Bill, Interesting comparison. I do not have four units of one manufacturer to make a comparison. I have two AM FP-7 units, a dummy Omnicon B F-7 and an SHS F-3 A-unit. With just one AM FP unit, I can pull 30 cars around my layout. Although I model the CGW, October 1953, I will not be operating six-unit sets lugging a long freight. My layout just can't handle that. And in fact the real CGW on occasion operated shorter trains with two and three-unit consists. Oh, and, right, my SHS F-3 A-unit also manages the 30 car consist.
Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Bill Lane [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} SHS = Super Hauling Stuff I just had my A B B A set of SHS F units pulling a 60 car brass train at "Shay" speeds. They are straight up out of the box. My A B B A set of AM FA units would not pull 55 cars. It is ironic that the Pennsy S Models N&W H9 hopper pilot model actually groans like a real car going around the turns in a heavy train. I have no idea how or why it does but it sure sounds real. I guess technically these would drag the EM-1 backwards in a tug o war! (:->) I am not going to try it. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
