and he notes - All but thee and me and I ain't so sure about thee!
On roofwalks/running boards - it seems that half the model suppliers call it one way and the other half the other. On switches/turnouts - some railroaders call them turnouts but some call them switches - either way the electric (or pneumatic) gizmos that move them are called "switch machines". Raleigh in still balmey Mainey... At 01:47 PM 11/29/2010, John wrote: > > >Don't you remember ! It was UNION SWITCH AND SWINDLE in the papers. >If the weather is balmy, Are the residents? >Glad to see you back. John Armstrong >----- Original Message ----- >From: Rollain Mercier >To: <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] ; ><mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 11:36 AM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Running Boards > >and he muses - > >Hmmmm... Apparently the running boards on my father's Model 'A' were >in the wrong place and I didn't know Union Switch & Signal made >light switches! > >Raleigh in balmey Mainey... > >At 11:21 AM 11/29/2010, Ed wrote: > > > > > > > in my basement they're called roofwalks, just as the real Monon > > railroaders called them! > > > Roger Nulton > > > >Roger.... > > > >Make you a deal.... > > > >When I am in your basement, I will call them "roofwalks" and when > >you are in my train room you will call them "running boards". > >"S"ound fair? A win-win arrangement for both of us. > > > >In either location, a turnout is always a turnout and the thing that > >turns the lights on/off is a switch. OK? > > > >"S"miles....Ed L. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
