Lanes Trains S Scale Norfolk & Western RS11 397

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Ever since I finished my Norfolk & Western High Hood GP35 which is black I have wanted a loco that was Pevlar Blue as something different. One of the few locos made in S that could have been blue is the RS11.

This is Overland Models OMI1776. It appeared for sale on eBay from TRAINZ in June 2025. I watched it for a few weeks seeing if someone else would buy it. It seems that someone bought it just to steal the trucks for something else which was pretty amazing. Other than that it looked to be perfectly complete.

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This is the stock Overland RS11 drive. The odd thing about it is Overland used these tall gear towers. There are no gears above the gear for the drive shaft coupling.

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There are 2 ways I could get this running again. I could use American Models trucks and make the truck brackets. Or I have a supply of Overland F Unit redrive kits which are the same as the above RS11 parts except the driveshafts exit at the top of the gearboxes. If I keep the motor down low that is asking the driveshafts to do a lot of bending. I do not have the correct Overland Alco sideframes. I will be using a Southwind kit made for detailing American Models locos for both options. Those sideframes screw right in place on older American Models trucks.

Revised 7-29-25