Diesel Locomotives:
All "second generation" or later diesel locomotives are acceptable for use at Shows. "Second generation" is defined to mean any Kato-manufactured diesel, whether sold under the Kato, Atlas, Con-Cor or another name, plus contemporary diesels of other manufacturers. These include, among others:
- Athearn — All
- Atlas — All locomotives starting with RS-3 and GP30/35, and later
- Bachmann — All Spectrum
- Broadway Limited — All
- Con-Cor — All
- E-R Models — All
- InterMountain — All
- Kato — All
- Micro-Trains — All
- Precision Craft Models — All
- Walthers/Life-Like — All
All brass diesels (Key, Hallmark, Oriental; Overland, etc.), once they have been demonstrated to be smooth runners. Such demonstration can be done on the Club layout or a personal layout, or in the yard at a Show. The Show Superintendent will keep a record of such "approved" brass diesel locomotives, then forward to the Club Secretary for recording.
The above diesels are only permitted on Show layouts if "stock," ie the mechanisms have not been modified. Any re-motoring or other modification of these diesels removes the blanket approval for operation at shows.
Steam Locomotives:
The following steam locomotives are considered acceptable for operation at shows:
- Athearn/Roundhouse — All
- Atlas — 2-8-8-2
- Bachmann — All Spectrum
- Con-Cor — 4-6-4, 4-6-6-4, 4-8-8-4, 2-8-4, 4-8-4, 2-8-8-2, 2-8-8-0, 2-10-2
- Kato — 2-8-2
- Minitrix — 4-6-2, 2-10-0
- Model Power — All
- Walthers/Life-Like — All
All brass steam locomotives, once they have been demonstrated to be smooth runners. Such demonstration can be done on the Club layout or a personal layout, or in the yard at a Show. The Show Superintendent will keep a record of such "approved" brass steam locomotives, then forward to the Club Secretary for recording.
Any re-motoring or other alteration to the mechanisms of these locomotives removes the blanket approval. |
