Test Track: MTH LIRR BB-3 "Rats" (1 of 2)

Up on the test track today is a set of BB-3 "Rats" from MTH, my first "juice jacks". These electric switcher locomotives worked for the Pennsylvania and Long Island railroads, produced in married pairs as a BB-3 or later seperatley as BB-1s. Mine are the less-common Long Island version.

Versions of this locomotive were also made by Lionel (6-18367). Photos of the prototype can be found at http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/bb3finale.html , and one surviving example (photo-- http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/strau/prr5690ava.jpg) can be found at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

I must say, these are one of the more relaxing units to run. Quiet runners, they operate at a realistically serene speed (the prototypes had a top speed of 30MPH or 48Km/H). For a train, I pulled out my MTH York collectors' cars, which are commemoratives issued at each of the biannual TCA Eastern Division meets in York, PA. I finally accumulated enough of these 40' boxcars to make a semi-respectable train, although not quite heavy enough to insure a smooth start.

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[tycoonkid9]

r they o-27?

[RailRide]

@tycoonkid9

Good question. They're "scale" size, but whether they'll go through an 027 curve hasn't been answered. I'll look into it the next time I have them out.

[bigsteam5344]

I have seen a lot of your videos and there really cool. The one thing I wonder is why don't you have Command control or DCS

[RailRide]

That's coming eventually. I haven't prioritized getting command since the test track is only capable of hosting one train at a time.

The other factor is that I still have a bumper crop of older conventional locomotives that I'm not willing to get rid of, so getting command is kind of a low priority, other than maybe testing TMCC or DCS functions.

[MartyLJ57]

Those are cool engines. I like running these on the London & Post Stainly rought for MS Train Sim.

[RailRide]

That sounds like a British route, no?

[drumnasty1]

The boxcars are quite colorful man i like :) 5 stars from me

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome video,lol!!!!!!! 5*****