It was not uncommon on the Western Maryland to see a F7 A unit with an Alco RS3 and a Geep or FA/FB together.
> Luckily (or not!?!) model railroaders don't work under the same > > constraints... <G> I don't know, have you tried to run an American Models with a Brass loco or SHS? -- John --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisin...@...> wrote: > > Railroads tried to avoid it early in the diesel era because the traction > motors of locomotives from different builders loaded differently. When a PA > and E8 were together on a standing start, one would literally yank (or shove) > the other until they hit 15 - 20 mph, that was the difference in their > standing start acceleration curves. > > Later, as first generation diesels went away (or railroads hit hard times), > it didn't matter - just lash together anything that runs and move the train. > As far as I know, only the Baldwin's were different. They had pneumatic MU > controls as opposed to electric. They could not be MU'ed with other > builders. When you see them together, they were being operated as a true > double headed train... > > Luckily (or not!?!) model railroaders don't work under the same > constraints... <G> > > Jim Kindraka > P.S. Sorry for responding after the thread has pretty much died, but I can't > participate in this until I get home in the evening... > > > --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@> wrote: > > > > How careful were they not to mix manuracturers? Or to put the question > > another way, what would be the likelihood of seeing a lash-up with some EMD > > and some ALCo locos together? > > > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
