No, by the time I met you, it was - and still is. Eventually, SF went to feet to get some good use out of the distance counters on engines that probably cost more than the cabooses they replaced.
In its Infinite Wisdom the IC went one better in the late nineties. They eliminated all temporary slow boards and resume speed boards and put the train crews at the sole mercy of distance counters, that usually didn't work correctly, either. That's when I made my point - I could function without all the fancy technology and ambiguous rules (I never got disciplined for breaking a rule on any of the seven RR's I worked for, but I got reprimanded for obeying the rules in one of CC&P's take-no-prisoners kangeroo courts) just like I had before this stuff even existed. I guess that explains why my railroad functions so well without DCC, since when I cut my teeth, it didn't exist, and I'm proof that there is still no need for it on a successful model railroad. Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisin...@...> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > On Santa Fe, the nation's premier railroad, <skip> > > Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ > > > > > > Gee Bob, when we used to converse while you were a Santa Fe locomotive > engineer you thought that railroad was generally staffed by idiots, pinheads > and union-busting morons... Does time heal or did the blind squirrel find > the nut? > > Maybe the former means there is hope for you and DCC!! <GRIN> > > Jim Kindraka > "You don't quit laughing when you grow old; you grow old when you quit > laughing..." > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
