ah yes, electric. Then isn't that totally deceptive. On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Michael Baldwin wrote:
> On some, the diesel engine is not the power plant for the train. The engine > is just a generator that runs a large electric motor, or motors. > Michael > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] FW: Tips on Pumping Gasoline > > > > I've heard this commercial also. > I can't figure the math. > The only way I can guess it works is that after the train is moving it has > so much momentum and that it's a fkae of some kind. > I doubt a locomotive could move itself on one gallon of deisel. > anyone can help? > > On Tue, 18 Mar 2008, Lee A. Stone wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> Hi, part of that has to do with what they call piggy back flat cars. >> where they load two trailers usually pulled bya tractor as in tractor >> trailer or 18 wheelers. there has been a big decline in use of the >> trains so what a time for a commercial. I have read someplace about a >> blind female working for amtrack in or around the yards in the >> baltimore area. . if you have more information abou that person let >> me know. thanks.lee >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 16, >> 2008 at >> 07:22:37AM -0500, Jerry Richer wrote: >>> I just happened to see something interesting on television yesterday. >>> I've never seen anything like it before. Perhaps a sign of the times. A >>> guy comes on and asks what's better than a car that gets 50 miles per >>> gallon. Then he goes on to say that it is a freight train that can move > one >>> ton 487 miles with one gallon. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> To listen to the show archives go to link >>> http://www.acbradio > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > .org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_ > position=47:29 >>> Or >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio. <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> > org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >>> http://www.acbradio > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> > .org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >>> >>> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: >>> http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/> > users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >>> >>> Visit the archives page at the following address >>> http://www.mail- > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: >>> http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/> users.com/ >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: >>> blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> I always have fun because I'm out of my mind!!! >> Do you Jabber? I do. My JID is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:stonedge%40jabber.org> org >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
