1920's era steam locomotive trio + and their consists

[Murdoch17]

Here are my 1920's trains, with their respective consists: commuter passenger, freight and long-distance streamlined passenger.

Emerald Express with 4-8-2 Mogul steam loco

The 2-6-0 "Mountain" steam engine & it's four car train is painted in a exclusive dark green, thus giving the train it's name the "Emerald Express". The train consists of 1 baggage / passenger car (also known as a "combine"), 3 passenger coaches, and 1 observation car plus the steam locomotive at the head end.

The 4-8-2 Mountain - type loco you see here was originally cobbled together from my 2-6-0 Mogul and a lot of extra parts. This is version three of the engine, and features a revised boiler inspired by set 79111. (Constitution Train Chase) It was my first smaller steamer in quite a while and the boiler and tender has served as the model for the many other locos in the my entire collection of engines. The loco pulls the Emerald Express of dark green - colored commuter - style train coaches.

The sides of the steam engine's tender features the letters BRS, standing for Brick Railway Systems. This tender is the smallest one I've made for my 1920's locomotives.

Combination baggage and passenger car

two identical coaches

The observation car of the Emerald Express. The letters BRS stand for Brick Railway Systems, the owner of the train.

Generic Freight Train with 2-8-2 Mikado steam loco

The 2-8-2 "Mikado" steam engine & it's six car freight train are hauling generic cargo on it's way to Anywhere USA. The train consists of 2 boxcars, 1 drops-side gondola, 1 diesel fuel tanker car, 1 coal hopper and a freight caboose. The engine and caboose are painted in the same dark bluish gray color scheme.

This engine model was first built as a 2-8-2 Mikado (with running gear derived from Scotnick's 2-10-0 Decapod 9F) before having the front pony truck removed and a 4 wheel bogie from set 10194 (Emerald Night) added instead, turning it into a 4-8-0 Mastodon - type. The rear pony truck was removed as well, with the 79111-style boiler shortened and cab re-arranged. This loco serves as the freight hauler on my railroad.

The sides of the steam engine's tender features the letters BRS, standing for Brick Railway Systems. Being the second one of three I've made, the tender is the middle of the road type in size.

This drop side flat car was first part of set 2126 (Train Cars), but it didn't really have a purpose. It was hauling uprooted evergreen trees in the set, but that didn't look very good, so I changed it to generic freight. (My resident hobo usually catches a ride on this car, as seen above)

This tanker car was inspired by set 7939 (Cargo Train, 2010 version) and by Anthony Sava's recent pick-a-brick MOC-up tanker car. (seen here: https://www.flickr.c...ie/24995071562/ )

This boxcar design was inspired by this dark bluish gray design by Flickr user lets_play_lego (link: https://www.flickr.c...pool-legotrains ) They are made to haul generic freight, such as anthing from unfinished car parts to prized paintings... and yes, the doors do open!

Inspired by the green tractor trailer from CITY set 4204 (The Mine), this bathtub gondola is carrying boulders from the Gold mine destined for the mill where they will be opened up and the metal extracted to make coins and ingots at the mint.

I have adapted this UK inspired model of a brake van ( https://www.flickr.c.../in/dateposted/ ) to be a more American inspired caboose. The caboose has no interior, and the red marker light can go on either end of the model to represent the end of whatever train it is being hauled behind.

909 National Limited with streamlined 4-8-2 Mountain steam loco

My streamlined 4-8-2 was inspired by the South Australian Railways 520 class 4-8-4 and the hover mono-rail engine from the Legend of Korra TV Show, as described to me by a friend. This loco features a detailed cab and a Art Deco look. It has replaced the non-streamlined 4-8-2, as some of those parts were used on this loco.

The tender spells out the name of the railroad it is owned by, which in this case, it's Brick Railway Systems.

This what all my cabs look like for these three engines. It features a 1980's vintage 2 x 2 black slope and a few more modern gauges. Also, the firebox door cover is actually from a Star Wars TIE Fighter wing.

Combination baggage and passenger car

three identical passenger coaches

The observation car of the 909 National Limited. The numbers stand for the distance (in miles) this train regularly runs. These train coaches were inspired by a vintage 2009 LEGO model of "Galaxy Express 999". (Link to Brickshelf: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=374748 ) The real story behind the of the name 909 Limited is a combination of this fantasy train and the Beatles song "One after 909", which is sort-of about a train.

Well, that's all for now.

First post edited 4/8/16: Added all the freight cars' real life pictures to this post.

