My 2 KMT U30CG’s were horrible runner’s and remotored with Helix humper’s and outfited with Hyperllite Mar’s headlight’s. They were C.P. into Warbonnet’s and ran better than my similar KMT FP-45’s, which remained in my case…
Your Santa Fe Streamlined varnish, what type of motive power do you run? Would you consider variety?
I use E units (A & B), and model the late 1940s-early 50s because it’s my favorite railroading era.
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Well, the poll states using the Walthers set, so I had to answer F7.
The only El Capitan cars I know of are brass, or the plastic “Detail Associates” or “Train Station Products” kits (which are the same kits just different names on the box). I have the Hallmark set which don’t look good mixed with the plastic ones, sigh.
My sentimental power for any of them would of course be the PA’s. They were much more often assigned to the Grand Canyon, or Express & Mail Limited (train 23?). I can’t wait until Walthers or someone else produces good plastic RTR High level El Capitan, or the older 1937 Super and El Cap cars. THEN this will be a much more interesting question and could even have E1 power.
Totally unprototypical for these Super Chief cars but what got ooohs and aahs at a public showing was the Walthers Superchief cars without the shorty RPO, a head end of a green REA reefer, a heavy weight baggage, pulled by E6 AB with a 4-8-4 helper on the point.