Greetings,
Looks like we are getting alot of responces to my first posting.
After reading them all some folks seem kinda down that there collection is not
at therapy level yet.
I for one will say my roster has taken me over 30 years to obtain. Its always a
work in progress. So there is hope for all.
Enjoy,
Mark in Texas
well i don’t think i posted in the first one so. here’s mine as of now. i started about 2 months ago and this is what i have.
Athearn GP50 Burlington Northern -Orange and Black front-
Atlas GP40 Burlington Route (CB&Q) -Red and Grey-
Proto 2000 GP7 Burlington Route (CB&Q) -“Everything West”-
Proto 2000 GP7 Rocki Island -Red and Black-
i’m hoping to add a couple more Burlington Route or Burlington Northern.
Here is my roster
Canadian National F7 A
Canadian National F9 A
Canadian National U-28b - hand painted
Burlington Northern SW1200
Burlington Northern F9 A
Amtrack F9 A&B units
B&O 35 TON
Canadian National SW1200 - in the shops waiting for new motor
Soon to purchase
Canadian National SD40-2 or GP38(who knows maybe even a GP9)
ShaunCN
I got a little one…
LifeLike N GP18 Nickel Plate
Older Atlas N RS3 Undecorated
The level of testostrone is rather overpowering here boys! Remember the size of a mans roster does not maketh the man. Its the amount of fun he has with it that makes him the boy.
Having my second childhood and having fun!
same roster as the first one.[;)]
I have mainly Kato and Atlas locomotives
2 Kato C44-9’s
2 Atlas U23B’s
1 Atlas GP7
1 Kato GP35
Ch
Mainly Katos 80% Atlas 20%
From Gp35’s to SD70 Mac’s
Awaiting the Kato AC4000s in 2004
P2K SW9 - 6 Kato GP35 - 7 Atlas GP7 - 2 Athearn SD40-2 9
GP7 - 5 SD40 - 12 GP38 - 10
GP9 - 5 SD45 - 9 GP40 - 15
GP30 - 9 SD35 - 12 Stewart U25B - 2
U23B - 8
U36C - 8
C30-7 - 8
Bachmann Spectrum 4-8-4 Class J
IHC 4-8-2
IHC2-8-0
two Athearn Dash -9s ( soon to go on Ebay)
Athearn P40 Genesis ( getting rid of that soon)
a geep
Life-LIke GP38-2’s ( broken piles of junk)
LIfe like F40PH ( sucks)
( life -like model are not proto 1000 or 2000)
A (very) short list:
P2K 0-6-0
IHC/Mehano Pacific
Old Bachmann E? F? unit. Still runs great though.
Andrew
I’m waiting on Kato to produce their GP50 in HO scale.
Ch
At one time, my cousin, my friend, and I had a layout that included the following-
Athearn-1-GP-50
2-SD45
2-SW-1200
1-SD-9
1-SD-40-2
3-GP-9
2-F7-A
Life-Like- 1-GP30
1-DD40-X
Spectrum-1-44 tonner
Plus a few others I can’t recall. We had a layout called the RJR Lines, based in Kansas on the ex-Rock Island lines in that area. Most of the engines were in the RJR Lines scheme(blue w/orange body stripe), and a few were in predecessor paint as lease units.[8D]
and if it comes to size : An [:)][:)] elefant allways wins![:p][:I]
I like diversity and purchase locos for different reasons.For freight,I enjoy the big ones like the SD’s and other 6+ axle haulers.I also have purchased a few “used” ones that I got good deals on for no particular reason,simply like them.Other ones I bought for my planned layout railroad museum and occasional running.
My active roster,all purchased new:
-Life-Like GP-38
-A pair of Kato SD-45
-Atlas SD-50
-Kato SD-9
-Life-Like F-40PH
For my museum and occasional operation:
-Bachmann DDA-40X
-Bachmann 4-8-4
-Bachmann 0-6-0
-Con-Cor PA-1
-Alas E-7A
-Life-Like E-7A
-Kato gear with Trix F-7A shell
-Life-Like F-7B
As budget allows,I plan to add a few more to my “N” scale roster,like Dash 8 and 9,SD-70,80 and 90.I also have started “creating” a Baldwin Centipede with parts of an ill-fated DD40X…a part time project with no deadline.