i wonder if you get both a coal and oil load with this loco in every road name?  also is there any other differences that are road name specific ? it is hard to pre order something when you dont know. it would also be nice to see pictures of the new caboose in all of the road names so we can decide what to pre order. if there are let us know. thank you. bob.

According to the advertizing and the video that comes with it you will get both coal and Oil inserts.  I can't answer you other questions!!

Dear Bob,
They will all include both loads.
We'll post caboose pictures when they arrive.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

thank you mr. bachmann,  are there any differences in details or appliances from road name to road name ? this is very important for those of us that purchased a oregon lumber heisler only to find it did not have an air pump as shown in the ad. bob.

Dear Bob,
None of which I am aware.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

Just an observation here, but it seems that for the amount of coal this engine carry's, it would'nt get very far.

Bruce

They didn't have to go far. Logging lines (and for that matter, most narrow gauge lines in general) were seldom long at all, so the locomotive was never far from its fuel source, even if there was only one fueling location on the entire railroad. The tenders behind the locomotives were there more for carrying quantities of water. That they held a few days' supply of coal was an added benefit.

Later,

K

The fuel bunker on the Bachmann Fn3 2-6-6-2T is small, but not unprototypical.  As Kevin notes, most logging railroads didn't require their locomotives to go such long distances between fueling as to be a problem.  With a small water supply in side or saddle tanks, the small fuel supply wasn't the only limiting factor for these little locos.  Uintah 50 and 51 were much larger than this little gem, but were also 2-6-6-2T's, and were built as coal burners.  Uintah's 50 and 51 carried 4.5 tons of coal, the little 0-6-2T passenger locomotives (Uintah 20 and 21) carried 1.5 tons of coal - probably comparable to the bunker on the Bachmann Fn3 2-6-6-2T. 

Happy modeling - regardless of your choice of fuel. 
Charlie Mutschler
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