Extra 100 - with EMD FT Diesels and 2-10-4 5000 Helper

e acquired an A,B,B,A set of Steward Hobbies FT's years ago. They have been on our display shelf and we have always wanted to get them operational on the layout.

The Stewart Hobbies F-Units are highly detailed models with Kato drive components. They are very smooth and quiet running models. Once equipped with Soundtraxx decoders they are fantastic.

In this video, the FT 100 A,B,B,A diesel consist takes a mixed freight from La Junta Colorado to Albuquerque New Mexico.

While waiting for it to arrive on Raton Pass, 2-10-4 Steam Locomotive 5000, (Madame Queen) fuels up in Raton in the early dawn hours and heads to Trinidad to meet Extra 100.

At Trinidad the 5000 will be added to the rear of Extra 100 as a helper unit between Trinidad and Wootton.

Watch the exciting action as Extra 100 and Madame Queen work the train up the pass with wide open throttles. Then see Extra 100 continue downgrade to Raton in full dynamic brakes, while 5000 backs down the pass back to Trinidad.

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Video Contents

0:00 Introduction
0:21 5000 fuels up in Raton, NM at dawn.
4:16 5000 departs Raton for Trinidad.
5:18 5000 works upgrade between Keota and Lynn.
6:26 5000 descends Raton Pass Between Wootton and Jansen Colorado.
8:56 We catch Extra 100 at Jansen Colorado.
9:22 Extra 100 departs upgrade on the steepest side of Raton Pass.
17:34 5000 is removed from the rear of Extra 100 at Wootton.
18:49 5000 backs downhill to return to Trinidad.
20:00 Extra 100 running downgrade on the New Mexico side of Raton Pass in dynamic braking.
22:29 5000 continues running backwards down Raton Pass to Trinidad.
23:16 Extra 100 crosses Raton Creek.
25:09 Extra 100 enters East Raton yard limits and passes through westbound to it final destination in Albuquerque, NM.