Model train nostalgia - Burlington Northern locomotives

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Model	Number	Axles	Gear ratio	Picture	Comment
ALCO Century 415	4010	B-B	17:2
ALCO Century 430	4350	B-B	17:2		also 2543
ALCO Century 628	4355	B1-1B	17:2		also 4360, 6119
ALCO RS-2	4052	B-B	17:2
ALCO RS-11	4186	B-B	17:2
ALCO S-2	912	2-B	17:2		also 2-B 13:1
EMD F-9	901	2-B	13:1
EMD GP-18	1998	B-B	17:2
EMD SD-40	6318	B1-1B	-17:2
EMD SW1	912	2-B	17:2		also 2-B 13:1
FM C line	980	B-B	17:2		also 2-B 13:1
GE center cab	720	1A	13:1
Plymouth DDT	6669	1A	-13:1

Videos

ALCO Century 415, Burlington Northern 4010

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

ALCO Century 430, Burlington Northern 4350

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

ALCO Century 628, Burlington Northern 4355 (also 4360 and 6119)

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

ALCO RS-2, Burlington Northern 4052

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

See lightning detail below.

ALCO RS-11, Burlington Northern 4186

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

ALCO S-2, Burlington Northern 912

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

EMD F-9, Burlington Northern 901

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

EMD GP-18, Burlington Northern 1998

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

See lightning detail below.

EMD SD-40, Burlington Northern 6318

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

EMD SW1, Burlington Northern 912

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

FM C line, Burlington Northern 980

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

GE center cab, Burlington Northern 720

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

Plymouth DDT, Burlington Northern 6669

Side look

Internal look before and after digitalisation

Ligthing details

Two standard 3 mm LEDs and one 620 Ω resistor are soldered to the 4 × 2 circuit board. Both soldered LEDs on the picture have the same orientation. The remaining holes are used to connect the setup to decoder.

First, light guide is removed. Because hole diameter of 4mm is different than standard LED diameters (3 mm and 5 mm), hole is first filled with two component adhesive and then hole of 3 mm is drilled in the centre. Meanwhile, standard 3 mm LED with round end is filled to get flat end. Finally, flat end LED is inserted into the hole. 1 kΩ should be put in series when connecting to decoder!

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