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I've watched this many times, and it's a nice layout. My favorite is still Bill Everett's layout, followed by the HO scale Oglesby Electric (Both of which are also featured on youtube).
We need all of the traction layouts we can get in model railroading 
Jeff C
This Layout and The Video are a WOW! Thank You Electroliner, Fantastic...Happy Railroading
Amazing layout.
I wish I had half the scratch building skills of these guys. Waiting for an O scale steeplecab is like waiting for Godot.
Very nice. You sure it is on the correct forum? Beautiful trackwork!
It was a toss up between scale, two rail, traction etc etc. My thinking was wouldn't it be nice to have the same choices in 3 rail instead of the deja vu of the same stuff re-lettered into infinity? A day dream to be sure. I have been tempted to ditch three rail with views of layouts like this but the disposal of my collection just the thought of it gives me a headache. Changing over to 2 rail O might be a bridge too far.
Sure would be nice if Bachmann brought out another streetcar to go with the Peter Witt. Now what would be the right prototype would be a separate question...
Jeff C
It's a great layout, but I don't know about an ultimate traction layout. I would include streetcar lines and perhaps an alley L line. In many ways this strikes like a museum layout modeling something like Illinois Railway Museum or the Orange Empire Railway Museum with there long mainline.
Originally Posted by electroliner:
It was a toss up between scale, two rail, traction etc etc. My thinking was wouldn't it be nice to have the same choices in 3 rail instead of the deja vu of the same stuff re-lettered into infinity? A day dream to be sure. I have been tempted to ditch three rail with views of layouts like this but the disposal of my collection just the thought of it gives me a headache. Changing over to 2 rail O might be a bridge too far.
I'm guessing most of the O scale traction models you see there are brass, limited runs and therefore pricey. The build one and paint it a dozen schemes happens in all gauges and even more so now with the F liine in San Francisco.
Originally Posted by Bill Robb:
It's a great layout, but I don't know about an ultimate traction layout. I would include streetcar lines and perhaps an alley L line.
That would be quite a sight to see although I doubt that will ever happen..it's a great way to show how one interacted with the other...
Originally Posted by Bill Robb:
Originally Posted by electroliner:
It was a toss up between scale, two rail, traction etc etc. My thinking was wouldn't it be nice to have the same choices in 3 rail instead of the deja vu of the same stuff re-lettered into infinity? A day dream to be sure. I have been tempted to ditch three rail with views of layouts like this but the disposal of my collection just the thought of it gives me a headache. Changing over to 2 rail O might be a bridge too far.
I'm guessing most of the O scale traction models you see there are brass, limited runs and therefore pricey. The build one and paint it a dozen schemes happens in all gauges and even more so now with the F liine in San Francisco.
I am surprised no one has done a LRV in 3 rail with all the Superstreets around.
Originally Posted by electroliner:
Originally Posted by Bill Robb:
It's a great layout, but I don't know about an ultimate traction layout. I would include streetcar lines and perhaps an alley L line.
That would be quite a sight to see although I doubt that will ever happen..it's a great way to show how one interacted with the other...
I know of at least one layout in that manner. Its been written up in First & Fastest before. Its a CSL and CRT layout. I'm not aware of any videos.
Don't forget the Les Lewis O scale Connecticut Company layout that has been featured on the cover of OGR in the 90s and in MR a couple of times as well. I looked but there seem to be no videos. That's a shame as there is a beautiful grand union. What an effort that must have been!
Thank you. Love the video. Don
I'd almost bet that some of those 2-rail traction kits could be adapted to 3-rail use if for one nagging omission...
...that would be power trucks. Whatever happened to that project to 3D print a 3-rail power truck block that could be used under O-scale traction bodies? Last I saw was a video of a test model powered by a 9V battery.
---PCJ
Originally Posted by leikec:
Sure would be nice if Bachmann brought out another streetcar to go with the Peter Witt. Now what would be the right prototype would be a separate question...
Jeff C
Instead of a streetcar, a decent 85 ton steeple cab might prove more interesting.
Eventually, I need to drag out that project I had lined up of re-powering some of the older IMP (or Kidder) steeple cab shells, if only to get those out of my storage bin and shop. They are not scarce or pricey; just need some TLC and attention to make a decent model.
Ed, the owner of the layout, has a blog that details car construction:
http://modelinginsullsempire.blogspot.com/
As you can see, most if not all is scratch built or modified brass. Hats off to anyone who takes a very expensive brass model and modifies it to improve accuracy!
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