K-line 4-6-6T

windycitysaint posted:

does anyone have these engines?  I’ve been looking for the Illinois Central. 

I've had two, one NYC and another Boston & Albany, and both were excellent runners. By the way, the correct wheel arrangement of those K-Line models, was 4-6-6T.

I have one. Excellent models and runners and very sure-footed - electrically, too - over switches and the like. Would make a great switcher with the addition of a functioning "front" (it was designed to comfortably run either way) Hi-Rail coupler.

The model is accurate only for the NYC-owned Boston and Albany, though K-Line offered it in a few road names, including the surprising TCI&RRCo (Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company), which did have some "similar" commuter tank engines in service between Birmingham (Alabama) and some suburbs.

The B&A 4-6-6 of course looked like a bizarre (in a good way) small NYC Hudson coal-burning "cab-forward" when running bunker-first.

Any pictures?  Is the IC version hard to find?

They were beautiful engines and so is the K-Line model. Good luck finding one.

MELGAR

D500 posted:

The model is accurate only for the NYC-owned Boston and Albany.

B&A #402 became New York Central #1297 in 1951. K-Line's NYC model is #1295.

MELGAR

Question:

Railsounds 4 in these.  I have one and wondered what RAILSOUNDS 5 Board could one use to replace the existing one for better sounds.

Close enough would be fine with me.

Thanks

Dave

I have seen a few Road names come up for sale but no Illinois Central. I am sure they are out there somewhere...

I have the NYC version as I preferred the mostly black paint work with out the white trim...

Tom

Here are the 4-6-6T models that K-line released:

From LegacyKline.com
Bob

I have two, a new Reading one I just got at York, and the CNJ that I've had for a few years.  The reading has just been tested on my bench as I don't have the layout right now, that's coming soon.

The only caveat I have on these is they use the K-Line cruise module, and a number of people have had to replace the cruise with the ERR cruise when it failed.  That also requires you to generate a chuff signal as the chuff is generated by the K-Line cruise module.  To further complicate things, you also have to deal with getting the smoke unit chuffing again as it's fan is also driven by the K-Line cruise module.  My CNJ has the ERR cruise as the original K-Line cruise module failed.

I admired these when they came out, as interesting and different, but got interested when l read some of these commuter engines went to logging and mining roads, when cities chased their smoke out.  However, l have never seen a picture of one in that service?

Cool engines. They seem to go for some decent coin, too.

I got the Reading NIB at York for $400 this fall, I thought that was decent.  I see the same engine NIB for $500 mail-order, but then there's shipping, etc...  Don't remember what I paid for the CNJ.

Any help locating an Illinois Central would be helpful. Thank you. 

windycitysaint posted:

Any help locating an Illinois Central would be helpful. Thank you. 

I suspect the IC ones are like hen's teeth. I would consider getting another road name and some decals and relettering it. Western Deport has a number of new ones in stock. Eastern Depot had a few at April York at blow out prices. You could give them a call but I suspect they are sold out by now.

Pete

I bought the last one they had at York for $400.  She did mention they had more back at the shop, so a call to Eastern Depot may yield a cheaper price than you get at Western Depot.  I actually had asked WD if they'd consider less, and they said no.

I have the TMCC philadelphia and reading 4-6-6-t #381. I bought it at my first york back in 2015. Very to hard to find model as I would never give mine up. 

windycitysaint posted:

Any help locating an Illinois Central would be helpful. Thank you. 

Eastern Depot is showing the IC.

I always wanted one. Then a friend asked me to repair his. Once I opened it up, my interest faded quickly. They look nice, but inside? - oh brother!

Roy, open up the early Legacy Atlantic with whistle smoke, you'll think the K-Line Tank Engine is positively spacious inside!