08-04-2010, 01:54 AM
Thank you. I am getting the picture.
The good news is that the choice of switcher to be used on the layout is very free.
PTRA is a problem because there are no models on the market that match PTRA engines. But that can problem can be bypassed easy by using switchers of the class 1 RR. HBT is history... sad story. I liked their yellow MP15DC very much and made four of them out of Atlas MP15DC. Can't be used anymore after 1997.
The photo with the Santa Fe caboose is nice. I understood cabs are frequently in use today as shoving platforms to permit much faster switching when roads have to be crossed while the engine is pushing.
I am waiting for the postman. The tracking systems shows that two SP MP15AC from Trainworld/NY have been loaded into the delivery car at the Stuttgart airport 10 minutes ago. He should be here at lunchtime for delivery. My intention is to have a set of six engines each from Santa Fe and SP to exchange them when ever I like.
The good news is that the choice of switcher to be used on the layout is very free.
PTRA is a problem because there are no models on the market that match PTRA engines. But that can problem can be bypassed easy by using switchers of the class 1 RR. HBT is history... sad story. I liked their yellow MP15DC very much and made four of them out of Atlas MP15DC. Can't be used anymore after 1997.
The photo with the Santa Fe caboose is nice. I understood cabs are frequently in use today as shoving platforms to permit much faster switching when roads have to be crossed while the engine is pushing.
I am waiting for the postman. The tracking systems shows that two SP MP15AC from Trainworld/NY have been loaded into the delivery car at the Stuttgart airport 10 minutes ago. He should be here at lunchtime for delivery. My intention is to have a set of six engines each from Santa Fe and SP to exchange them when ever I like.
Reinhard