I am considering wiring my E7 in series. I would really like to have the slower speeds. Right now it takes off very fast.
Has anyone done this with their WBB? Have you had any Problems?

Thanks.   -CandO

I am very happy with my WBB.
They make a great quality product. I am planning on buying another one soon.

I would much rather have two WBBs that have less features for the same price that would only get me one engine of the other brands.

The more I here people talk about Williams makes me more glad that I bought one.
Keep up the good work WBB.

Just yesterday I read a post, on OGR message board, that I found interesting. Several people commented about the success they had using silicone sealant in the traction wheel groove, instead of the rubber wheel.

Now they made sure to say - do not use silicone caulk from a home store because it will come off after running a while. Instead, you should use silicone sealant that you can get from an auto parts store.

I have never tried this. But, next time that I need to replace a rubber tire on one of my engines, I will try this out.

Apparently this lasts quite some time. Just let it dry overnight before running your train.

I put some photos on Photobucket.
Some photos are large to show detail beter so I'll just give the URL to go to.
I put a few photos of my C&O E7 and 72' Streamliners. I also put two photos of real C&O E7s. These have the same road #s and paint scheme as my WBB E7s.

here is the URL
http://photobucket.com/CandO






Thanks.   -CandO

I added one pic to your post ... 3rail

I tried posting a couple of photos but they wont go through. I get a pop up message from the post saying something like image folder is full - try a smaller file.
I even shrunk them down to 30kbs and still not going through.
I will try again later.

I decided to go with the 72' Streamliners. I am very glad that I did because they look awesome with my E7.

I also changed all my curves to FasTrack O48 and O60 curves. This train looks great on both curves. There is only a 1/8" overhang when going around the O48.

The size of the 72' Streamliners is perfect because the E7 A units are very long too.

Please make the Monon F3s. Lionel was going to and cancelled.

Very good list. Some cool ideas.
I hope to see some switchers.

I would be excited about the detailed passenger car interiors.

I think it would be best as an upgrade for us to install, like you said. This way if you wanted to stay old school, with less detail, you could. Plus, you'd always have the option of changing back.

I really hope this comes to life. Great idea!!

I can't wait for the new catalog! These are great model trains.

Bach Man,
Do you have any actual photos of the C&O 60' Streamliner passenger cars?  -Thanks

I am using the O-36 track.
The train runs well on this. It just overhangs the curves so I will eventually go with a wider curve.  It does handle these small O-36 curves very well at speed.

I am very happy with this E7.  It has great power.

I just purchased a Williams C&O E7 A-A set.  I am totally impressed with this train. The size is amazing and there is a lot of detail.  The electric horn and whistle are very true to life. This is my first Williams train and I gotta tell you, I think I will be a fan for life.

Does anyone out there with this E7 run the 60' aluminum streamliners?
If so, are they a good match in size and color to the E7?

All of Williams E7s are very beautiful pieces of 3rail art. I am just a big huge fan of C&O railroad.

I run this train on Lionel FasTrack with my newer generation Lionel ZW.  I thought I would mention this in case anyone was concerned on it being compatible with the E7s.

Thanks guys and happy railroading.