"Steamers" Builds and collection

[Espeefan]

Very cool indeed! Steel wheels on steel rails will always be the most efficient means of transport known to man. I've read many times that it takes 1 hp to move 1 ton of weight on rails, vs. 10 hp to move 1 ton on the road with tires. I sure could see myself getting into this end of model railroading. To bad things like the truck sideframes and gearboxes for the trucks aren't readily available. I could probably handle making the locomotive frames, carbody, cab, and the rest of the drivetrain, but the trucks would be a hang up for me. I don't think I could machine them to perfection, to the point where I would be happy with them.