Show us yer CRITTERS!

friscobob Sep 15, 2007

  1. Lenny53

    Lenny53 TrainBoard Member

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    St Kitts & Nevis
     
  2. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    I revisited this image and adjusted a few levels in PhotoShop.
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  3. minesweeper

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    On the smallest side,
    the tiniest critters in the italian state FS inventory-
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    Di Horatius di Wikipedia in italiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9140814

    Built form the late 30s licensed by the german factory Breuer, these 70hp machines were used in light shunting for 40 years and over.....
    some were also used by the italian military in Africa or in Italy itaself and ended up being used by USATC.
    So small and light that there is provision to tranfer part of the car weight coupled on the critter to increase the tractive effort.
    Wiki (in italian)
    https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotore_FS_208
    Even smaller critters from Breuer here (in german)
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181005213314/http://www.werkbahn.de/eisenbahn/lokbau/breuer.htm
     
  4. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Wow. Never knew such tiny equipment was ever produced. Fascinating!
     
  5. wvgca

    wvgca TrainBoard Member

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  6. minesweeper

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    The tiny critter had also been produced by rivarossi in HO scale
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    The tiny motor is inside the cabin, hidden by the side curtains; it is also DCC ready.
    As you can imagine, it can pull no more than 3 or four cars and is a nightmare with regards to current pickup and slippage.
     
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  7. Mike VE2TRV

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    That's about as spartan as a spartan cab can get!:D
     
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  8. Kurt Moose

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    Not too many locos out there with flames on them, nice!
     
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  10. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Back at the GATX plant in Hearne. Moving cars around in February 2006.
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  11. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    I have no information on this one. Could be as late as the 50s or 60s judging by the cars in the scrap yard and the condition of the box cars.
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  12. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Wow, an "auto-loco"? :confused:
     
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  13. HemiAdda2d

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    Somewhere north of Fairview, MT on the ND side of the border:
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  14. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    I like that paint scheme, looks like it's under a little maintenance though.(y)

    That'd be the perfect paint scheme when BNSF and NS merge.....:cautious:
     
  15. gjslsffan

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    Almost International Harvester colors. Not much air pressure in those rubber tires huh. Trying to get all the traction they and get. Kinda a neat looking critter.
    Didn't CR or one of the predecessor RR's have a rubber tired car mover, the tires fit outside the rails with couplers on either end? Seems to me I remember seeing an image in a magazine years ago.
    Thanks
    Tom Holley
     
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  17. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    I'd paint big yellow and orange flames on the hood.:cool:
     
  18. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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  19. Hardcoaler

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    A Philadelphia & Reading 0-4-0 Camelback Critter.

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  20. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Wow, that's about as basic a locomotive as you can get!

    Looks like they're on some docks?
     

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