1. This YouTube video shows the Susquehanna S Gaugers (aka SSG) 4th annual "Steam Up" held April 4 & 5, 2008. The "Steam Up" is a 2 day event held, where members probably best described as "hard ...
1. This YouTube video shows the Susquehanna S Gaugers (aka SSG) 4th annual "Steam Up" held April 4 & 5, 2008. The "Steam Up" is a 2 day event held, where members probably best described as "hard core S gaugers" get together and "do their thing" in an isolated barn. [===] 2. ABOUT THE LARGE LOOP AND THE 3 DIFFERENT 4-8-4 NORTHERNS RUN: Several members made a giant loop of American S Gauge sectional track using the 27" radius curves. They then literally "filled" the loop with 143 cars (mostly S Helper and some American Models), until the engine was "chasing" the caboose. They pulled this train with an American Models Northern, a new Lionel / Flyer Northern, and a vintage American Flyer Northern equipped with an SnS half-speed can motor. The American Models and the vintage Flyer could pull the train ok, but the new Lionel Flyer Northern seemed to be able to just barely pull it. --- The 307 Atlantic: Although we unfortunately did not get it on video, they ran a #307 Atlantic on this big loop -- and it was able to pull (struggling) somewhere around 70 cars, according to member Dave Van Gilder's memory.[====] [====] 3. OTHER: The video also shows an amazing feat of wiring by another member, to create a layout containing both an automated reverse loop and an automated passing siding. Also, a small loop of track was set up on a table, to demonstrate the use of a RailRoad Concepts (rr-concepts.com) "Switching Interface Module" to control an automatic block controlling 2 trains on the loop. --- NOTE: Near the end of the video, that shows an automatic block control operating on a table, there is a reference to a separate video for the automatic block -- Please note, that as of 4/8/08, this video is yet to be made. [=====] 4. RELATED LINKS: #1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20K-W... - 2007 Steamup S Ga. Automatic Train Control video by Mark Anderman #2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmZ11... - "Meet The Members" & Z-Stuff Crossing Gate Demo #3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymf8hu... - Layout Tour #1, "Heavy Steam Division" #4/5: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2XpBEt-5gjg - Layout Tour, Layout #3, "Christmas Fantasy" #5/5: (this video) - 4th Annual Susquehanna S Gaugers' Steam Up. * http://www.SusquehannaSgaugers.com - Susquehanna S Gaugers Home Page [=====] This iMovie video was assembled by JamesRobertIngram.com for SusquehannaSgaugers.com .
======================================== ====== 5. COMMENTS BY CLUB MEMBERS: ======================================== ====== - On Apr 8, 2008, at 12:55 AM, Dave wrote: --The cars that were used in the consist for the 143 car pull were mainly S-Helper Showcaseline cars. There were 70 box cars, reefers, and stock cars, 45 open hoppers, 7 covered hoppers, 10 ore cars and 1 caboose. The other 10 cars were American Models open hoppers.
We laid out approx. 87 foot of American S-Gauge track using 27" radius curved sections for the corners and a mix of 5 foot flex and 10 inch straight track in between. We used the American Models Model SDK-2053 AC 75W Transformer for power and the puller was the #48401 4-8-4 Santa Fe Northern Steam Locomotive.
Nobody thought to measure the length of the track or to calculate how much track we would need to reach our goal of 150 cars in the consist. We were just amazed that one engine would pull that many cars! Next year we're going to lay more track!!! -.... Dave Van Gilder-Susquehanna S-Gaugers -- ======================================== ====== -- On Apr 6, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Bob wrote: -- The club I belong to tried a little test we took a new out of the box American Models Northern and an Lionel AF Northern to how many cars they would pull. We took the American Models first and had 143 cars pulling behind it. The engine was 1 inch behind the caboose and running at 3/4 throtle. ... We put the Lionel engine on and it pulled it but at full throtle. It only went about 5 laps when the engine starting going so slow we thought it might burn up. ... We put the American Models and ran it for over an hour and it did not show signs of slowing down. We would have put more cars on it but were out of track. -.... Bob Persing
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