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  • First Looks
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  • Layout
    • Rolling Stock
  • Membership
  • History
    • Club History
      • Layout Changes in 2018
      • Layout Changes in 2019
      • Layout Changes in 2020
      • Layout Changes in 2021
    • Railroad History
    • Railroad Operations History
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    • What is a Railroad?
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​Rolling Stock​
Shannondell Model Railroad Club (SMRC) has a large roster of locomotives, freight and passenger railroad cars (not to be confused with railcars, such as the Doodlebug) and utility railroad cars available for operation on the Shannondell Model Railroad. Details of SMRC’s rolling stock are presentd below. Some history of particular vehicles modeled in our collection can be accessed here. For help with railroad terminology, please visit Education.
 
Motive Power
 
The following three tables are the rosters of steam, diesel and electric/other motive power (powered railroad cars, not railcars) owned by SMRC. The tables provide some detail concerning each item in the rosters. The table headings indicate engine number, owner railroad (RR), engine type, engine class or model, wheel configuration (x-xx-x where the first x is the leading truck for negotiating curves, xx represents the drive wheels and the last x is the trailing truck supporting the fire box), DCC means digital command and control and sound indicates whether the engine emits sound (whistle, bell, etc.). For explanation of Class/Model and Wheel Configuration, go to the Education section of this website.
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Steam Locomotives Roster
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Diesel Locomotives Roster​
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Electric and Other Locomotives Roster​

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​Railroad Cars [under construction]
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The following three tables are the rosters of railroad cars, moved by the above motive power, and owned by SMRC. The tables provide some detail concerning each item in the rosters. For information on the structure and capacity of various types of railroad cars, please go to https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195551/http://worldtraderef.com/ WTR_site/Rail_Cars/Guide_to_Rail_Cars.asp.

Trains are fundamentally built to haul things. The following tables divide our railroad cars into three categories: freight, passenger and utility cars.


Freight Car Roster

Number
Car Owner
Type
Capacity
Wheel Configuration
Operating
?
Boxcar
Weight or Volume
Standard 2-axel, 4-wheel truck
Yes or No
Refrigerated Boxcar
Heavy  Axel
Value
Flatcar
Multi-axel
Stacked
Well Car
Multimodal
Centerbeam
Autorack
Coil Car
Open Hopper
Covered Hopper
Gondola
Tank Car
Mail
Idler Flatcar
Value
Stock Car
Caboose
Value
Passenger Car Roster

Number
Car Owner
Type
Use
Wheel Configuration
Operating
??
Standard
Yes or No
Upper Class
Parlor
Dining
Sleeper
Observation
Dome Car
Disco
Theater
Baggage
Bar/Lounge Car
Utility Car Roster
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​Every railroad requires special rolling stock to build and maintain railroads and right of way. SMR has the following equipment.
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Number
RR
Type
Use
Wheel Configuration
Operating
???
Crane
MOW
Ballast
Balast Stamper
Track Laying
Snow Plow
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    • Club History
      • Layout Changes in 2018
      • Layout Changes in 2019
      • Layout Changes in 2020
      • Layout Changes in 2021
    • Railroad History
    • Railroad Operations History
  • Education
    • What is a Railroad?
    • Railroad Infrastructure
    • Transport
  • Videos
  • Photo Gallery
  • Contact Us
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