well, these Bachpersonn engines were hand-me-downs from my father in-law....sent in due to neglect/lack of cleaning along with the $10 fee and was sent back brand new ones - so I really didnt have a choice as to what I got, but at least they're new
If you file away the triangular web in the cab area and remove the window glass, a Lenz 511 fits there nicely. You can use MicroScale Krystal Klear to add the windows after painting. Cheers, Rod Schaffter
Yes, of course - this was the intent of the design. Here's just one example: http://www.cvrma.org/pictures/sp/S.P.%206432%20EMD%20F7%20Black%20Widow%207-72.JPG
In the late 70's, the WP ran 4 A units as a consist daily, usually twice a day, on the local out of Stockton to San Jose. They were called the Fab Four. Silly or not, they were the only game in town for quite a few years after SP retired theirs in the early 70's. All four of them were saved by the way. A tribute to UP's generosity. Greg
The RR I model, SP&S, never rostered any B units of any type therefore A units could be found in F-7 to F-3 combinations and ocassionally with the lone E-7 unit. It also was not unusual to find a GP-9, RS-2, or RS-3 spliced between the units when either the extra power, or steam generator capacity was needed. All F-3s and F-7s were steam generator equipped on SP&S. By the mid 50s on parent roads, GN and NP, you could find the 3 and 4 unit sets broken up and spliced with GP7s, 9s, RS-11s and later power. Also to be found was B units spliced in between two U Boats, U25s or U28s at the head of a freight. It wasn't uncommon to see 2 A units spliced by a single GP-7 or 9. Extra power would be added to the Empire Builder, or North Coast limited, to cross the Rockies in the form of a single F unit added to the front of the 3 unit consist, giving an A-A-B-A lashup. Single F units were common on short passenger runs, and if a non steam generator F unit was pressed into passenger service a steam generator car could be found trailing the single F unit. In the early years the F units were often used as helpers,, and one could find the steam on the head end as the road power, with the Fs either cut in ahead of the caboose, or shoving on the rear. On occassion they would be on the front of the steamer. Later the roles reversed with the steamer as the helper, either in front of the Fs, or on the rear. In short there are endless ways to run your F units, which is why I particularly like the 1950s. John Moore
