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Title: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 17, 2007, 12:59:19 PM
i am not a diesel fan but this is really cool looking
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1227030/P7270037.jpg)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: ben_not_benny on February 17, 2007, 01:06:47 PM
Cool, CRI&P's AeroTrain!

Here's another one:

(http://hebners.net/amtrak/amtTurbosUA/amt50c.jpg)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 17, 2007, 01:22:52 PM
cool what is that? i just got info that con cor is gonna make a HO aero train!!!!!!!!! yipee
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Paul M. on February 17, 2007, 07:02:13 PM
And Rapido's gonna make what Ben showed us.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: LD303 on February 17, 2007, 07:10:18 PM
well lets see....that looks like rusted junk at a salvage yard.....


Quote from: Ben Wang on February 17, 2007, 01:06:47 PM
Cool, CRI&P's AeroTrain!

Here's another one:

(http://hebners.net/amtrak/amtTurbosUA/amt50c.jpg)



   yep....rusted junk......ugly to boot!    i think i prefer the streamlined emd, alco and baldwin diesels for passenger train service....much cleaner lines.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: tiny on February 17, 2007, 07:18:17 PM
Just think of it, Someone got payed run that"stuff"!!!! :o
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Andy Fekete on February 17, 2007, 08:56:03 PM
don't you DARE make fun of that it's the turbo train it still holds the canadian railway speed record and OBVIOUSLY it looks bad it is rusded and the amtrack sheme it the ugliest one ever used on the turbotrain
(http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidoimages/turbo04f_4.jpg)
(http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidoimages/turbo04e_4.jpg)
here's another ugly one here's a coincadance it's amtrack!
(http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidoimages/turbo04c_3.jpg)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 17, 2007, 09:18:59 PM
Never heard of Amtrack Andy Could you explain? Do you mean Amtrak?  ;)
I happen to like the VIA scheme, it would like nice on Ontario Northland stuff too!
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: LD303 on February 17, 2007, 09:28:53 PM
ohhh...but i do DARE to make fun of it...ugly thing.....all the hyper fast ''bullet'' trains are ugly and uninteresting to me.  that thing looks like a boat with wheels!!   
and is rusded a word?  if so...what does it mean?   ;D
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Andy Fekete on February 17, 2007, 09:48:38 PM
never mind the spelling as long as i get my point across.
oh well i guess i can't change anybody's opinion but, i tried! ;)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 17, 2007, 10:33:28 PM
andy u might want to look at this
http://www.modeltrains.com/WEB%20-%20CMT/Rapido/rt-turbo-cn.htm
look at this little suprise i found on my layout
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1227030/CN_Turbo_1.jpg)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: ben_not_benny on February 17, 2007, 11:18:07 PM
I just posted the first pic I saw on google. I didn't know it caused so much argument.

Yeah, Amtrak is horrible. I like VIA a lot better. Does anyone make a model of the LRC?

(http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0404/via6918.jpg)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Andy Fekete on February 18, 2007, 02:11:56 PM
rapido does hard to get one because it's a special model and is not mass produced
here's the link:
http://www.rapidotrains.com/c-lrc00.html (http://www.rapidotrains.com/c-lrc00.html)
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: ben_not_benny on February 18, 2007, 04:06:21 PM
Cool, is Rapido Trains a Canadian firm? They made a lot of Canadian stuff.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Andy Fekete on February 18, 2007, 08:35:45 PM
rapido is 100% canadian owned although their products are made in chine but hey is'nt everything! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Jim Banner on February 19, 2007, 05:18:06 PM
And another that needs a bit of buffing up:

(http://www.parovoz.com/gallery/dr1-02-1.jpg)

I don't think this was particularly high speed, but it would make an interesting model.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 19, 2007, 07:26:27 PM
it is ashame how people mistreat locomotives who have made a small part of shaping this country
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: ebtnut on February 22, 2007, 03:20:59 PM
The CN/Amtrak units were built by United Aircraft and were gas-turbine powered.  I got to ride in one on the B&O from DC to Oakland, MD back in the early '70's.  Not a great rider, as I recall, though that probably had as much to do with Chessie's track maintenance as with the unit.  They ran several sets on the Hartford-Boston run pre-electrification.  Amtrak had a different type of turbo unit on the NYC - Albany run as well. 
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Dr EMD on February 22, 2007, 06:37:24 PM
Well according to RAPIDO web site, UA designed the train and Pullman-Standard built it on the US side and MLW built it for Canada.

Also the UA Turbo bread and butter service was Grand Central Terminal to South Station.
Boston to Hartford? Well maybe not the UA Turbo set.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Dr EMD on February 22, 2007, 06:37:55 PM
Quote from: Jim Banner on February 19, 2007, 05:18:06 PM
And another that needs a bit of buffing up:

(http://www.parovoz.com/gallery/dr1-02-1.jpg)

I don't think this was particularly high speed, but it would make an interesting model.


That's a Russian motor car. Looks like they copied the Budd design.
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Andy Fekete on February 24, 2007, 11:42:37 AM
looks like a zephyr to me im probobly wrong though
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 24, 2007, 11:59:18 AM
if that is a pioner zephyr a museum hasn't found it because i know a museum would love have one of those zephyrs
Title: Re: this isn't inportant but look at this
Post by: Jim Banner on February 24, 2007, 09:23:22 PM
Dr EMD is indeed correct.  It is Russian.  I found it on this website.

http://www.parovoz.com/newgallery/ (http://www.parovoz.com/newgallery/)

They also had this "Russian RS-1"

(http://www.parovoz.com/gallery/20070215_65528.jpg)