What is the locomotive called?
- Thread starter mojo
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Only Life-Like made 'em in N scale. The original production run from the early '90s isn't too bad but don't expect them to run like anything currently on the market from Kato or Atlas. They re-released them maybe two or three years ago with an upgraded drive and I'd assume them to be as good as their other recent releases but again I'll defer to someone more knowledgeable.
C
Catt
I have units from both runs.The early one isn't a bad runner concidering that basically it is a trainset locomotive.
The new run is split-frame with flywheels and body mount couplers.Theyu are fantastic runners.
The new run is split-frame with flywheels and body mount couplers.Theyu are fantastic runners.
Here you can locate several pictures of the real deal:
http://www.thebluecomet.com/bar.html
IIRC BAR had 8 of them.
http://www.thebluecomet.com/bar.html
IIRC BAR had 8 of them.
It's been a while since I was at Cass Scenic Railway, but I seem to recall that they had a Western Maryland BL2 that ran ocasionally.
Pete
Pete
Quoting from Larry Goss' site url:
http://users.silcon.com/~lgoss/morebar.htm
to be precise.
The BAR purchased eight EMD BL2 (branchline) locomotives in 1949 numbers 550-557. In 1952 they were renumbered to 50-57. In 1979 two of the units 57 and 54, then in the solid blue scheme, were involved in a grade crossing accident and had to be rebuilt. Number 57 emerged from the shops in 1980 with it's as delivered paint scheme and number. It was given the name "American Railfan" and for a year or so served on excursion trains and revenue freight service before being retired. Number 557 is shown here in storage at Northern Maine Junction before it was moved to the Cole Transportation Museum in Bangor where it rests today.
Number 54 ,the other accident victim, emerged from the shops in the then current tri-color scheme and served for a couple of years before being sold or donated for excursion service in Pennsylvania. Number 54 was the only BL2 to receive the tri-color paint and the last active BL2 on the BAR.
http://users.silcon.com/~lgoss/morebar.htm
to be precise.
The BAR purchased eight EMD BL2 (branchline) locomotives in 1949 numbers 550-557. In 1952 they were renumbered to 50-57. In 1979 two of the units 57 and 54, then in the solid blue scheme, were involved in a grade crossing accident and had to be rebuilt. Number 57 emerged from the shops in 1980 with it's as delivered paint scheme and number. It was given the name "American Railfan" and for a year or so served on excursion trains and revenue freight service before being retired. Number 557 is shown here in storage at Northern Maine Junction before it was moved to the Cole Transportation Museum in Bangor where it rests today.
Number 54 ,the other accident victim, emerged from the shops in the then current tri-color scheme and served for a couple of years before being sold or donated for excursion service in Pennsylvania. Number 54 was the only BL2 to receive the tri-color paint and the last active BL2 on the BAR.
They use a fully restored Western Maryland BL-2 (#82) to pull an excursion train out of Belington, WV. http://www.mountainrail.com/new_tygart_flyer.html
I saw this while wandering on eBay -- thought someone around here might find it interesting. They seem pretty rare.
http://cgi.ebay.com/N-Scale-Life-Like-BL-2-Chesapeake-and-Ohio-Locomotive_W0QQitemZ250033266532QQihZ015QQcategoryZ486QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/N-Scale-Life-Like-BL-2-Chesapeake-and-Ohio-Locomotive_W0QQitemZ250033266532QQihZ015QQcategoryZ486QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem