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Post by ptc on Jul 18, 2020 14:37:54 GMT
Needs paint. ![5737100518751337202098532.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/BwtMFjaDIgiUmWvkHHkF.png)
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Post by ptc on Jul 18, 2020 14:38:52 GMT
DD40AX. ![ss_f0bd30103bfb7be3929f5df69d187062a262bd88....jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/zHuaPjXiSLtFFaeBlITo.png)
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Jul 18, 2020 14:46:20 GMT
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jul 18, 2020 14:46:25 GMT
Here's some classic Lionel and K-Line "Onion Pacific" (see Gary's colorful post above). First, the Veranda Turbine, a true die cast diesel stump puller: I don’t mean to be a stickler for detail. But actually, rather than UP’s Veranda Turbine being a “. . . diesel stump puller,” it was actually a bunker B fuel stump puller. The turbine was actually powered by bunker B fuel, which was carried in that yellow tender behind it. Diesel fuel contained in a smaller tank, was used only to start the loud turbine and bring it up to speed, after which the heavier bunker B fuel kicked in, giving it its full “stump puller” power. Oh great sage, how exactly right you are! My only excuse is that I was thinking/putting emphasis on the fact that this Veranda model, and a relatively few other non-steam locomotives Lionel has produced, is die cast. And everything in MTH's much more extensive UP turbine fleet that I have seen is ABS plastic bodied - with the exception of the tender on my #80 coal turbine, which weighs a ton. I forget what the drawbar pull on the Veranda is but it hauls anything I connect to it, even large pieces of furniture.
On the Veranda the diesel feature is very obvious because the turbine sounds do not kick in until it gets up to about speed step 5.
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Post by Yellowstone Special on Jul 18, 2020 15:40:42 GMT
I don’t mean to be a stickler for detail. But actually, rather than UP’s Veranda Turbine being a “. . . diesel stump puller,” it was actually a bunker B fuel stump puller. The turbine was actually powered by bunker B fuel, which was carried in that yellow tender behind it. Diesel fuel contained in a smaller tank, was used only to start the loud turbine and bring it up to speed, after which the heavier bunker B fuel kicked in, giving it its full “stump puller” power. Oh great sage, how exactly right you are! My only excuse is that I was thinking/putting emphasis on the fact that this Veranda model, and a relatively few other non-steam locomotives Lionel has produced, is die cast. And everything in MTH's much more extensive UP turbine fleet that I have seen is ABS plastic bodied - with the exception of the tender on my #80 coal turbine, which weighs a ton. I forget what the drawbar pull on the Veranda is but it hauls anything I connect to it, even large pieces of furniture.
On the Veranda the diesel feature is very obvious because the turbine sounds do not kick in until it gets up to about speed step 5. Well, not a “great sage,” but my point was that it wasn’t a run-of-the-mill diesel locomotive, while your emphasis was on Lionel’s die-cast model of it. From your description, it appears Lionel did a good job with this one. 😉
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Post by Yellowstone Special on Jul 18, 2020 15:47:41 GMT
Congratulations! My UP offering... Tom Wow Tom, I like them! For an eastern road locomotive engineer, you have some awesome Union Pacific examples. 👍
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2020 17:25:33 GMT
THEY CALL ME "MELLOW YELLOW" NICE SWITCHER.![SWITCHER.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/WdqdneEOClIEvGYmuPHI.png) I DO LIKE THIS ONE. ![UPGESU50SUDT.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/ORaxsDNaLVOKltwZpAyu.png) LOVE THE GAS ELECTRIC TURBINE...BUILD ME ONE LIONEL. ![GAS UP.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/wSzZmrIxBOPMTFzxoJ0h.png) FORT WORTH YARD. ![FORT WORTH.jpg](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/PYUIWaKgZKKIH0swPDaj.png) Gary.
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Post by Yellowstone Special on Jul 18, 2020 19:04:33 GMT
So, Donovan huh? (Hurdy Gurdy Man, Sunshine Superman, Atlantis)
Geez Gary, how old are you, anyway? 😳 😂😂😂
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Post by kstrains on Jul 18, 2020 22:22:10 GMT
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Post by RailCat on Jul 18, 2020 22:50:57 GMT
Took awhile...but I did have one! 🚂
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Post by Adam on Jul 18, 2020 23:40:28 GMT
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I possess very little UP. So, to honor our SOW, David, I took a short video of my new B&M MTH Railking passenger cars. These cars complete my set that is led by a Williams F7 ABA.
The B&M RS3 pulling some unmatched Canadian Pacific cars fills a guest spot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 2:26:56 GMT
Last summer, one of the highlights was seeing the BigBoy on a Saturday morning in West Chicago. Unfortunately, I did not see it come though, but was able to see it on display. YOU ARE ONE LUCKY LAD KEN!! GREAT PHOTOS! THANKS. Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 2:45:09 GMT
THE LIVING LEGEND!!!
Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 3:08:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 3:18:50 GMT
![UP111111.png](//storage.forums.net/7085221/thumbnailer/IhoumAdjSCeyDWY0hpjE.png) Gary.
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