Russell, could the prototype haul trailers, as the Budd RDC's were not supposed to! I managed to finish a couple of cars this week: A new Atlas FMC 5347 Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Yellow and Floquil Platinum Mist Paints, then lettered with Herald King Decals. Car was built in 1979 as part of the IPD Boxcar boom. Walthers 50' Steel Express Refrigerator Car Kit, installed all the wire grabs after drilling myriad #80 holes. Painted car with Scalecoat II Pullman Green and lettered with Champ Decals. Car was built in the late 40's and used in mail and express service on passenger trains. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
It was common practice in Texas. Sometimes only a 60 foot coach but many times a both a baggage and coach. There was one run up in east Texas that needed a helper to get up a hill but most were run on relatively flat terrain.
Looking good guys!! I'm on the tree making wagon this weekend. Using bisal twine and floral wire. I had 30 or so already made up, so I applied some snow and put them on the layout. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Typically only one truck was powered, sometimes the front, sometimes the rear. In 1927 the Rock Island, looking for an increase in power, took traction motors and the power plant from one car and installed them in another. This resulted in traction motors on all four axles with two prime movers , boosting its output to 550 horsepower. EMC liked the idea so much that it soon built seven similar units with 800 horsepower for the Rock Island. The Santa Fe only used one powered truck with its two traction motors, even in its three truck articulated gas electrics. There was one famous run where they pulled a Budd built, round end observation coach as a trailer between Clovis and Carlsbad, New Mexico with their articulated M-190. It only had two traction motors.
Some doodle bugs had one powered truck, others had two. Most could pull a car or two, freight, passenger or both. They likely could not pull much, as traction would be a question. The doodle bug was usually employed as an economic measure, to reduce costs of passenger operations. So they were not fancy and minimally equipped.
Jim, that critter is about as critterous (I just invented that word...) as a critter can get, borderline varmint! And it's gorgeous!
Sometimes, when you own a lot of HO scale heavy equipment, they kind of find their own jobs around the house... The KAIDIWEL 794 is trying to take down the porch steps!
