Ed Harvey
Lincoln, Nebraska
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 | | 08/16/2008 8:38 PM |
| OK, not to start a competition, or a war, or anything, but after seeing numerous photos and videos posted on MLS and actual model trains in person at several shows I've attended, I have to know...Who in the large-scale hobby owns (or has) the longest coal train? Please feel free to post photos/vidoes if you have any new ones that haven't been posted already.
Ed
P.S. Mine's only 18 hoppers long, so I know it isn't me. 
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Ed Harvey & Carol Rogers
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Dave F
1st Class Member
Sandy, Utah
Conductor
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| | 08/16/2008 8:46 PM |
| I ran a 34 hopper train today..... but I have a buddy with 75 hoppers currently: he's going for 100.
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Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
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Bryan Smith
1st Class Member
Erda,Utah
Foreman
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| | 08/16/2008 9:25 PM |
| Dave have no problem his IC GP30 handle 34 hopper cars! hehe. i did bring my UP turbine loco have no problem to pulling it also.
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Bryan Smith
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Erda,Utah | |
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Bryan Smith
1st Class Member
Erda,Utah
Foreman
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| | 08/16/2008 9:35 PM |
| UP turbine can handle this longest coal train!
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Bryan Smith
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Erda,Utah | |
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Dave F
1st Class Member
Sandy, Utah
Conductor
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| | 08/16/2008 9:41 PM |
| GREAT video Bryan.. Thanks for posting it.
Dang my layout looks good !!!!
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Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
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leonpete
1st Class Member
Holstein, IA.
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| | 08/16/2008 10:40 PM |
| Dave, The I.C. looks good pulling all those hoppers. Your layout is looking good also.
Bryan, That UP Turbine is also looking good.
Thanks for posting the video's. | |
THE B&L RAILROAD
HOLSTEIN, IA.
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Ole Toad Frog
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| | 08/17/2008 6:30 AM |
| What type of wheel sets are on the hoppers?
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Toad
How far ya'll away from Orem, UT.? Have a friend Sweet Santa Fe that needs to drop in if she would. | | | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/17/2008 8:02 AM |
| Orem is about 20 miles south. Just over the hill.
Our next meeting is in Farmington in September, just above the Lagoon amusement park. Have her drop me a line. | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
www.lonepeakandwestern.bravehost.com | |
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Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
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| | 08/17/2008 9:41 AM |
| Interesting thread, being a coal train fan myself! The longest I've run is 60 cars, but I do have 128 total.(all Bachmann coal hoppers) Just never put them all in one consist maybe I'll try it soon. I can't go much longer than 128 cause my biggest loops are only ~235 long and it will be nose to tail!
Raymond
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Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
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| | 08/17/2008 9:44 AM |
| Thanks for posting the vids and pics. Looks like SOMEONE has just had the honor of Bryan's UP Turbine paying a visit!
Raymond | |
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
Conductor
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| | 08/17/2008 10:08 AM |
| | I humble myself before the masters. I'm at 62 ish.?? | |
 Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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Ole Toad Frog
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| | 08/17/2008 10:28 AM |
| Ok, maybe I should ask it like this.
What type of wheel sets do you use like ball bearing or do the GODs rather not spill the beans? 
Toad | | | |
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Dave F
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Sandy, Utah
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| | 08/17/2008 10:40 AM |
| | Well, if "GODs" is an acronym for Geezerish old dudes.. then I guess I'll share.. My cars (The 6 peabody hoppers in toward the end and the last 4 black hoppers on the end) are just standard bachmann trucks with metal wheels. The other 24 cars are all Aristo hoppers belonging to a friend and I'm pretty sure he's running Ball Bearing trucks in them. | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
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Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
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| | 08/17/2008 10:43 AM |
| GODs?
All my Bachmann coal hoppers still have their original metal wheels. Non-ball bearing.
Raymond | |
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
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| | 08/17/2008 11:12 AM |
| Rays a god, I'm just a fallen angel.
Metal wheels on everything.
OH! Toad, well hes just,,,,Toad, "and thats all I have to say about that". | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
Is it "REAL" or just 1:29 th | |
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leikec
St. Louis, MO
Brakeman
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| | 08/17/2008 11:16 AM |
| Bryan,
You should post a YouTube video of the turbine. I really enjoyed reading the posts showing your
construction techniques.
Jeff C | | | |
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Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
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| | 08/17/2008 11:54 AM |
| LOL no Gods here. Heck, with as cheap as my coal hoppers are you definitely have just as much invested in your 62 as I do in my 120.
Raymond | |
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Ole Toad Frog
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| | 08/17/2008 11:55 AM |
| Yes Marty you should know me by now wild Texan and Native American Indian is a big BOOM!
As for GODs = Good Ole Dudes...simple 
Thank you for the imput on the wheels because I still consider myself a noob since 2003.
Thanks for the vids and pixs too!!!
Toad
As Marty said Toad is just Toad or was that me outside? | | | |
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Dave F
1st Class Member
Sandy, Utah
Conductor
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| | 08/17/2008 12:44 PM |
| Ray:
My Peabody's are all bachmann as well, can't beat 'em for the price.. I'll be getting more as time passes..
And yes, I was blessed with a visit from Bryan's Gas Turbine.. I'm just happy that I had the LP&W up to FRA standards for the beasty.. | |
Dave Fulghum,
CEO/Gandy dancer: Lone Peak & Western Railway.
Member, Utah Garden Railway Society.
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Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
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| | 08/17/2008 12:52 PM |
| Hey Toad,
For what it's worth I'm someone that feels that while ball bearing wheels are great, I wouldn't consider them a real necessity. Generally speaking from my experience, if you start running long enough freight trains where a given engine has trouble pulling you are probably willing to spend the $ to have a second engine to pull them. Even with my 60 cars that get pulled up my pretty steep grade at the back of my house I still probably only really need two dash-9s to pull them. (One might pullem.)
Not saying you shouldn't get them if you want them, I just don't think they are really that necessary considering how much they can cost. Just depends on what you value and are trying to do.
Dave:
I totally agree with you, for the price the Bachmann coal cars are hard to beat and they come with metal wheels.  I bought mine from St. Aubins for $25.00 each (in groups of 6) and with another $5 for Kadees, you just can't beat it the end product. It's what's allowed me to be able to get so many. I know they aren't the right scale for either of my 1:32 or 1:29 engines, but they look good enough to my eye.
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