It looks like all three of us found that a 7-engine consist is pushing things. I’d had my hands on N&W units, so I used those. However, my layout doesn’t have many places where I can show 7 units all at once. Normally I have a hard time shooting 4 together, so it is what it is! The locos are two Atlas/Kato RS-11s, one Atlas Classic RS-11, One Proto 1990s GP9, One Walthers Proto GP30, one Atlas Trainman RS-32, and one Athearn dummy Train Master.
Like Neal, I decided not to try to speed match all seven, but I did put them in a single consist. Because they weren't speed matched, and a couple had dirty wheels, the consist crawled along for only a short distance. I found, as John did, that seven locos are hard to accommodate in yards and engine terminals.
Thanks John! These photos were too good not be published. Appreciate the follow up.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking consist!!! I like the mix of units in the consist as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics John! Thanks for joining the fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the 7 units in spite of space limitations to be able to show them all off. Fantastic looking layout.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading about all the issues running 7 locos together either in command mode or conventional I have the thought that why should something so simple be so problematic. Granted 7 is a bit much, but it just seems like it should be far easier to do a lash up than it is more so in the command mode given all the advancements of late.
Thanks for the photos.