Bob, A more relavent question might be "what part of the prototype are you modeling"? Your layout is large enough to represent a fair chunk of real estate, plus locos can appear and disappear from other parts of the system. My layout represents a short line with minimal engine service facilities. The locos are captive to the home road except for major overhauls which are jobbed out to other railroads. Since I have pretty stiff grades on my helix to the second level, I have to allow for the occational double header (BTS BL2s). The interchange with the CP will require a switcher (SHS NW-2), and I'll need another swtcher for a major industry (Railmaster GE 24 Tonner). I can use the second BL2 as a spare if I reduce tonage on the helix while one of the other locos is in the shop, plus I have a SMMW 70 tonner. Since I'm going about this as if my railroad is real, I'm not going to waste scarse resources (this part IS real) on superfluous motive power. I believe I have all the locos I will ever need except one. If anyone has another BL2 that they'll never use, I would dearly love to take it off your hands. So now I have 4 locos and am looking for one more.
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine >________________________________ >From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 10:27 AM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Average number of locomotives > > > >I think one thing we're not taking into consideration--how many engines >does the prototype have or use. Most of us have taken those convention >tours or otherwise been around the engine servicing facilities. There >were always engines being brought in for sand, fuel and inspection, >there were always engines going through rebuilding, and there were >engines on the road earning the $$. In the steam era the backshopping >of engines probably took a long time. When you read about a certain >class of engine, you always here about the availability of those >engines. Obviously those that could be turned around quickly and stayed >running on the road trips got good marks. > >In the same vein, it used to be that the brass engines spent a lot time >in the backshop while the simpler AM engines were widely available. I >used to have a favorite Rex 2-6-0 that I spent a lot of time building, >modifying and tuning. When things were tuned it ran extremely well >compared to some of the coffee grinders that I've seen. But a few >months later, I would have to go in and adjust those rubber groments >that held the motor in place to maintain it. My little BTS 0-6-0 is a >great engine, but the drivers seem to oxidize frequently, so it needs >work. So all this is an excuse for having more engines than I can run >on the layout! > >Bob Werre >PhotoTraxx > >On 11/4/11 9:03 AM, gsc3 wrote: >> >> Hadn't thought about it till this thread started. I have 12, all S >> scale. Guess I bring the average down whereas in the age poll I was >> average. >> There's 6 Am. Models, 4 SHS, and one River Raisin. I"m lucky in that >> everyone ran on my prototype. The SHS F-3's are numbered (by Don) for >> a famous pair that ran on the division of the prototype I model. >> The 12th loco, a American Models, RS-3, undec. I'd sell for $130.00. >> Older spring drive, but runs well. >> >> George Courtney >> >> > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
