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It was a lightweight AC&F car remodeled to accept the additional weight of the heavy power generation equipment on the one end at some point from the baggage car it was.

Thank you for the kinds thoughts, I tried to keep it true as I could given the fixed bricks within which we build, my fleet is growing at a snails pace, here's an update: DDA40X #6936, HEP UPP #207, U50C #5037 by J.J. Williams, on Flickr

Thanks Pandora!

I'd love to join! I've got several city sets to still crack open!

Same site I am using for Refference pics, well and Railpictures http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/030424/OMI-UP-Union-Pacific-Power-Car-207

Just 7 Cars? here's my plan when I get to it:

It did come out this year in Dark Blue thou http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6567c03 6567 in LDD.

I know this is not the 100% correct forum, but I think those of us who model in LDD will be happy this part is in the latest update!

Thanks zephyr1934! Thanks Ballast it was quite the project. Thanks Thorg23! Thanks Konrad! She won Best Train at Bricks Cascade last weekend, I was really suprised, there was some stiff competition in the railyard!

4 Bricks / 12 Plates tall. The rechargable and AAA box are the same size. Thats a good question, until just now when I pulled one of each out of my trains to double check that fact, I always assumed they were

Thanks UrbanErwin! There are I believe 14 out of 1940 or so total parts that have been modified from very minor too unholy amounts, I'm not a 100% purist but in some of the details and the truck engineering it had to be done to work correctly, but it's all stud & tube no glue. The 2 which you inquire is this part for the antenna http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=3957 but just the top 1/2" or so I cut off and stuck into this http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=3794. The light is this http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=58176 stuck thru a http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=3070b that I drilled out to the diameter of the light and then under it is this http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=3062b to hold it all in place.

Thank you Werlu Ulcur that means a lot, I think Swoofty http://www.flickr.co...s/swoofty/sets/ has modern diesels well covered Thanks Spitfire2865! Go big or go home was the thought when I started this plan 1 year ago Thank you lostdriveway. Thanks riograndefan, I think a U50C is next on my list. Thank you Locomotive Annie, I'd kinda hit a brickwall & endless frustration with the decals, but finally got them done in time for her first public show this Saturday @ http://www.brickscascade.com/ Its an awesome engine Pop Bumper Pete, I've yet to be next to the real thing hoping to see the #6913 in her new home in the next year or so. Mines is close in size to MTH's o scale unit at around 25" or so. I've not run it on flex track just PF or 9V tracks, I went thru 4 D-D truck designs before I found one that gave me the least gruff on exiting a normal lego radius curve. On wide long radius curves I suspect she'd run like a champ.

EDIT: It's done (for now)!! It will be on display at Bricks Cascade this weekend

peterab: Thats one thing I like about these 2 train sets, the batteries change out in seconds, no taking half an engine or tender apart to swap out for fresh power

I've been tinkering around in LDD to mash up a moc based loosely off of 2 lego city sets 3179 utility truck for tool storage 3677 hi-rail pickup, it must be able to ride the rails But. I frankensteined that idea by adding in a bit more 3221, because I wanted it to be a semi 4205, for its rugged off road look and ended up with is!