I regularly run 4-car passenger trains, consisting of a baggage/RPO, baggage/mail storage and two coaches, usually behind an FP-7, on 39" (approximately) curves. None of my passenger equipment, however, exceeds 65' in length. I have also designed a close coupling system to eliminate binding, buckling, and derailments when backing. This is important, in that trains must back around a wye at Mooar Yard in order to turn and leave town.
boB Nicholson _____________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "David Engle" <rirocket@...> wrote: > > How about the "Des Moines Rocket" of the '50's--one E-7, dinette-coach-coach, > articulated; a straight coach, a parlor-obs; usually all pre-war Budd cars. > Dave Engle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: raisinone > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 5:22 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Raduis Roll Call > > > > I tend to approach things more from a prototype POV. Sometimes you can > actually look to the real world for examples! Not every 12 inch to the foot > passenger train had 3+ locomotives and 12+ cars. > > My personal favorite, a train I'm modeling, is Rock Island's "Choctaw > Rocket" - daily Memphis to Amarillo - E6a, RPO and three passenger cars. The > "Nancy Hanks" and "Ann Rutledge" are two others that come to mind as short > name trains. A quick look at some actual 1940's consists yielded Pennsy's > "Liberty Limited" - 4-6-2 and 5 cars in December 1948. Two others that > comprise a single locomotive and 4 or fewer cars were "The Gulf Coast Rebel" > (GM&O) and the "Lookout" (NC&StL), again both in the 1940's. > > I believe MR, probably 20+ years ago, did a series on short passenger > trains you can model for this very reason. Without the on-line all-time index > I can't tell you which issue. Man do I miss that resource. > > Jim Kindraka > Plymouth, WI > > --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > > > My railroad is really too small to even properly support an American > Models seven car Budd set with a pair E's or trio of F's on the point. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
