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Dual unpowered Acela locomotives and powered HHP-8 locomotive, in packaging.
Disassembled Acela locomotive. Notice removed coupler housings, as well as lights-only DCC board
Comparing board in HHP-8 and Acela locomotive: it's the same, delta a few components!
Comparing HHP-8 and Acela bodies. Same wheelbase, but HHP-8 is metal, also comes down further on the ends.
Comparing boards more closely. Note that track/pantograph switch pads are bridged with solder in Acela locomotive.
Comparing body lengths and shapes.
Full Acela Express Train
Complete consist (with spare rolling stock) as of January 2017
An Acela cafe car, with the shell removed
A fully disassembled cafe car. From top, the shell, the bottom of the chassis with couplers, the light PCB and light distributor, the two halves of the upper chassis with the motor and DCC decoder, and finally the bogies with worm gear assemblies and drive shafts.
A reassembled, now-dummy cafe car. One of the DCC leads has been snipped, and the worm gears and drive shafts have been removed.
The two halves of the disassembled chassis, now with worm gears removed.
The inside top of the cafe car, showing details of the "bar" that can be seen through the window.
Fully reassembled dummy cafe car, except for the bogies.
Pre-modification HHP-8 chassis, with bogies installed. Front of locomotive/power car is to the left.
Modifying the front underside of the Acela power car shell to attach to the HHP-8 chassis
HHP-8 chassis inside Acela shell for size testing.
Checking electrical functionality of the HHP-8 chassis on test tracks. It was unable to push the Acela consist.
Further sizing tests with the Acela power car shell and HHP-8 chassis.
Cutting through part of the underside of the chassis at the front to fit the Acela's undernose piece
Completely cut through on one side.
Front metal pieces removed to allow the front LED assembly to sit flush against the Acela's light pipes for front headlights and tail lights.
A large section of the underneath of the chassis in the back removed to allow the rear coupler to be attached.
Dual unpowered Acela locomotives and powered HHP-8 locomotive, in packaging.
Disassembled Acela locomotive. Notice removed coupler housings, as well as lights-only DCC board
Comparing board in HHP-8 and Acela locomotive: it's the same, delta a few components!
Comparing HHP-8 and Acela bodies. Same wheelbase, but HHP-8 is metal, also comes down further on the ends.
Comparing boards more closely. Note that track/pantograph switch pads are bridged with solder in Acela locomotive.
Comparing body lengths and shapes.
Full Acela Express Train
Complete consist (with spare rolling stock) as of January 2017
An Acela cafe car, with the shell removed
A fully disassembled cafe car. From top, the shell, the bottom of the chassis with couplers, the light PCB and light distributor, the two halves of the upper chassis with the motor and DCC decoder, and finally the bogies with worm gear assemblies and drive shafts.
A reassembled, now-dummy cafe car. One of the DCC leads has been snipped, and the worm gears and drive shafts have been removed.
The two halves of the disassembled chassis, now with worm gears removed.
The inside top of the cafe car, showing details of the "bar" that can be seen through the window.
Fully reassembled dummy cafe car, except for the bogies.
Pre-modification HHP-8 chassis, with bogies installed. Front of locomotive/power car is to the left.
Modifying the front underside of the Acela power car shell to attach to the HHP-8 chassis
HHP-8 chassis inside Acela shell for size testing.
Checking electrical functionality of the HHP-8 chassis on test tracks. It was unable to push the Acela consist.
Further sizing tests with the Acela power car shell and HHP-8 chassis.
Cutting through part of the underside of the chassis at the front to fit the Acela's undernose piece
Completely cut through on one side.
Front metal pieces removed to allow the front LED assembly to sit flush against the Acela's light pipes for front headlights and tail lights.
A large section of the underneath of the chassis in the back removed to allow the rear coupler to be attached.
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