ebinmaine 67,428 #2 Posted January 15, 2023 Kev ole buddy... This is awesome. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,836 #3 Posted January 15, 2023 Just now, ebinmaine said: Kev ole buddy... This is awesome. Story of my life, running ‘round in circles! Put it that way, it’s not so satisfying! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #4 Posted January 15, 2023 Interesting how the train on the inner loops is passing itself on the outer loops. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,190 #5 Posted January 15, 2023 Thanks Kevin; now I'm going to have to have to take a Dramamine! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 1,750 #6 Posted January 15, 2023 WOW!!! To run that smoothly the 🚂 🛠️mechanics must be following @peter lena’s ‘Lucas’ lube doctrines, no “Hot Boxes” in evidence here! 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,068 #7 Posted January 15, 2023 Lots of the same hopper car. Probably can't find them anywhere as he has them all. All the DPU's were pretty cool! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,436 #8 Posted January 15, 2023 I wish he would have added more cars so that the last one just clears as the engine passes the end of the train. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,428 #9 Posted January 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, squonk said: DPU's I like trains as machines in general but I know little about them. Today I learned what a DPU is... I don't recall ever seeing that set-up in person. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,643 #10 Posted January 15, 2023 That's very mesmerizing. I....must....buy.....a.....train....set.... Wait.! What.?....... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,428 #11 Posted January 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, Oldskool said: That's very mesmerizing. I....must....buy.....a.....train....set.... Wait.! What.?....... I've thought MANY times about having one around the upper wall of my great room. That's a LOT of track. 120, 130 feet or so. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,836 #12 Posted January 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I've thought MANY times about having one around the upper wall of my great room. That's a LOT of track. 120, 130 feet or so. Me too. I have lots of train parts from my childhood set, not sure if I have enough good track to set anything up. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,068 #13 Posted January 15, 2023 37 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I like trains as machines in general but I know little about them. Today I learned what a DPU is... I don't recall ever seeing that set-up in person. CSX which one of the lines close to me use them all the time. This live Railfan cam is about 30 miles from me. House in the camera view just had a fire recently that was caught on the camera live. If you watch this enough you'll probably see a DPU 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clueless 2,987 #14 Posted January 15, 2023 Now that's a Railway Roundhouse. Can you imagine sitting at the crossing waiting on that one . 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,836 #15 Posted January 15, 2023 4 hours ago, 953 nut said: Thanks Kevin; now I'm going to have to have to take a Dramamine! I showed it to my wife, she got a little sick too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,643 #16 Posted January 15, 2023 50 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I've thought MANY times about having one around the upper wall of my great room. That's a LOT of track. 120, 130 feet or so. I have also had that same thought. I don't think it will ever happen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #17 Posted January 15, 2023 Back in the 50's, Lionel made a dealer display layout to demonstrate the increase in traction their 'Magne-Traction' feature gave. Magne-Traction was a system that magnetized some or all of the driving wheels on the locomotive, sticking them to the steel track. The layout was an oval with a tunnel on one of the straight sides. The train was longer than the tunnel, yet whole train entered the tunnel before the locomotive emerged from the other side. This was done by putting a loop of track on a second deck under the main deck of the layout to accommodate the whole train while it was 'in the tunnel'. The grades to get down to, and up from the lower deck were steep enough that a locomotive without Magne-Traction could not climb back up to the upper deck and out of the tunnel. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,610 #18 Posted January 15, 2023 @Pullstart neat stuff , remember back in the day , there were a lot of " hobby stores " in NYC , one near us , had his store half , LIONEL TRAINS THE OTHER HALF AMERICAN FLYER , full wall displays and center store train yard . christmas time was the opportunity to add to your stash . pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,836 #19 Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: my childhood set I wanted a new controller once. The train store was about 25-30 minutes away and I would frequent there as often as I could. I drew the controller I wanted and my grandmother brought it there. They knew the exact controller I was looking for! I think it might be the only new train item I ever had. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,643 #20 Posted January 15, 2023 This is about 3 miles west of the house. The guy and his son put this all together. I believe he built all of the train cars himself. If memory serves me correct he has 8 cars total. It's to bad is so cold. Would have made a better pic is he had the train out. If you look to the right you can see the trestle. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,068 #21 Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Oldskool said: This is about 3 miles west of the house. The guy and his son put this all together. I believe he built all of the train cars himself. If memory serves me correct he has 8 cars total. It's to bad is so cold. Would have made a better pic is he had the train out. If you look to the right you can see the trestle. We have a mini steam train club a few miles from me. Their open house is always the day of the Wheel Horse show. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 809 #22 Posted January 15, 2023 Mercy! I have to go pee but too dizzy to stand up. That was interesting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #23 Posted January 17, 2023 the trains used seem to be gp7s or gp9s gp meaning general purpose so they are emd Electric motive division gp7s or 9s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
