RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 10, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2017 I have fallen out with one of my Alcos a SOO Line RS 27. It made Alco noises and crept forward under its own control, then it stopped and won't move at all. It appears to have died my Alco is dead and has shuffled off this mortal coil an ex Alco etc etc. Err happiness restored operator stupidity was to blame and Alco burble is restored 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 My newest Alco - Proto 1000 RS3. Fitted a decoder to it just yesterday by Dan Beresford, on Flickr 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I have fallen out with one of my Alcos a SOO Line RS 27. It made Alco noises and crept forward under its own control, then it stopped and won't move at all. It appears to have died my Alco is dead and has shuffled off this mortal coil an ex Alco etc etc. So they're even including authentic reliability? I concur - sounds to me like perfectly prototypical behaviour for a Soo Line Alco, & why they couldn't wait to get rid of them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 11, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2017 I concur - sounds to me like perfectly prototypical behaviour for a Soo Line Alco, & why they couldn't wait to get rid of them... Good job I have only got two of them then,,,, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 My friend's RS-3 just out from the box 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Having a bit of a tidy up in the man cave, while there found my CNJ RS3, photo time Ray 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Having a bit of a tidy up in the man cave, while there found my CNJ RS3, photo time DSC_0003.JPG You see, Ray, if you move to O Scale (like you want to ), the locos are so big you just won't be able to lose them like that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I picked this up at Mansfield show this last weekend - ALCO Century 630. It's a Bowser locomotive with DCC Sound, an it's amazing! And here's it in action part way through a video I put up on YouTube... https://youtu.be/jFUL61Ehc_8?t=8m15s 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 A nice color that thinking to the A&M one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Aaaah, RMWeb ... dreaming again ... Western New York and Pennsylvania, I was going to letter a 36ft boxcar for Eastern Tennessee and Northern West Virginia and have the lettering extending beyond the end of the car on a plank. Just as unlikely to happen, but far more possible is part-bashing an Atlas O C424 into a Susie-Q C430 and using up a set of correct Overland Alco trucks that went under these and C415s. More achievable today is to ask what brand the (nicely liveried) RS-3 is Jamo -is it Atlas Trainman? Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) The real A&M had a C630M in that livery, #70. I don't think it worked at all and was off the property pretty quickly - think it's with the Western New York and Pennsylvania nowadays. There's a whole ragbag of big Alcos in NE shortline service these days. >edit< I am such a dumass - didn't read the banner on the side of your big Alco, DanielB! Edited March 10, 2017 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Aaaah, RMWeb ... dreaming again ... Western New York and Pennsylvania, I was going to letter a 36ft boxcar for Eastern Tennessee and Northern West Virginia and have the lettering extending beyond the end of the car on a plank. Just as unlikely to happen, but far more possible is part-bashing an Atlas O C424 into a Susie-Q C430 and using up a set of correct Overland Alco trucks that went under these and C415s. More achievable today is to ask what brand the (nicely liveried) RS-3 is Jamo -is it Atlas Trainman? Jason Yes Jason, it's a RS-3 from ATLAS Trainman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 The real A&M had a C630M in that livery, #70. A_m70.jpg I don't think it worked at all and was off the property pretty quickly - think it's with the Western New York and Pennsylvania nowadays. There's a whole ragbag of big Alcos in NE shortline service these days. >edit< I am such a dumass - didn't read the banner on the side of your big Alco, DanielB! Very interesting to learn that the A&M bought a 6 axle Alco. So I typed on google and I've found the following information: 4500 was retired 12/93 and preserved by a railfan who intended to operate it on a new tourist railway in Ontario. It was too heavy for this old branchline. After trying to get it in an Ontario railway museum where it was too long to enter the building he gave up and it was sold to Arkansas & Missouri a US shortline where it was returned to operation in 1999. A&M an Alco shortline was anticipating a big growth in traffic and acquired other Alco 6 axle units from CNR. The new line was not acquired and due to sharp curves on the exisiting line the units were all disposed of by scrapping except for 70 (4500). It was sold to Livonia Avon & Lakeville a prosperous New York State all-Alco shortline for its new subsidiary, Western New York & Pennsylvania where it became WNYP 630. The page is here: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cpr_diesel/4506.htm and the attached photo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) ... what brand the (nicely liveried) RS-3 is Jamo -is it Atlas Trainman? Jason Yes Jason, it's a RS-3 from ATLAS Trainman.Like this one... (see also Post#4, Page 1 of this Thread) Apologies for yet another Gratuitous Model Alco pic. Oh hang on, that's what this Thread is for.... Edited October 12, 2017 by F-UnitMad 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Waow! What a nice gratis photo of a nice train Jordan! More Alcos photos please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JAMO Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 That's a nice weathered model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Waow! What a nice gratis photo of a nice train Jordan! More Alcos photos please! You can play "spot the differences" between mine and the 'factory fresh' model !! Although mine, of course, is a Short Line owned machine, in 'Heritage' livery, not a model of an actual D&H loco, before anyone gets too picky with it!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yours is better Jordan. I've suggested to my friend he must do lie you: keep the nice blue and grey scheme and change the company name into a shortline one. shown him your model. He likes a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 A nice sound you have to listen to... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 A nice sound you have to listen to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIR5NjtgRYs&feature=youtu.be Any more info, Jack? Be interesting to know what decoder it is, it sounds different to my Loksound L. Still has that "might fall apart any time" Alco splutter though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 How anyone could possibly tell when an Alco was running properly is beyond me. Maybe that's the secret - they were never running properly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Any more info, Jack? Be interesting to know what decoder it is, it sounds different to my Loksound L. Still has that "might fall apart any time" Alco splutter though! Yes Jordan, I've found this information under the video: This is an early Weaver Alco RS3 which I have converted. I replaced the chain drive by 2 O scale Stanton drives (NWSL). Decals are from Microscale. Messing parts and windows are from P&D Hobbyshop. DCC is ESU Loksound Select L V4.0. The model is far from ready however could not resist to make a small movie on its road behavior and sound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 How anyone could possibly tell when an Alco was running properly is beyond me. Maybe that's the secret - they were never running properly... The horses of the Alcos'engines are maybe badly drawn up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Yes Jordan, I've found this information under the video: This is an early Weaver Alco RS3 which I have converted. I replaced the chain drive by 2 O scale Stanton drives (NWSL). Decals are from Microscale. Messing parts and windows are from P&D Hobbyshop. DCC is ESU Loksound Select L V4.0. The model is far from ready however could not resist to make a small movie on its road behavior and sound. Now that's interesting as it has exactly the same decoder as mine. It must just sound different due to being recorded & played through computer speakers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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