Aristocraft: Dash-9 (Santa Fe) - Photo and Video page:
9/04/04 - Photos taken soon after acquisition.
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03/18/05 - Photos taken after the engine body was lowered on the trucks 1/4".
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Here is the 1/4" lowered Dash-9(1:29 scale) up against the 1:32 scale MTH Challenger.
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For more information on the lowering project, please see:
Aristocraft Dash-9 Lowering Project
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07/12/05 - Night Photos taken with the new Canon Digital Rebel XT.
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07/27/05 - More taken with the Rebel XT.
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(Right-click and save-as the video before you play and it will run smoother.)
Select the version / quality you want to download:
- Video #1 - 0:50 mins - Pulling Heavyweight passenger cars
- Video #8 - 1:40 mins - Test run of three newly converted NS Dash-9s to DCS
- 25MB/2100kbs - 12MB/1000kbs - 2MB/150kbs
- Video #9 - 2:24 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 36MB/2100kbs - 18MB/1000kbs - 3MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #10 - 2:25 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 36MB/2100kbs - 18MB/1000kbs - 3MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #11 - 2:14 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 34MB/2100kbs - 17MB/1000kbs - 2MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #12 - 2:42 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 41MB/2100kbs - 20MB/1000kbs - 3MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #13 - 1:05 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 16MB/2100kbs - 8MB/1000kbs - 1MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #14 - 3:41 mins - 4 NS + 1SF Dash-9s pull the 60 car coal train
- 56MB/2100kbs - 28MB/1000kbs - 4MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
100ft Coal Trains (x 2) - MTH Big Boys & Aristocraft Norfolk Southern Dash-9s:
- Video #1 - 4:27 mins - 3 Big Boys and 5 NS Dash-9s take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 67MB/2100kbs - 33MB/1000kbs - 5MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #2 - 1:56 mins - 3 Big Boys and 5 NS Dash-9s take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 29MB/2100kbs - 14MB/1000kbs - 2MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #3 - 4:31 mins - 3 Big Boys and 5 NS Dash-9s take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 69MB/2100kbs - 33MB/1000kbs - 5MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #4 - 2:13 mins - 3 Big Boys and 5 NS Dash-9s take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 34MB/2100kbs - 17MB/1000kbs - 2MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #5 - 3:42 mins - 3 Big Boys and 5 NS Dash-9s take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 56MB/2100kbs - 27MB/1000kbs - 4MB/150kbs - YouTube HQ
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Product Review/Comments: (*Updated 08/25/2013*)
Overall: (Aristocraft Dash-9 -- 1:29 scale)
Of all the G scale diesels produced (includes MTH 1:32, USA Trains 1:29, etc)
this is hands down my favorite. The detail on this engine meets or exceeds
all other similar offerings by the other companies. You can see from the
photos above, the Pdetail, paint, finish and overall look of the engine is just
excellent and is everything you could want or expect from a model train.
The engine runs very smooth and pulls very well (around 5lbs pulling force).
Pull force:
Engine Weight: (excluding tender)
Performance/Construction:
Detail:
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Drivers:
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Connecting rods:
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Suspenion:
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Conclusion:
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Read about the modifications done to these engines at the Modification link below.
Garden Railroad Modification, Repair & Maintenance
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Return to the Garden Railroad 2004 page.
