How many engines do you have??

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hey guys

how many engines do you own? for me I only have about 8

Jeremy

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I have less, only 5, but 8 if you count the $25 athearns that I no longer use.

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A few

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I think we always buy far to many than we really need. I have 24 but only need about 10

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I have 41 usable engines,17 with decoders, 20 that are sitting on a shelf probably never to be ran again(anolog), and 4 brass pieces [8D]

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I have 42 locomotives & counting.
All but one are usable & that one needs some TLC.

I have three old steamers, one Mantua & one Roundhouse that need to be re-motored, & one brass dockside that needs the running gear fixed.
These have not been included into the count.

Gordon

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Well over 150, BUT…I’ve got something like 90 of them for sale. I’m heading to two train shows in December to thin the herd…

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To answer you question…(HO Scale)

I own all Kato Locomotives! (8 Kato’s in all)
2 BN SD70MAC’s BN9580,BN9615.
3 BNSFSD70MAC’s BNSF8802,BNSF9838,BNSF9959.
3 BNSFAC4400CW’s BNSF5602,BNSF5615,BNSF5624.
And hope to get more.
END OF LIST.

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My Finalized UP Roster (1965)

2 Overland UP 3 Unit Gas Turbines
1 Overland UP 3 Unit Gas Turbines
2 Overland UP Turbine Tenders
1 Overland UP C855
1 Overland UP Alco C630
2 Kato GP-35’s

My Finalized Milw Roster

2 Overland Milwaukee Road Little Joes
2 Overland Milwaukee Road Steeple Cabs
2 Overland Milwaukee Road FP-45’s
1 Overland International Bay Window Caboose
1 Overland Rib Side Caboose
3 Atlas Milwaukee Road GP-40’s
1 Milwaukee Road Business Car Montana
1 Kato Milwaukee Road SD40-2 Bicentennial

1 Overland CP Rail M640

My Finalized UP Roster (2003)

2 Kato AC4400CW Flags
2 Kato AC4400CW Lightning
2 Kato SD40-2 Snoots
1 Kato SD40-2 United Way
4 Kato SD90MAC’s
2 Overland SD90MACH 8200-8201
3 Overland AC4400CW 6884,6886,6887
2 Kato CNW C44-9W
2 Kato UP C44-9W
4 Kato BNSF SD70MAC
2 Kato BN SD70MAC
1 Lionel UP Challenger 3985

On the order books

4 Atlas SOO LINE U30C’s
1 Overland SD45X 5740
3 Kato SD38-2’s US Steel
2 Undecorated SD38-2’s (To build into Milwaukee Road 40-2’s)

And yes I dont have a girlfriend & I’m not married!!! [:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]

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Depending how you look at it, I’ve got you all beat. I have two: An Athearn Light Mike and a Proto 2000 S1 switcher. I really don’t want very many. It’s just more to keep track of and maintain.

Tom

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Big blow, WOW! [bow] I only have 7! and 3 more that I don’t use.

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I have four “good” locomotives:

Spectrum 4-8-2 light mountain
P2K GP9
Rivarossi 2-truck Heisler
Athearn R-T-R F59PHI

I also have a couple old Athearns. One of them I don’t use at all, and the other I only use to test new sections of track.

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Hey man, locomotives are where it’s at! To me, that’s what model railroading is all about. Locomotives, pure and simple. I’ve got 42, and I have a friend who has over a hundred.

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I have 5, 4 Athearns (good for my teenage budget without decoders and such yet) and one PK2, and E9. # of the athearns are GP38’s, and one is a SW7 modified to an SW1200. I hope to get many more soon, hopefully some Athearn SD40-2s next.

Noah

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Not enough for me,[}:)]
too many for the wife.[:(!]

How many engines are in my yard?
Only the shadow knows for sure!!![;)][;)][;)]

hahahahahaaa!!![}:)]

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Boy you sure got that right. We’re talking an insidious addiction here. I can remember when I had one locomotove and thought it was “all I needed”. At least, I think I can remember back that far, I’m not that sure. Then came the day I was shopping at the LHS and the owner whispers “Hey, kid, have I got something to show you!”. So I wind up with a second one. Hey, thinks I, always “needed” a switcher. Then probably a train show, and some vendor uncovers a neat little 2-8-0 for a steal of a price. “Too good to pass up”, says I. Later a friend (?) introduces me to ebay, I browse a bit and bang, I’m suddenly the owner of an SD70MAC. And I don’t even model modern railroading??

Let’s just say I have “several” locomotives. Way too many to fit on my small layout, that’s for sure.

Now I find myself going through the ads in MR first, looking for the word of a new ‘fix’ on the market. And there have been some recent announcements regarding new releases that I may have to actually call the LHS and reserve…

It’s addictive I tell you. Someone ought to pass a law restricting sales of locomotives to weak-willed model railroaders.

Excuse me, I have to go dust off my roundhouse…

Regards

Ed

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I think it was mentioned some time ago on this forum that people who post items like this and those who respond with highly expensive sounding lists of their locomotives are possibly making yourselves the targets of theft if someone is perusing the forums looking for targets in their vicinity. It’s better to ignore questions of “How many” or “What do you own,” instead of calling attention to your collections. I’m not saying it has ever happened, but why take chances?

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I was just asking a question, so dont make it sound like people who ask this are criminals. if you dont have anything to add of interest go some other place.

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I have about 25 locos (Athearn, atlas, p2k,p1k,walthers, and a few oddballs)

Thats so true. I have 3 walthers F40’s (1 MBTA, 2 amtrak) and up until a few weeks ago was thinking of buying a VIA one to go with the GO transit cars made by athearn. but then kato announced theirs. So that means im selling off 2 of my F40ph’s when they come out and buying an MBTA one

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jeremyb- back up. cacole is right. THINK about it.And don’t take it personally.
Phil.