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Locomotive Transfer Setup

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When my father passed away, we sold his truck to pay medical bills. That meant I needed a new way to move my locomotives around. There was no way I was going to do it with a Mini Countryman, so I traded it in for a Jeep. It’s not the first time I had a Jeep. And now they are much bigger with four doors. Anyway, I made a locomotive transfer rack. I’ve never been happy with my setup before, so I really took some time to think about this and I really like what I did. Here are a few pics.

Constructing the transfer rack in my shop.
Constructing the transfer rack in my shop.
Turnbuckles and eye hooks
I used a system of turnbuckles and eye hooks
I used a system of turnbuckles and eye hooks
I used a system of turnbuckles and eye hooks
It had to work with any locomotive and tender
It had to work with any locomotive and tender
It had to work with any locomotive and tender
It had to work with any locomotive and tender
Rack in the back of the Jeep
Rack in the back of the Jeep
Moving the OS Mogul to the engine house
Moving the OS Mogul to the engine house
Removing the locomotive at my loading bay
Removing the locomotive at my loading bay
Locomotive on turntable heading into the engine house
Locomotive on turntable heading into the engine house

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Locomotive Transfer Setup — 2 Comments

  1. Wow – that’s quite a hobby & so much work that you put into it, great! That would be interesting to see it in action!

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