eBay Buy-it-now Photo Comment

[webenda]

Wayne, when you announced you were going to do rolling resistance in curves tests, I was pretty excited.

What??? Let's read what I said more carefully...

It would be an interesting experiment to compare a car with wheels that spin on their axles in a curve to the other wheel/axle styles.

I fail to see the words, "going to," in what I said.

[webenda]

Maybe three railers wouldn't give a dead rats *** for the improvement,

We already have fast angle wheels.

but I won't be surprised if we see this on the real railroads.

Real railroads have 3° fast angle wheels, no need to complicate things.

Real Trains use Fast Angle Wheels.jpg (32.39 KiB) Viewed 5087 times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agd8B-31bjE

3 degree fast angle.jpg (19.58 KiB) Viewed 5087 times

[Roy]

Wayne, when you announced you were going to do rolling resistance in curves tests, I was pretty excited.

What??? Let's read what I said more carefully...

"It would be an interesting experiment to compare a car with wheels that spin on their axles in a curve to the other wheel/axle styles."

I fail to see the words, "going to," in what I said.

Sorry Wayne, I didn't mean to commit you to anything. But, like I was saying, I didn't figure there was any car you could test now, that had wheels which turned on their axles - except postwar cars. Postwar axles don't turn, plus the wheels are held in gauge by swedges on the axles - not the most low-friction solution.

I already described what I did with a needlepoint axle truck. I haven't gotten around yet to trying the Hot Wheels-bearing truck. I'll need to turn some delrin or oilite bushings for that.

[Big Jim]

2014 Signature Catalog Price $549.99 SOLD!

C&A.jpg (60.76 KiB) Viewed 5037 times

[webenda]

2014 Signature Catalog Price $549.99 SOLD!

Did you buy all six four packs?

[Big Jim]

No, only one.
It was written in someone's propaganda that the Alton Ltd. was the prettiest train ever made. Of course everyone has their own tastes, and, mine tend to agree with that statement.
One thing is certain though, the K-Line engine built for this train is much better looking than the one Lionel did for the set!
K-Line


Big Ugly "L"

[webenda]

Alton Limited Libary of Congress.jpg (167.21 KiB) Viewed 4993 times

I guess you didn't need all the cars, the real train was short, maybe 6 cars.
Reference: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994025216/PP/

[Big Jim]

I was able to individually pick up a matching baggage car that just arrived today. I was impressed with that both arrived in three days.

[rogruth]

I agree that the Alton train is pretty but also admit that I am partial to the B&O blue locos followed by blue and grey cars.

[chuck]

Southern Crescent was also quite pretty in green. There were a number of flagship steam trains with beautiful color schemes. The SP Daylight is another one I like.