Delta Eagle 7100 engine removal.

[mmurphy]

I am building an O scale model of the Delta Eagle 7100 E 6 .

I have a question if anyone knows the answer. When the rear prime mover was removed were the traction motors removed as well ?

It seems that they would leave them in and not have dummy type trucks. The reason I say this as this unit after the DE was terminated the unit would run system wide pulling passenger trains..
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Presently my model has the rear gear tower remove but the rear truck is geared. Heavy O scale trains brass cars are very heavy when you get a 10 car train moving.

thanks for your help.

Bill Basden Delta Models http://www.deltamodelsusa.com

[alexortiz25]

BIll,

7100 was custom built by EMC in Sept 1940 with only one 1000 hp 567 engine and two traction motors, and with the rear ‘engine’ as a Baggage Room.

René LaVoise
Kirkwood, MO

[mmurphy]

My quest-ion is .. When the real motor was removed and made as a baggage room did the rear truck keep the traction motor.

@rdlavoise wrote:

BIll,

7100 was custom built by EMC in Sept 1940 with only one 1000 hp 567 engine and two traction motors, and with the rear ‘engine’ as a Baggage Room.

René LaVoise
Kirkwood, MO

[Bud Moss]

Bill, the 7100 was custom built. Therefore it never had a second engine, the baggage section was original not added later. I doubt that EMC installed a traction motor that would never be used. Jerry

[mmurphy]

Thanks Jwrry I thought so but was not real sure.

Bil

quote=”2100Northern”]Bill, the 7100 was custom built. Therefore it never had a second engine, the baggage section was original not added later. I doubt that EMC installed a traction motor that would never be used. Jerry[/quote]

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