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Walthers Update - 11/14/2007
« on: November 14, 2007, 08:22:18 PM »
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #545
Walthers Part # 920-90000, p. 26 Walthers 2008 N&Z Scale Reference
N scale, $174.98, currently in stock at Walthers

 

0-8-0s Are Perfect for Your Railroad's Yard Switching & Transfer Runs
* All-New Model * All Drivers Geared * Traction Tires for Superior Pulling Power * All-Wheel Electrical Pickup on Loco & Tender * DCC Ready - Socket in Tender * Accumate(R) Knuckle Couplers * Flywheel Equipped for Smooth Operation * Constant Intensity & Directional LED Headlights * RP-25 Contour Wheels - Operate on Code 55 or Larger Rail * Heavy Diecast, Split-Frame Chassis * Five-Pole Skew-Wound Motor
 
By 1917, the arrival of larger and much heavier freight cars had pushed most 0-6-0 designs to their limits. Realizing that railroads needed bigger and more powerful switchers to handle these modern cars, the United States Railway Administration developed plans for an all-new 0-8-0.
 
Up-to-date in all respects, these big switchers were the equals in power of many road freight locomotives from just a few years earlier! Unlike some USRA designs, the 0-8-0 was well liked by the railroads that received it; 175 were completed before government control ended in 1920.
 
But the 0-8-0's ultimate success came in the years that followed as the USRA design was eventually copied by 35 different roads. In fact, the last new steam locos built in the US were a series of 0-8-0s, constructed by the N&W in 1951-53 that followed the general outline of the decades-old USRA design.

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90000>CB&Q #545[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90001>CB&Q #549[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90002>Erie #124[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90003>Erie #132[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90004>NKP #206[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90005>NKP #207[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90006>NP #1171[/url]


<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90007>NP #1173[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90008>NYC #7744[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90009>NYC #7829[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90010>SOU #1882[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90011>SOU #1885[/url]

<a href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-90012>Painted, Unlettered, Original Front Steps[/url]
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Re: Walthers Update - 11/14/2007
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 08:27:53 PM »
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Nickel Plate Road (black, white)
Walthers Part # 150-2558, p. 231 Walthers 2008 N&Z Scale Reference
N scale, $9.95, currently in stock at Walthers but is scheduled to be Phased Out

 

Decorated Bridges Add Railroad Flavor to Your Layout

Railroads once considered bridges as locations to "fly the company flag," so many painted them with logos and billboard advertising. These plate-girder bridges are based on those used throughout the continent and each comes decorated with period railroad graphics. The layout-ready models also feature nickel-silver Code 80 rail installed so you can easily add them to your layout.

 

Decorated Code 80 Plate-Girder Bridges
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PRR (black)
SP (silver)



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Re: Walthers Update - 11/14/2007
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2007, 10:06:24 PM »
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Are those Walther's bridges, or are they the familiar Atlas bridge?

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Re: Walthers Update - 11/14/2007
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2007, 10:09:45 PM »
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Swimming in a sea of Action Red...

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Re: Walthers Update - 11/14/2007
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2007, 07:15:26 AM »
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apparently they lied about the 5 pole part ... but I haven't see the loco in person yet.