VO-1000 SLSF 211 And SLSF 230

Discussion in 'Baldwin Locomotive Works' started by Sirfoldalot, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    VO-1000 SLSF 211

    VO-1000 SLSF 230

    Kansas City, MO, June 1966.
     

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  2. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Love those Frisco VO1000s!

    SLSF 230 clearly shows her four stacks.

    We need to find some more pictures of the relatively rare Frisco 2-stacker VO-1000s.

    Does anybody have a roster of the VO-1000s showing the number of stacks on each?

    As I recall, most of the lower numbers were 1-stackers, with a couple of 4-stackers thrown in just to keep us confused. The 2-stackers, I think, were mixed in about 2/3 of the way up in the roster, with the bulk of the remaining units 4-stackers with a couple of 1-stackers as well.

    Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) must have used the phase of the moon to determine how many stacks to put on the VO-1000s as they built them!

    Ken
     
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  3. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Nice Pictures.

    Any chance there is a better picture of the flatcar with SLSF 211, the one carrying wheel sets?

    Paul
     
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  4. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Following is an attempt I made back in January of this year to list the Frisco VO-1000s stack configuration based on some pictures of them that I have. My collection is not complete for the total VO-1000 roster.

    quote: VO-1000's:

    Single stackers: Perhaps all of them from SLSF 200 to about SLSF 222, except for SLSF 207. But, I do not have them all. There may be a few above SLSF 222 as well, but my pictures are not complete . I do not have a good shot of all the VO's.

    Of course, after SLSF 200-208, 210, & 215 were repowered by EMD with 12-567-c engines, they carried two EMD style stacks.

    Two stackers: For sure SLSF 223, 225, 226, 228, 229. I am unable to explain SLSF 225, as I have a picture of it with two stacks and a picture of it with four stacks. Once again, the Frisco delights in keeping us confused!

    Four stackers: SLSF 207, 224, 225 (see above), 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 237. :end quote

    Based on the pictures of SLSF 230 posted above, we can add that unit to the list of four-stackers.

    Ken
     
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  5. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Best I can do on the flat car with wheel rack and wheelsets on it.

    Any larger and it gets burly.

    Hope this helps.
     

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  6. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Paul,

    Maybe this car could be easily modeled by combining the Red Caboose 42ft flat car with the Tichy/Gould wheel car load?

    Ken
     
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  7. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I was hoping for a car number, but yes, that appears to be a way to model the car in HO scale.

    For N-scale, I would use the Red Caboose 42ft flatcar and a Fine-N-Scale wheel car load.

    I can scratch build the wheel carrier frame, but the Fine-N-Scale kit comes with some really nice cast metal wheelsets.

    Paul
     
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