leikec
St. Louis, MO
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 | | 07/20/2008 11:38 AM |
| | Forgive this question; I'm a newbie. Will this PCC car run on R1 curves? What about the LGB New Orleans trolley? | | | |
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Greg Elmassian
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| | 07/20/2008 12:30 PM |
| Per Lewis Polk on the Aristo forum about the PCC car:
"Dear All,
Yes, 4' is fine and we had no problem even on a 3' circle around a flower pot.
All the best,
Lewis Polk"
Of course the LGB will run on R1, I'm pretty sure EVERY loco made by LGB will run on R1, except possibly some "special" Mikados.
Regards, Greg | |
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Dennis Paulson
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| | 07/20/2008 12:31 PM |
| YES , both will operate on R1 curves .
And , the LGB New Orleans streetcar operates on the new Aristo 31" curves , sharp isn't it , but the streetcar just glides right around the curve .
AND , the Hartland Interurban , goes around the New Aristo 20" curves , incredible , but it goes around with ease .
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leikec
St. Louis, MO
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| | 07/20/2008 4:13 PM |
| Thanks, guys!
Dennis, I think your 1 min. video of the LGB streetcar is the one that put me over the edge...
I've been trying to decide between O scale trolleys and Large scale, and the 900 series Perley Thomas cars are a favorite of mine. The MTS O scale brass version is $600.00 - and then I would have to find a way to make it a powered model. Now if we could only get a large scale Peter Witt!
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Dennis Paulson
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| | 07/20/2008 5:46 PM |
| Welcome , it is looking up for electric trains really , the LGB streetcars , the Bachmann trolleys , the Hartland interurbans , the soon to be released AC PCC cars , who knows what will be made next ?
Especially if the AC PCC cars sell really well !
And Light Rail Products http://www.lightrailproducts.com/
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Great Western
The English Riviera, Torbay, Devon
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| | 07/21/2008 1:27 PM |
| Hi Dennis,
Just think, providing money is no object,when the PCC car hits the streets you can operate a complete streetcar system - the number of cars being limited only by ones line capacity.
And for those who always wanted their own Company the undecs can be painted into a color scheme of choice.
Even so I think a couple might be a more realistic number for me.  The harder part would be which version - as I have no particular allegiance to any of the Cities in the first run maybe I should be non-partisan and opt for a line nearer to home, i.e. Marseilles. | |
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markoles
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| | 07/21/2008 1:47 PM |
| Just read that the city near me, Lancaster, PA, is planning to use PCC cars for their new streetcar line. Although I did also see pictures of one being cut up!
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Jerry Barnes
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GURU388
North Hollywood, California
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| | 08/02/2008 11:20 AM |
| | A video tape of me in shorts is something I would not inflict on anybody. The sad truth is I love the PCC cars so much that I willl have to buy one to three of them depending on how well they run. | |
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ohioriverrailway
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Pittsburgh, PA
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| | 08/03/2008 10:54 AM |
| There are a number of ways to 'bash the AC car (once it comes out!) to make it appear different from the uot-of-the box version, including changing the anticlimber width, the trolley pole housing and maybe even the skirting. As popinted out, you poor folks who want double enders are SOL unless you buy a pair and have at it with the saw.
If you need inspiration just start looking for trolley museum web sites.
I'm waiting to see how the bricks work. Seems to me thay may be a scratchbuilder's dream come true. | |
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Ltotis
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| | 08/03/2008 1:55 PM |
| A few years ago I saw some Trollies being rebuilt at the Middletown & Hummelstown RR. Can't remember where they came from or if they were PCC's. If they are PCC's maybe Lancaster is grabbing them?
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markoles
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Lancaster, PA
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| | 08/04/2008 7:30 AM |
| Larry,
I read an artical that the Lancaster PA trolleys are coming from a RR museum in Baltimore or DC.
Mark | |
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Ted_Roy
Central MA, On the old Worcester and Suburban Line
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| | 08/04/2008 8:21 AM |
| Dennis,
Where can I find info on the new Aristo track? I checked the website and no luck... 20" - 31" curves very interesting....
Ted. | |
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altterrain
silver spring, md
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| | 08/04/2008 11:44 AM |
| Posted By markoles on 08/04/2008 7:30 AM
Larry,
I read an artical that the Lancaster PA trolleys are coming from a RR museum in Baltimore or DC.
Mark
Probably from the National Capitol Trolley Museum (http://www.dctrolley.org/)which is about 10 mins from me. They have to move for a new highway to go through  !
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leikec
St. Louis, MO
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| | 08/04/2008 7:51 PM |
| I would love to get out to San Francisco to see the "F" line. I just bought a LGB New Orleans streetcar.
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Dennis Paulson
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| | 08/05/2008 5:59 AM |
| Then you bought a smooth running , good looking streetcar Jeff , because I sure like mine a lot .
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Paul Burch
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Gig Harbor Washington
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| | 08/05/2008 7:49 AM |
| Rick,
If I'm remembering correctly,when I talked to Lewis Polk at the BTS in June he said that the motor blocks would be available separetly for kitbashers and scratchbuilders. | |
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vsmith
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SoCal
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| | 08/05/2008 8:28 AM |
| Posted By Paul Burch on 08/05/2008 7:49 AM
Rick,
If I'm remembering correctly,when I talked to Lewis Polk at the BTS in June he said that the motor blocks would be available separetly for kitbashers and scratchbuilders.
I was told same by Lewis so it must be true  | |
 Kitbashing, welcome to the Dark Side | |
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Greg Elmassian
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| | 08/06/2008 9:30 PM |
| He mentioned the same to me at the BTS show in Ontario.
I really don't understand why Aristo is building it, since there is so much clamor for a more popular diesel. Maybe he did indeed buy that car shown in white in the early posts.
Since most trolleys available are 1:24 or so, that's where I would have gone. But some people will buy it.
Regards, Greg | |
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