-8-8-4's steamed up, I have more fun running it, than have to go steam up another one, and another thing, who is going to run it? It is fun to imagine I am loading the water, oil, setting all the valves, and getting ready to take her out on the 'high iron'. I find it fun to back one slowly out of the roundhouse, and thinking I'm looking at the faces of all the 'Deezul Jockeys' sitting over on the ready track wishing they could sit in my place just once! After being turned, I let them have two short whistle blasts and ease off the turn table. That is one of the 'perks' of being retired; with a roster of more steamers than you could ever get tired of running, then there is the 5 and 8 lash-ups of those painted up motorized peddle cars the big brass like to ride in. It all depends on how you enjoy running your railroad. It is all fun now, every weekend, then back to the wheelchair and the Convalescent Home for another week of therapy and exercise. The train layout gets pretty exciting if you let it! Have fun guys, and don't stand in the Gage or you might loose a toe to a fast N scale passenger train!!!
One SW1200 that had a bad accident when I moved. I sold the other two before moving and made a little layout. That just sits in the corner now. If I can get a job, I've been mostly unemployed for six years, I now have a 11x11 room to use. For now I just live thru you guys.
Most of my locos are dcc and im working on putting decoders in the ones that are still dc however i might have trouble with the older Rivarossi locos , I have two which i havnt been able to identify both are Rivarossi and the same in apperance they look like F7's but not quite , one is Southern Pacific in Daylight colors and the other is Western Pacific in silver and orange paint sceme. If anyone can help me to identify these locos it would be apreciated. Southern Pacific GP7-3877 Walthers Trainline GP7-3702 Athearn-with sound GP30- Lifelike Proto 2000 GP35-6539 Athearn PA-A/B 6071-6099 Daylight-Con Cor F7-A/B/A 6444-8249-6429 Black Widow F7-A Athearn Daylight GE 70 tonner-5102 Bachmann GE 70 tonner-5101 Bachmann GE 44 tonner-1202 Bachmann S12-1257 Athearn SW7- Athearn SD45t-8572 Athearn SD45t-8326 Cotton Belt Athearn H-24-66-3025 Atlas-with sound H-24-66-4808 Atlas-with sound-Black Widow E8 A-6049 Proto 2000 E8 A-6052 Proto 2000 U30C-7908 Athearn Rio Grande Krauss-Maffei-ml4000 A/A GP60 Atlas Norfolk Southern GP7-890 Walthers Trainline GP38-4742 Walthers Trainline Western Pacific Budd RDC-375 Zephyrette-Bachmann U232-2258 Atlas Pennysilvania RSD15-8618 Broadway Limited Union Pacific DD40- Bachmann DD40- Bachmann
