Boilerbuster
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I personaly have yet to build my layout but I have plenty of engines and rolling stock for it. Unfortinatly all I have for track is the EZ track and I will have to go thru and replace it all with and I plan on useing alot of Flex Track. I plan on a 4 room layout in my basement that are connected by tunnels It will be a rural layout with plenty of rural activities. My layout will be a retro type with older rustic type buildings that 1930's steam wouldnt look out of place in only I am going to have modern traffic control devices and a mix of old and new cars and trucks. That way my modern diesels wont look out of place eather as many small towns have retained there old style buildings.
One room will be a yard with a two track main running along the outside. outer will be a passanger line inner will be freight. As it passes from room to room there will be a few sidings for activities and extra space to leave other trains parked when not in use. The first room I build will be the yard with engine repair and fueling areas will incorperate both Steam and Diesel portions of the yard.
As far as my Engine Collection goes
Diesels
1 GE -8 UP
2 GP38-2 BNSF
3 SD45T-2 Road Numbers 9194 and 9330
4 3 F-7a's and one B
Steam
Southern Pacific 4-8-4 Black paint
Pennslyvania M1A 4-8-2 DCC Equipt with sound
Frisco 4-8-2
UP 2-8-0
UP 0-6-0
I also have a very good collecton of rolling stock
including 8 3 bay grain hoppers
17 mixed coal hoppers
10 or so box cars
and 5 Southern Pacific Sunset limited Passenger cars
And on the way from ebay 5 GATX 20,700 gallon Tankers
A Southern Pacific MOW train
and a Track Cleaniing Car.
When I do my Layout I will be powering it with both DCC and just normal DC depnding how complex I want to be that day. However I need to find a good controler To power more then a single engine. as is I have to buddy up two power packs to keep a train running with multiple engines.
One room will be a yard with a two track main running along the outside. outer will be a passanger line inner will be freight. As it passes from room to room there will be a few sidings for activities and extra space to leave other trains parked when not in use. The first room I build will be the yard with engine repair and fueling areas will incorperate both Steam and Diesel portions of the yard.
As far as my Engine Collection goes
Diesels
1 GE -8 UP
2 GP38-2 BNSF
3 SD45T-2 Road Numbers 9194 and 9330
4 3 F-7a's and one B
Steam
Southern Pacific 4-8-4 Black paint
Pennslyvania M1A 4-8-2 DCC Equipt with sound
Frisco 4-8-2
UP 2-8-0
UP 0-6-0
I also have a very good collecton of rolling stock
including 8 3 bay grain hoppers
17 mixed coal hoppers
10 or so box cars
and 5 Southern Pacific Sunset limited Passenger cars
And on the way from ebay 5 GATX 20,700 gallon Tankers
A Southern Pacific MOW train
and a Track Cleaniing Car.
When I do my Layout I will be powering it with both DCC and just normal DC depnding how complex I want to be that day. However I need to find a good controler To power more then a single engine. as is I have to buddy up two power packs to keep a train running with multiple engines.