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Brass Oriental Limited USRA 4-6-2 Pacific for sale right now on eBay

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This engine is one of my favorites from the Port Kelsey. I had Dan Kirlin of Kirlin Scale Models install the decoders. There are two in this engine, one in the engine for power control, and a Soundtrax decoder in the tender for sound control. This eliminates excessive wires between the engine and the tender, there is only one, and it has a miniature plug. This doesn’t add to programming complexity as they are tied together. He did an excellent job.

In addition to this, I painted and weathered the engine to reflect a hard working Pacific. I used it in passenger service on my layout. Its lettered for the Port Kelsey, painted on, not decals, so the results are very realistic.

This engine is a great runner! Very smooth due to its large motor and precise gearbox. All the drivers are sprung for good electrical contact and traction. The tender trucks are also wired for good conductivity.

This engine is a real gem!

The auction can be found at the link below…

Oriental Limited Brass USRA 4-6-2 Pacific painted and lettered for the Port Kelsey

Own a piece of the late Port Kelsey Railway!

Good luck.

-T.

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 04-24-2008 | 10:04 PM
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The Ferry Fairy visits…

only temporarily though…

Mark let me borrow his Walther’s Carfloat for a while to get some dimensions from it as I am thinking of scratching building some for the Terminal. It fits right in nice as the Walther’s version is correct for this area. Even the size is right, 17 40′ cars. I am also waiting on some drawings of carfloats from this area as well, hopefully between the two I can come up with something suitable.

It does reveal one flaw in my design though. The water level is a bit low, by about 1/2″ or so. At this level it might be close to the low tide level of the Harlem River. The float dock would be angled down to reach the float if left this way. I might try to raise it up a bit so it isn’t so distracting, but that will be a bit of a job.

Also, had I made the water 1″ wider I could have fit in a tug, which would have been a very nice scene. Perhaps if I add material to raise the water level I could make it a bit wider without it looking funny.

I’ll have to give that some thought.

-T.

Posted by: Tim | 04-18-2008 | 03:04 PM
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CNJ 1000

Astro Craft Brass Import

A couple weeks ago I was sent a link to an auction on eBay for this Astro Craft brass model of CNJ 1000. I managed to outbid a few others to get a hold of it. While not in the best of condition, all the parts were included and I believe I can fix it up into a respectable model.

I had planned to buy a set of Northwest Shortline PDT power trucks to power it as the old motor and gears in this model are useless. I gave them a call today only to find out they have discontinued the small versions as they can no longer get the motors, and to top it off they are retiring after 50 years in business and currently do not have a buyer for the business. 🙁

So if you have a PDT with a 7′ wheelbase and 36″ wheels (they made these) you have a buyer….