Mail, farm supplies just about any small loads were hauled with these "Woodys".
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Prototype: Westside Works
Rail truck 03 built for the H&W by the Westside Works of W. Los Angeles, Ken Kukuk, builder.
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Prototype: Rail Truck
The pictures above show the prototype for the Bachmann On30 rail truck running at the Colorado Railroad Museum at Golden in Colorado, USA.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Prototype: UK12
UK12 is the world's first dedicated CPT rail truck. It has a central turntable mechanism, which lifts the whole rig in the air and allows it to be spun round 360 degrees. This means it can easily gain access to the track from most access points.
Model: 1924 Mack "AC" Rail Truck
Manufacturer: On-Trak Model Products
Cast metal craftsman kit; unassembled and unpainted. Complete instructions included. This kit is not powered! HO
Model: Aristo Classic Rail Bus 1/29 scale
Aristo has recently released their version of a rail bus. The rail bus evolved to fill a need on narrow gauge, shortline and branchline railroads. As passenger traffic dropped off due to competition from automobiles and highway busses, the railroads could no longer afford to run a regular steam engine which pulled maybe one coach. To reduce costs an old wooden coach was often cut up and grafted to an large automobile or truck frame. The original gasoline engine and manual transmission were sufficient to haul the rail bus, and on some lines, maybe an additional coach if the grades were mild. The rail busses kept these struggling railroads in business for a few extra years, but eventually most of these roads folded anyway.
The model represents a wooden coach body grafted to a Mac Bulldog truck frame but without the Mac chain drive.
Model: Bachmann 'Goose' Rail-Truck
The OFT 'Goose' is a Bachmann #29199 On30 Rail-Truck
It has been equipped with a Boulder Valley Models 'Rambling Roadrunner' body kit, and a Soundtraxx 'Galloping Goose' Sound Decoder.
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Model: 1934 Ford Truck
Another great model from the Owen Firty Timber Co!
This 1934 Ford Truck, adapted to run on rail, started life as a Berkshire Valley Models kit. It has been equipped with a NWSL Flea 4-wheel drive, Digitrax DZ143 decoder, and a somewhat 'tatty' exterior finish!
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Model: Waddlin' Goose (or Tin Chicken)
This little Track-Crew 'critter' is based on a kit by Boulder Valley Models and uses a Bachmann Track Ballast Vehicle mechanism as it's basis.
It has been equipped with a water-tank and diesel-powered pump, and will carry hoses and reels so that it can function both as a water-delivery vehicle and as a fire appliance.
The head-lights operate, and tiny working tail-lights have been fitted in the rear of the frame. It also has a 'rotating' red light on the roof, switched from the DCC decoder. A speaker for the sound decoder is mounted below the diesel-engine/water-pump assembly. The decoder itself is mounted within the water-tank.
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Model: Bachmann Spectrum Rail Truck On30
Off the shelf, DDC equipment Rail Truck ready for kit bashing!
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