Locomotive temptations

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Or… How about this one: I have all the freight locomotives I need… here is the only locomotive on my wish (dream) list: Cummins Centercab 1,000 HP switcher (no model ever made, only 1 prototype locomotive produced). If I find a good enough deal on a Whitcomb, that would be a stand-in substitute, is that a temptation?

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Or… there is this one: I have 4 A/B or A/A sets of F units for freight service. If some manufacturer comes out with a 2-6-6-4 that I like, and reasonably looks like family to my EM1 2-8-8-4, some, maybe all, of these F unit sets will be replaced by the 2-6-6-4 locomotives. Is that a temptation?

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I guess temptations come in all kinds of flavors.

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The Cummins 1,000 HP locomotive I want:

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-Kevin

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Kevin, I don’t have a picture and everything is packed right now, but I have two N&W 2-6-6-4’s refitted with B&O/C&O style tenders that came from Bachmann C&O 2-8-4’s to give them my ATLANTIC CENTRAL family look.

It is a larger version of this tender:

It is amazing how that alone changed the look of the N&W loco.

Sheldon

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To get the look I want, I think I would have to use a BLI N&W 2-6-6-4, and the tender and pilot section from a Bachmann EM1 2-8-8-4.

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That would be a very expensive project, and the BLI locomitves only come with sound and DCC installed.

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Not going to happen anytime soon.

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I love the thought of a 2-6-6-4, but only a handful of prototypes had them, and I am not in love with the looks of any of them.

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-Kevin

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Well here on the ACR, we have a fair number of articulated locos.

They include:

The two 2-6-6-4’s described above (purchased at bargain prices, tenders swapped and sound removed).

Three 2-6-6-2’s with long Vandy tenders and Delta trailing trucks. (Bachmann w/Bachmann tender swap)

Two 2-8-8-0’s (made by simply removing the trailing truck on the Proto 2-8-8-2)

And so far one 2-8-8-4 (yes, Bachmann EM-1)

They all have enough of a family look for my tastes.

These don’t count other B&O and C&O articulated locos…

Sheldon

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I have always modeled freelanced midwest and now southeast modern-ish shortlines, but have always had a weakness for diesels in UP paint. I think its the light colors of yellow and gray really show off the details. I simply say they are leased power, which is a fairly common role for former UP locos.

My shortline requires 3 locos, but I own about 50, all purchased to fit the prescribed theme but were attractive because of paint scheme and look. I have various scenarios to justify each set of three (about), stemming from slight economic situations of the shortline (weatherbeaten locos to new and shiny) to pre-and post ditchlight era.

If I did my math correctly, I must have about 16.66666 different scenarios to justify my purchases. [;)]