Model Railroading > RailBlazer Wednesday

One of my favorite Grande Trains from back in the day. Photos taken on Mountain States Free-mo setup at Salt Lake City Intermountain Train show a couple of weekends ago.

Dave Dane

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'Grande' looking models!!!

Great looking train and railroad. Thanks for posting.
TC

drool. That was an impressive train. I really like that Free-Mo group layout.

So what was the consist of that TrailBlazer or any TrailBlazer?

So what was the consist of that RailBlazer or any RailBlazer?

Sharp looking models and a neat train!

The Railblazer was D&RGW's short and fast piggyback train, usually rated a pair of GP40/40-2's and a bunch of the 2-axle Front Runner flats, although sometimes it would have the 89'-6" cars too as needed.

Fun to see this model!

~RGDave

railwaybaron Wrote:
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> So what was the consist of that TrailBlazer or any
> TrailBlazer?

Good examples and picture links here...
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,3138199

Nice photos of the train. The prototypes had a click-clack sound rather than the clickity-clack of a 4 axle car. If you put freight car sound systems in a couple of the vans adjustments will need to be made.

I wonder what those UP guys are doing eyeing those brand new ties?

RGDave Wrote:
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> Sharp looking models and a neat train!
>
> The Railblazer was D&RGW's short and fast
> piggyback train, usually rated a pair of
> GP40/40-2's and a bunch of the 2-axle Front Runner
> flats, although sometimes it would have the 89'-6"
> cars too as needed.
>
> Fun to see this model!
>
> ~RGDave

They started off with the Front Runner cars. Transitioned to regular 89 ft TOFC flats after the first year or so.