Ok, this is the last of four custom Std Gauge trains that showed up at the TCA & TTOS meets this weekend. This one is now in my possession. No cast aluminum on this one. Dual McCoy under floor motors were a good choice for this. If you notice the stuff through the cab windows, that is a motor assy the drives the crankshaft and piston rods. That part is battery powered, however the crankshaft has a broken journal so it will remain inoperative for now until I can figure out how to get it apart and fix it. I'm wondering if the creator was thinking of a wood cab with the way it's painted. I don't like it. Have to think about what to do with it.
The log cars are made from an aluminum channel and McCoy trucks. There are 4 of them, but the one in the photo has red wheels on one truck that I will clean off. Also, the Marx couplers will be replaced with 100 series couplers more fitting for Std Gauge.
