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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2007, 05:05:12 PM » |
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How do they pull? Gene
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« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2007, 07:35:28 PM » |
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I'm sorry to hear that. But it sure makes those O Dark Thirty blackout moves seem a whole lot more pleasant than they really were!  Gene
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« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2007, 07:14:46 AM » |
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I have three brass T-1's that will navigate code 75 no 6 turnouts with out a problem. The BLI T-1's sure did capture the C&O whistle well sounds really good when a few locos are running through the holler's. Regards Charles Emerson I have two Broadway T-1s and have run them through #6s without any problem. Gene
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« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2007, 12:54:45 PM » |
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This is a question that may have been answered in this post, though I am not sure. Actually it is two questions.  (1) Are the new Bachmann 2-8-4s now generally available in all models advertised? (2) How do they run. I had a P2K 2-8-4 but sold it because it was such a poor runner ... (very smooth and quiet, handling #6 turnouts just fine but couldn't pull more than 2 or 3 cars on my grades without drivers slipping and stopping while they spun. Yuk!:P). Are the Bachmann 2-8-4's engineered to handle hauling 'tonnage' better than that? thanks to anyone who can help with this info. lanny
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« Reply #24 on: November 27, 2007, 01:48:03 PM » |
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Hi all,
I'm 'bumping' this back up to the top ... really interested in what those who have one of these think of their 'pulling power' ... specially, how does the Bachmann 2-8-4 pull in comparison to the Spectrum 4-8-2 (which IMHO is an excellent puller)?
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« Reply #26 on: November 27, 2007, 07:11:11 PM » |
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I called COHS today about mine. They didn't know they were out. Apparently their supplier didn't get enough and is sending them out in the order of the order. They've promised that mine will go out as soon as it gets to Clifton Forge. Gene
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