Hi Bob:
Do you have any photos of this engine - including some of the
modifications?? Would be nice to see a few.
Tx
Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway)
On 3/9/2012 16:33, Bob Werre wrote:
This is interesting, actually having a design 'guy' relating things.
As a sometimes frustrated 're-arranger of loco innards', I would be
curious as to what would cause the motors to burn up. It does look
promising that Lionel is making a better effort than in the past.
This makes me want to bring down my old AF PA from a display shelf.
Only the shell and two recycled trucks are original AF. The drive we
designed wasn't that unique but worked very well. The shell was a 5
digit ATSF that I modified and painted it Union Pacific. We used
solid chunks of Plexiglas on the shell, some solid chunks of brass and
a 0 scale sized motor to power that dude. I'm not certain what the
wheel gauge was set to but it ran on my layout in the late 80's until
the AM's versions arrived. That's the last time an AF engine has run
on my layout.
Bob Werre
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