The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[PRR Modeler]

Great looking loco.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Great looking loco.

Thanks Curt. The "Big Boys" are special.

Stay cool and run steam...........

[Powersteamguy1790]

UP "Big Boy" #4006 pulling a consist of freight cars as it enters San Marino on the outer mainline track.



Stay cool and run steam.........

[GPdemayo]

My goodness Bob.....do you think you have enough locos - or do you need to stock up? 

[PRR Modeler]

Locomotives are good, especially steam.

[Powersteamguy1790]

My goodness Bob.....do you think you have enough locos - or do you need to stock up? 

Greg:

I do think I might need a few more especially later diesels.  Really I haven't purchased many locomotives in the last three or four years. You must also remember N scale manufacturers are just now getting into putting sound decoders in steam and diesels. Up until two years ago, decoders weren't routinely installed at the factory.

BTW, I've been in N Scale for 18 years now, after being in HO scale for over 40 years. I did have a large HO locomotive collection that was sold off at auction when I moved from Boston to Jupiter Florida in 1994.

So things do change. I still have three brass HO steamers in my computer room on a shelf.


Stay cool and run steam.........

[Powersteamguy1790]

Locomotives are good, especially steam.

You can say that again Curt.

Stay cool and run steam.........

[Powersteamguy1790]

A closeup view of a UP "Big Boy" #4006 as it enters San Marino on the outer mainline track. The drivers on this locomotive are amazing. This "Big Boy" with the tender is almost 130 feet long and barely fits on my 130 foot turntable.



Stay cool and run steam.........

[ACL1504]

What a beast of a locomotive. UP at it's best.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

The only real one I have seen is at Steamtown.  It was truly a monster.

[Powersteamguy1790]

What a beast of a locomotive. UP at it's best.

Tom

Tom: The "Big Boy" is a magnificent steam locomotive.

Stay cool and run steam........

[Powersteamguy1790]

The only real one I have seen is at Steamtown.  It was truly a monster.

Curt:

We have a "Big Boy" right here in Frisco Texas; #4018 is completely restored and was moved to the Museum of the American Railroad In Frisco Texas last year.  It is one magnificent steam locomotive as I said to Tom. The only other "Big Boy" that is being restored is #4014.








Stay cool and run steam..........

[GPdemayo]

No. 4006 is at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis.....it is parked outside and isn't in a good a shape as the one in Texas.

[PRR Modeler]

Impressive locomotives.  I temember seeing a picture of the controls inside the cab and it seemed to me that it was as complicated as a modern passenger jet except nothing was electronic or toggle switch.

[Janbouli]

You're saying this is not a 747