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Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - cn nutbar - 11-27-2013 A trio of Canadian National passenger locomotives from three different manufacturers are spotted at Leetown.On the outside track is Montreal Locomotive Works FPA4 6766,in the middle Canadian Locomotive Company CPA-16-5 6705 and on the inside track General Motors Diesel Division FP9A 6538. Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - BR60103 - 11-27-2013 Mr Nutbar, With all due respect, 6538 is a funny looking GP9A. Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - doctorwayne - 11-27-2013 BR60103 Wrote:Mr Nutbar, Yeah, looks like a misplaced typing finger is responsible, as that's an FP9A. Wayne Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - Green_Elite_Cab - 11-27-2013 If they had a Baldwin Shark, you could have the whole line-up of cab units.... Side question, Is MLW to ALCO what CLW is to Fairbanks-Morse? Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - doctorwayne - 11-27-2013 Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:.....Side question, I think that both Canadian companies were originally simply licensees of their American counterparts, but they may have eventually become subsidiaries. Wayne Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - nachoman - 11-28-2013 wayne - wikipedia says GMD was created as a subsidiary of general motors in order to avoid import tariffs. Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - cn nutbar - 11-28-2013 OOPS :oops: :oops: :oops: --- thanks for your help Doc Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - Puddlejumper - 11-29-2013 Here are some photos of M1 4-8-2 PRR 6743. A BLI model, it now sports a heavily modified tender from a Spectrum K4 and a new pilot. I wanted a model of an early M1 without the "coast to coast" tender and with the passenger pilot. It took a significant amount of modification, but I was successful, as well as keeping the DCC and sound features intact. On the track behind 6743 you can see an M1b with "coast to coast" tender for comparison. Notice also the Sargent Engineering couplers. I recently changed to Sargents as standard, as well as magnetic and self coupling air hoses on rolling stock. Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - doctorwayne - 11-29-2013 Nicely-done modifications, Dave. Pilot alterations do require care and extra effort. Wayne Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - Puddlejumper - 11-29-2013 Thanks Wayne. I think this massive locomotive looks neat with that little tender. The enginemen on the PRR often complained that the locomotives designed and built at Altoona were magnificent but unable to perform to their full potential due to the size of their tenders. The M1 was one of the first classes on the PRR system to address the problem on a large scale with long haul tenders, but not until many were fitted with restrictive tenders like the one I retrofitted to 6743. I was amazed at how much effort was involved with the pilot swap. It is not a modification I will be likely to repeat. Dave Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - sailormatlac - 11-30-2013 Our layout featured in some major magazine back in the days. The first picture is famously referred as the "Model Railroader Shot" among club members. Matt Re: WPF 11/22-11/28 - Sumpter250 - 11-30-2013 ***** Original Post corrected by EDIT **** :oops: I should have caught that sooner ! :oops: Pete |