My On30 locomotive roster.
I started out mostly numbering in order of acquisition. Single digit numbers are DC. DCC locos are the order of acquisition preceded by a 1 or 2. So #11 was my first On30 locomotive, but is numbered 11 because it is DCC. Loco #1 was actually the 4th loco I acquired, but came numbered 1, and since that number was available, I left it as L&SE #1. Later, when I got past 10 engines, that numbering system kind of broke down.
All Bachmann unless otherwise noted:
L&SE #1: Porter 0-4-2T. DC. Acquisition #4. (Formerly Tioga Lumber). This one is currently damaged and out of service.
L&SE #2: 2-6-0. DC. Acquisition #2. (Formerly Hawthorne Village). Mostly used for display.
L&SE M-5: Gas-mechanical work motor. DC. Acquisition #5. (Milepost Models kit, Model Power Plymouth drive).
L&SE #6: Porter 0-4-0T. DC. Acquisition #6. (Formerly Pennsylvania). With #1 out of service, this is the primary motive power for my winter themed mini.
L&SE M-10: Bachmann Rail Truck. Factory DCC. Acquisition #10. I got this one cheap because it wasn't in running condition; it had one or more broken gears, which is common with these models. I installed a replacement drive from Stan Shields, and now it runs quite well. I like the green color and the weathering, so I'll probably try to keep that and if possible just remove the RGS lettering from the side of the hood. I might convert it to a railbus eventually.
L&SE #23: Outside Frame 4-4-0. Factory DCC. Acquisition #3. This is a smooth running engine (and very slow) but when I got it, it has a wonky tender truck that caused derailments. Since I didn't have a place to run it anyway, I just put it on the shelf and let it sit. Once I started building the "big" L&SE, I finally spent some time on it and figured out how to correct the problem. #23 is now running great and has become my most frequently used engine.
I will likely install a Soundtraxx sound decoder at some point.
L&SE #14 (tentative number): User-installed DCC. The smoothest runner of my Porters.
L&SE #27: 2-6-0. Soundtraxx Tsunami TSU-BH2 decoder. Acquisition #7. (Bumble Bee paint scheme). It doesn't have the level of detail of the 4-4-0's, and the best I can say about the paint scheme is that it's growing on me, but it's a good, quiet runner. I may renumber this one to 37, or 137, because I keep confusing it with 4-4-0 #23.
Summer of 2025, I installed a Soundtraxx sound decoder in this one -- my first sound equipped engine. But see D&RGW #138/L&SE #38 below.
D&RGW #138/L&SE #38: 2-6-0. Factory DCC. Acquisition #11. I originally bought one of these handsome engines in 2023, but that one turned out to be defective. I returned it, and since the seller didn't have another green boiler engine in stock, I ended up with the Bumble Bee scheme, L&SE #27, instead.
Two years later, I bought another green engine. I ended up paying more for it than I probably should have, but oh, well. As this is written it's in transit to me, with delivery expected 8/21/25.
I'll eventually reletter it for Lockwood & San Emigdio, and following the D&RGW design, add a herald on the tender, with red and blue background colors if I can make that work. I have the design, just need to get my color printer working and buys some inkjet decal paper.
I may swap the Soundtraxx decoder from the yellow engine to this one, since I anticipate this one being run more frequently.
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| This photo shows the first D&RGW 138 that I purchased, posed on my former diorama. It will be replaced by a photo of Second 138 in the near future. |
L&SE #18: 0-4-2. Factory DCC. Acquisition #8. Purchased for excursion service. I use this mostly to run passenger trains on my mini layouts.
L&SE #19: 4-4-0. Factory DCC. Acquisition #9. A decent runner, though noiser than the outside frame 4-4-0, or for that matter the 2-6-0.
Frazier Borate #11: Shay. DCC (Digitrax DH126PS decoder). Acquisition #1. (Formerly Pocahontas Lumber.)
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