How Many Locos?

[Bikerdad]

huh, not many N scale folks answering.... and we've got ROOM for lotsa locos!

Lets see, here's the roster, as best I can remember...

1 Athearn 2-8-0 (ex MDC)

1 Atlas GP30
3 Atlas Dash 8 BW
1 Atlas GP38
1 Atlas MP15DC
1 Atlas 2-6-0 Mogul

3 Bachmann 2-8-0
2 Bachmann 4-8-2

1 Con Cor 2-10-2

4 Kato SD70MACs
2 Kato AC4400s
1 Kato SD70M
5 Kato PA1s
1 Kato PB1
2 Kato E8s
2 Kato 2-8-2 Mikados
2 Kato RDC

1 LifeLike 2-8-8-2
1 LifeLike 2-8-4
1 LifeLike SW1200
1 LifeLike E8

3 MDC 2-6-0
2 MDC 2-8-0

That's 42 locos. I've sold one and given one away, haven't purchased a new loco in more than a year, and have chipped exactly half of them. I have decoders for some more of the steam, but circumstances render it impractical to install at the present time.

 

[UP SD40-2]

My total is at 59 RUNNING engines, ALL with DCC AND SOUND! there are 2 more BIG shows next month, so i have a feeling the total WILL be higher next month:thumb:. -Deano

 

[Bikerdad]

I'm already surprised that six people say they have over 30!
Ralph

Why? I don't doubt that scale has a great deal to do with the number of locos an individual possesses. I'd be surprised if many of the garden guys have more than a half dozen!

 

[Ralph]

When I first saw the poll I assumed that the great majority of modelers would have 30 or fewer just because of average space and budgets. I'm falling behind in my purchasing!
Ralph

 

[Thoroughbreed]

They're all powered? Even the six dummies?

I counted 68 powered Athearns and 6 nonpowered (dummies):thumb:
But I'm also finding that some of the Athearn motors dont like to be converted to DCC:cry:
As most of them respond fine to crawling at 3/28 speed step, some wont respond to crawling till at 11/28, and then they sound so bad:curse: . So I'll end up either buying newer drives for them (they can be had for $25 on Ebay, plus shipping) or gutting them and converting to dummies. It's all dependent upon how much I like the unit and want it to be a lead, or the mood I'm in after fighting to do the wiring and end up mad.
I spent $50 for an MRC 50 yr anniversary unit, $25 for a new drive for it (new motor, hex shafts, worm gears, dcc board and lights), and $20 for an dcc decoder. So I've got $95 in this engine that isn't worth $40, but I like them. I'm trying to collect as many of them (the Athearn MRC 50yr anniversary units) as I can. Got 5/1500 so far.

 

[CRed]

So you have .33% of them?You're getting there Eric!

 

[SeriousSam]

Wow, I didnt realize I had so many. I actually counted them. I only do N Scale and Locomotives is what I buy more of (instead of rolling stock). Counting 4 Steam engines and a few B Units and three Brass locos, the grand total as of today is

eighty eight powered locomotives locomotives

 

[tverskaya]

I'd be inclined to agree with LoudMusic...but maybe a simple poll like this just illustrates the number of average railroaders and the accumulators (at some point you can't speak of collecting anymore...it turns into the accumulation of more 'train')

Oh, and I have two diesels.

 

[TruckLover]

I curently have 8 so farops: sign1 Just started

• 4 CNW DASH 9's (2 powered, 2 dummies)
• 1 BN GP50 (dummy)
• 1 BNSF DASH 8-40B (powered)
• 1 UP DASH 9 (dummy)
• 1 SP AC4400 (dummy)

 

[Cannonball]

I have 4.

2 Lionel 8300's
1 Marx 666
1 RMT Beep

I plan on getting another Beep soon. I also want one of the Lionel diecast switchers and a Penn Flyer. After that, I'm going to concentrate on rolling stock.

 

[trainman4]

Nobody buys Kato?AT last count I had 130 nscale engines and that was a few years ago and i''m still buying.I'm a runner and collector

 

[Gil Finn]

Two shay, a climax, a nigara, a bek, a o8o and 2 deisel switchers and about 4 f 7s and 6 modern deisels. Thos are hO

IN o I am not sure what all I have.

 

[trainman4]

Hey Troxblo .hang in there things will get better .Although this isn't the right site for this disscusion try goggle search and type in the name of the med you should find some info there.

 

[CNWman]

I only have one Engine, and it's already been out Phazed:cry: at least she still runs

Life-Like:
pK1000 F3A CNW #4056 w/ no mods & no DCC capability

that's it ( although I BADLY want a small steamer or switcher )

EDIT: I made it say 1000 now, the 4056 is NOT an pK2000hamr

 

[nhguy]

41 Steam and 1st generation Alcos plus 4 RDC's. I use just about all of them in my operations.

 

[radar]

:cry: only 2 an gp 38-2 MKT
an sw 800 rock island:cry:

 

[SeriousSam]

Nobody buys Kato?AT last count I had 130 nscale engines and that was a few years ago and i''m still buying.I'm a runner and collector

Most of my locos are Kato and Intermountain.

 

[Herc Driver]

34 running, 6 dummies, three more needing the gears and drive removed to make them dummies too. Kato, InterMountain, Atlas, LifeLike, Bachmann, Athearn, and Trix. But I'm always on the hunt for another diesel at a good price:thumb: .

 

[Jim Krause]

Seven total for me. Divided between HO and On30

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Here we go:
Steam
Rivorrossi "Big Boy"
IHC Consolodation
Bachmann Three Truck Shay

Diesel:

Athearn
1 BB F-7
2 BB GP-9
3 BB GP-35
1 Genisis RTR GP35
1 BB AMD 103
1 BB F-45
1 BB FP-45
1 BB GP-60
1 BB SD-40-2(Shell only..Needed the drive for the FP-45)
1 BB SD-35(Actually from an EMD salesman)
1 Genesis FPI-59
2 Genesis SD-70M

Bachmann
HH16-44

Life-Like
P2K GP-7

Kato
C44-9W

Walthers
FA1/A&B