We always called them "footboards". Imagine the thrill in the middle of the night when you stepped for one and it wasn't there. That's how we on the front lines discovered the RR's were removing them.
Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > The FRA, successor to the ICC, with more generations of bureaucratic bumblers > behind it, decreed that there would be no morepilot steps on locomotives, > which led to sad butchery on many rather historic items. Perhaps they were > inspired by OSHA, or theState of California (there are other contenders for > the premier nanny state title, such as Minnesota where I currently sojourn, > butCalifornia is still the champion) to protect people from themselves and > potential stupidity. > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > To: [email protected] > From: rirocket@... > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:04:38 -0600 > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} American Flyer U-33C > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Two questions, sir: > > 1. How would accommodate the various shapes > of these pilot areas? Surely they are not all the same. > > 2. What " Illegal" pilot steps. > > > Thanks Much. > > DJE > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > Bob Werre > > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9:53 > AM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} American > Flyer U-33C > > > > More than once, I've thought that I've needed to fill in the pilot holes in > my PA's, GP-35's etc. etc.! It seem that most of our engines could use a > simple urethane (or similar) casting to make these a quick simple > appearance > enhancement. I filled the front of my U 25B's when I re-detailed those > units, but then you realize how many engines need the work you sort of go > drift into other projects. > > I think somebody doing this could > make a tidy little business making up little mini kits for most of our > engines--AM--SHS and now Lionel/AF. Additionally more modern versions of > the front pilots (less the illegal front steps) would help keep our > railroads > from receiving those pesky government fines! Go to it Bill! > > Bob > Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > > > All, > > I am in the very last leg of a > major project which I will report on later maybe this week. Some time > before spring springs I could investigate making a new pilot or some > other > part which more easily converts the U33 into a fixed scale coupler loco > if > someone cares to send me theirs to look at. I think with reasonable > surety I will not be buying the U33 because it is too new for my > era. > > > Thank You, > Bill > Lane > ------------------------------------ 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/
