Figgured I'de share this. This is my live steam ride on locomotive. I ran it today and took a video, thought some of you may get a kick out of this! Be sure to watch in HD

 

Figgured I'de share this. This is my live steam ride on locomotive. I ran it today and took a video, thought some of you may get a kick out of this! Be sure to watch in HD

 

Very very cool !!!!!!!!!

Sweet!

Nice. Looks like fun.

definatly cool...

Sweet setup! Is that your property?

It looks like a club property of some sorts I think.

 

Whats the money investment in a train like that. That's got to be fairly expensive.

 

ps i gotta come by and check that out someday

 

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dude that is the coolest thing ever!

Its on a club property like 5min from my house

http://www.njlivesteamers.org/

 

Locomotives range from 3-8k in the gauge mine is (3/4")for a good runner. The larger sizes (like 1-1/2") are about $15k average running all the way up to the 80's this is because %99.9 of them are built either from scratch or from a set of castings. A fee hundred/thousand hours later and you have a running locomotive.

 

Heres one that would *probably* be in the mid 30's or 40's. This scale runs on the ground and a loco of this size can pull 20-40 people depending on track/conditions

 

That is really, really, cool!! I just send the links and info to my Dad...I hope he doesn't crap his pants from being too excited when he opens them.

My sons (3 and 5) would freak out... Everything with them is trains.

My sons (3 and 5) would freak out... Everything with them is trains.

 

 

LOL...I feel your pain. Thomas and friends is like crack for children. There are only about 200 different characters and multiple structures so you never have to worry about running out of things to buy.

and boy do they cost $$$ .... and don't forget the videos....

I just fixed up the safety valve so it wont whisper so much lapped the seat and put a new ball in yay!