Would somebody...ANYBODY make....

Run8Racing Jun 9, 2016

  1. bman

    bman TrainBoard Member

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    Your welcome. I've heard good things about those vehicles from others. I've got to order soon just can't decide. Those Oshkosh's were great. I ran a ready mix plant back in the 90's and at the pre-cast plant they still has a couple of them they used. They never left the property though. At my facility we even had an old White Constructor that used a walking beam rear suspension. The truck was older than the guy I had driving it. Finally had to retire it as parts were just too scarce and that equals down right expensive. So it joined the Oshkosh's in captive service at the pre-cast plant.
     
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  2. JMaurer1

    JMaurer1 TrainBoard Member

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    In n Out...ummmmmm
     
  3. silentargus

    silentargus TrainBoard Member

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    Hmmm...

    - A USRA 0-6-0 with prototype-specific details. I'd love to see some Pennsy shifters (A5s 0-4-0, B6s, sa, or sb, or B8 0-6-0s), but I'll settle for something that other roads also used, and it doesn't seem like Bmann is going to be re-tooling their offering any time soon.
    - More Baldwin diesels, of any type.
    - More streamlined steam, of any type.
    - An N6b or N8 cabin car that's not brass.
    - Budd Arrow IIIs (not my era, but I grew up with the Princeton Branch nearby and rode them all the time so I want a pair).
     
  4. Maletrain

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    Since this one is for "anybody" to make, how about a series of "moderized" and "streamlined" heavy weight passenger cars like the B&O used for most of its premier trains in the 1940s and 1950s? The only ones I know of were brass, included only coaches and an obseervation car, and a set of 5 just sold on eBay for over $300. "Modernized" typically had what looked like arch roofs, with fixed steps and non-opening windows with rounded corners. "Streamlined" had roofs that were more like the light weight streamline smooth-sided cars, with folding steps and the newer non-opening windows. All retained their 3-axle trucks, making them pretty conspicuous. To make trains like the Capital Limited, National Limited, Ambassador, Diplomat, etc., we need coaches, diners, observation cars, sleepers of various types, and some combines that are configured with baggage, crew dormitory and lounge/snack bar sections. Trying to kit-bash these from Micro-Trains models would not use very much of the original models.
     
  5. marty coil

    marty coil TrainBoard Supporter

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    Pic???? Bet I could do a B&O wood 'Hack'.............
     
  6. JoeTodd

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    From north carolina here. Would like to see a electric loco for the Pedmont and northern railway 1930's Era.
     
  7. Maletrain

    Maletrain TrainBoard Member

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    OK here is a picture of a "modernized" heavy weight coach:
    B&Oimg379-Edit1024F.jpg B&Oimg379-Edit1024F.jpg

    and here is a picture of a "streamlined" heavy weight coach:
    B&O5672bo.jpg
     
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  8. acptulsa

    acptulsa TrainBoard Member

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    Glossary:

    Oshkosh--a small manufacturer of large heavy duty trucks
    White Constructor--a model (Constructor) of competitive heavy duty truck by a larger manufacturer (White, now part of Volvo)
    walking beam suspension--a suspension system for tandem axles invented in the 1830s for locomotives and the reason for the success of the 4-4-0 American type locomotive. The tandem axles are mounted to the ends of a pair of sturdy beams (one on each side, parallel to the frame) and the center of each these beams is attached to one leaf spring per side. The beams act as see-saws, allowing the wheels to rise and fall on the irregularities in the rail or surface of the road without necessarily affecting the spring--if the middle axle rises on a bump and the rear axle falls into a furrow, the beam can tilt without affecting the spring at all. This equalized the weight borne by each axle. On 4-4-0 locomotives, it prevented the wheels from losing contact with the rail, causing a derailment. The beams could see-saw much more quickly than individual spring could compress or decompress.

    On heavy duty trucks, it did not produce a particularly good ride, but it kept individual axles from getting overloaded momentarily (which can burst the tires or break the axles of a well loaded truck).
     
    Last edited: Jun 15, 2016
  9. nscaler711

    nscaler711 TrainBoard Member

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    .... Horizon fleet coaches....

    *drops mic*
     

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