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Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2006N.American Diesel Locos. HO scale.
I have recently purchased some Bachmann and Athearn locos which I find facinating, however, there is of course the problem of Buckeye type tension lock couplings. Is there a simple way of changing these for the more conventional type of Bachmann / Hornby coupling - I would prefer it that I would be able to change back again if ever I decide to go all American (shades of 2 mile long 20 loco trains climbing 6000 ft up to Barstow from the L.A. basin! Peter A Montarlot (not checked for spelling, grammar or garretts.) > I have recently purchased some Bachmann and Athearn locos which I find > facinating, however, there is of course the problem of Buckeye type [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of 2 mile long 20 loco trains climbing 6000 ft up to Barstow from the > L.A. basin! Far better to change your Hornby-style tension locks to Kadees. I have. Here in Southern Ontario, where it is relatively flat, we have frequent three-loco CN and CP freight trains of 120 cars, around a mile long.  SignatureMartin S. > Here in Southern Ontario, where it is relatively flat, we have frequent > three-loco CN and CP freight trains of 120 cars, around a mile long. Ah, but Martin, you're in Canada and it seems that in the UK, only "America" exists in the conscious thought of most people when they look at the map of North America. Everything north of the Mexican border right up to the Artic is "America", Canada just doesn't register on the radar. :-( They forget that many of the heaviest trains in North America are run in Canada. Here in BC, 120 plus car trains with multiple helpers are very common. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ >> Here in Southern Ontario, where it is relatively flat, we have frequent >> three-loco CN and CP freight trains of 120 cars, around a mile long. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Canada. Here in BC, 120 plus car trains with multiple helpers are very >common. Doesn't the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (a subsidiary of CN, but based in Minnesota and Wisconsin, i.e. not in Canada!) run 200-car trains? SignatureJane Sullivan "Jane Sullivan" > Doesn't the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (a subsidiary of CN, but based > in Minnesota and Wisconsin, i.e. not in Canada!) run 200-car trains? Yabut they're just small ore (No "wh") cars. -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ Doesn't the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (a subsidiary of CN, but based in Minnesota and Wisconsin, i.e. not in Canada!) run 200-car trains? Yabut they're just small ore (No "wh") cars. Still have heavy weight in them though ? them taconite pellets weigh a ton !! Returning to the thread - the Kato N P42 diesel is an absolute dream. Mine is under a Czech railways HOe diesel and runs like the proverbial !! Phil >"Jane Sullivan" > >> Doesn't the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (a subsidiary of CN, but based >> in Minnesota and Wisconsin, i.e. not in Canada!) run 200-car trains? > >Yabut they're just small ore (No "wh") cars. Yabut that's because of the density of the ore. Each of these cars weighs 20 (long) tons and carries a load of 70, so 200 of them comes to 18,000 tons. SignatureJane Sullivan "Jane Sullivan" > Yabut that's because of the density of the ore. Each of these cars > weighs 20 (long) tons and carries a load of 70, so 200 of them comes to > 18,000 tons. Typical North American freight train weight. :-) -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ > "Jane Sullivan" > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Typical North American freight train weight. :-) The world record is 99,732.1 tonnes (set in Australia of course) also iron ore. Mark Thornton "Mark Thornton" > The world record is 99,732.1 tonnes (set in Australia of course) also iron > ore. We all tend to forget that the heaviest trains anywhere are hauled daily in Australia. Mark, you're not Mark Thornton my "Nephew in Law" are you, married to Laura? -- Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/ > "Mark Thornton" > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Mark, you're not Mark Thornton my "Nephew in Law" are you, married to > Laura? No. I'm an ex-pat Aussie! Mark > "Mark Thornton" > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > We all tend to forget that the heaviest trains anywhere are hauled > daily in Australia. Australia doesn't have any Rockies! In fact it has the world's longest unbroken stretch of straight, level railway. SignatureMartin S. South Africa, Queensland and Brazil all run quite hefty iron ore trains, the first two on 3'6" gauge, Brazil maybe standard or metre. Regards, Bill. > > "Mark Thornton" > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Australia doesn't have any Rockies! In fact it has the world's longest > unbroken stretch of straight, level railway. |
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