Reply to "Anybody ever hear of Right-of-Way (ROW) trains?"

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Originally posted by Michael Hokkanen:
Wondered if any of you have enough experience with Right-of-Way brass to attest to their quality or lack thereof?

I do. They were state of the art in their time. Brass made at the same place as Overland makes their equipment (Ajin Precision of Korea). They used Pittman motors (7 pole, skew wound, ball bearing end bells, and rare earth magnets), not the usual Mabuchi crap. They had constant lighting and the first ever digital on board sound system (not so hot by today's standards, but it did have the first neutral sounds). The articulateds had two vertical motors and both drive trains pivoted allowing 042 curves for even 2-8-8-0's.

Their transformer was the first to achieve 400 watts.

They also had the first three color signals for tinplate/hi-rail trains that were electrically compatible with ac operation.

Any questions?

Regards,

Lou N

TCA 76-10069

1/4/1210:46 AM

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