Steam locos

Marc's picture

USRA locomotives wheel diameter

 

I'm in the way to kit build some N scale locomotives.

I own the steam Encyclopedia but sorry it's somewhere in a box in my garage because of my move in Quebec;  with around 100 box to search from, I forget it for now.

My question is the following;

USRA designed standard steam locomotives for all the railroad use

I need to know the standard  diameter of the locomotives wheel (no truck) of the USRA design

- For USRA Pacific

- For USRA Heavy and light Mikado

Finding a sound decoder that actually sounds like the sort of engine for which it is intended?

Is there a way to identify a DCC sound decoder when seeking a particular sound?    For example, I want to put a DCC decoder into an O-Scale NYC Hudson.  I'd like to choose a model whose sound track is as close as possible to a real New York Central J-3a. 

Thanks,

Bill

jeffshultz's picture

What's on your workbench - May 2020

I'll get this rolling with a close up photo of a locomotive I'm doing a First Look on.... until I took a photo, I hadn't even noticed the 74V sign.

Eric H.'s picture

Virtual RPM

Virtual RPM (RPM = Railroad Prototype Modeling)

Here's a thread to share your prototype modeling. Share completed and in-process models that reflect prototype locomotives, rolling stock, structures, and scenes. This is open to any scale, just as long as the modeling is following a prototype.

Eric

 

Eric Hansmann
Editor-at-Large, Model Railroad Hobbyist

Mehano smoke genertor

I purchased a Mehano C&O Chesapeake Ohio 4-6-2 George Washington Steam Locomotive #490 9403.  My understanding is that it smoked.  I cannot seem to get it to do that.  I have put smoke fluid in the smoke stack but it appears to do nothing.  Is this model "smokable"? or is there a secret way to fill it with smoke fluid.  Thanks in advance!  

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Manns Creek Narrow Gauge in On3

Welcome to my first entry for what will be the blog on my new Manns Creek Railway in On3.  I started build in On30 a little more than 10 years ago as a diversion from working in HO scale.  At the time I had built a fictional railroad in HO scale called the Roanoke and Southern, which was featured in the May 2010 issue of MR.  by the time my article was published is was firmly hooked on O scale narrow gauge.  Although if first started constructing models in On30 (O scale models with 30" track gauge) I soon widened the gauge out to On3 (O scale models w

Eric H.'s picture

What's on your workbench? April 2020

It's a new month and a new thread to share  your workbench progress! Inspire others to move a proiect forward. 

Eric

 

Eric Hansmann
Editor-at-Large, Model Railroad Hobbyist

Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

railandsail's picture

Himalayan Narrow-gauge Railroad

Just ran across this interesting video of a prototype railroad in the Himalayan mountains,...steam power is still alive.

https://youtu.be/Fw4XUHdBR5I
turn on your sound as well

When I did a search on this forum I found this subject thread on a similar Garratt type locomotive..
https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/34538?page=1

 

 

Scott Forbes's picture

Bachmann HO 4-6-0 Disassembly

Howdy all-

I've struck out everywhere else to I thought I'd post here with the hope that one of the biggest brains in the hobby knows. 

I have this Bachmann 10-wheeler and I took it apart and painted it this last weekend but I could not figure out how to get the shell off so I can do the lighting. Has anyone ever taken this model apart before? I've done all my others and have found there is usually one step that you just can't guess at. I think that's what I'm up against here.

Huffin and a Puffin at the Open House

Its all heaters in the steam era in today's episode.


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