Thanks Jim, Not really the answer I was hoping for, because I would much rather just take it out of the box, plop it on the tracks, and run it. My interest in large diesels is marginal, mostly because my layout is so small ( only 10.5' x 16' with 37" radius curves). I would have been more interested in a U18b or an EMD CF7, they seem to be more at home on a small layout. Because of my limited interest, I am not anxious to tear apart a not so cheap, brand new loco in order to re-wire it for DC (or DCC). Maybe that will change once it becomes available in CSX colors, I don't know. The upcoming mallet could be a real temptation, even though it too is a large loco, although I doubt it will have interchangeable wheels with scale flanges. Had the AF 2-8-2 been available with interchangeable wheels, I would have had to have one...
Bill in FL --- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> wrote: > > Will one of the new AF U33c locos run on a hi-rail layout using DC power? If > the answer is yes, will it be locked in only one direction of travel, and/or > will it produce unwanted noises or effects on DC? I'm not sure I want to pay > a premium price for a loco with all kinds of AC electronics that I will only > have to remove, just to run it on my DC layout. My layout has code 148 rail > with closed frog turnouts, so it can run scale or AF flanges, and can run on > DC or DCC power, but not AC, and adding an AC power pack is not an option at > this point. > > Thanks, > Bill in FL > ------------------------------------ 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/