First post edited 5/5/16: added streamlined loco.

First post edited 6/11/17: revised entire post into a more format.

Any thoughts, compliments, or questions are always welcome!

These trains are brought to you by:

Brick Railway Systems

Building tomorrow, Brick by Brick

Edited June 12, 2017 by Murdoch17

[M_slug357]

So, How many trains do you have built in real life now?

[Murdoch17]

So, How many trains do you have built in real life now?

At last count, 19 locos, 2 streetcars, 39 passenger cars, 10 freight cars, 6 buildings, or 76 overall. Here's my list (sorry it's a bit big!):

[M_slug357]

Oh wow, was not expecting a spreadsheets' worth of trains!

Thant's cool!

I only have about 7 engines (just finished one actually) with ideas to build another 5-6 more.

I also have a strange obsession with remaking the hopper car from 7898 in as many colors as possible...

[HiFish]

So pretty! Do the big ones go around the standard curves/switches?

[Murdoch17]

Oh wow, was not expecting a spreadsheets' worth of trains!

Thant's cool!

I only have about 7 engines (just finished one actually) with ideas to build another 5-6 more.

I also have a strange obsession with remaking the hopper car from 7898 in as many colors as possible...

Yeah, it is a bit much. I guess you could say I'm a tad obsessed: I just love watching them on my tracks at home or at train shows. My dad has almost all the 9v 1990's / early 2000's trains, so maybe I got this obsession from him.

by the way: I'd love to see your color variations of 7889!

So pretty! Do the big ones go around the standard curves/switches?

Yes, they work perfectly on 9v or RC track, including switches, double crossovers, and 90 degree "x-tracks". They don't like inclines much, such as table height differences, but trying to take 12v / 4.5v switches is impossible with any setup larger than the 2-6-0. They can do curves and straights from the 80's, but as I said, not switches.

Edited February 16, 2016 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

First post edited 3/31/16: I added new train car screenshots to the freight train, as the parts for the unfinished real ones are on their way from Bricklink. They should be here soon, but until then, here's the digital version to give you an idea of what the complete train will look like when posed with 2-8-2 steam engine number 5916:

[Murdoch17]

First post edited 4/8/16: Added all the freight cars' real life pictures to the main post.

Please see the top of this page for all the rest of the pictures.

[Murdoch17]

UPDATE:

A good friend of mine inspired me to build this loco after showing me a hover train from a TV show he watches called Legend of Korra. I changed it to red and then ran with the idea from futuristic hover mono-rail to 1930's streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific - type steam loco, which was later changed to be a Mountain - type by adding another set of driving wheels.

After making it into a 4-8-2, I decided it was too similar to my brown 4-8-2 non-streamlined loco, so I was faced with a choice:

A) smash the two engines together an create one where once were two,

OR

B) backdate the loco to a Pacific and built it in red as originally planned.

I chose option A, and thus color swapped the loco to reddish brown with black stripes plus I added the tender of the other 4-8-2 loco.

The tender is supposed to say "Brick Railway Systems" in printed 1 x 1 tiles, while the cab is to say "6847".

Also, this reddish brown model was recently re-discovered and modified to go with my 4-8-2 streamlined locomotive. It was originally designed to look like a later version of my dark green Emerald Express train cars.

Here is the engine with the train.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

While I wait for my Brick Link orders to come through with the steam engine, here is a little artwork inspired by the railroads at war posters from World War II. This is my 4-8-2 streamlined locomotive dropping off troops ready to be picked up by ships and sent to the front. The scene is also build-able in real life, but it would be too expensive for me to build all those troops.

Edited April 30, 2016 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

4-8-2 Mountain streamlined steam loco

My streamlined 4-8-2 was inspired by the South Australian Railways 520 class 4-8-4 and the hover mono-rail engine from the Legend of Korra TV Show, as described to me by a friend. This loco features a detailed cab and a Art Deco look. It has replaced the non-streamlined 4-8-2, as some of those parts were used on this loco.

The tender was also recycled from the other engine.

This what all my cabs look like for these three engines. It features a 1980's vintage 2 x 2 black slope and a few more modern gauges. Also, the firebox door cover is actually from a Star Wars TIE Fighter wing.

[Murdoch17]

I have revised the main post, and added newer pictures of the 909 National Limited passenger train. (I revised the panel windows into actual frames and glass)

Enjoy!

[Legoboy22]

Wow I only have 8 locos (if you count the backs of bullet trains) 8 freight cars and 12 passenger cars. You have an amazing collection