It was. I had cut off a car on the house track at 2 dark 30 AM Lockport, IL, and the engine was pulling away. About the same time, we found out by experience that Santa Fe was equipping the GP-20's with a "fast start" feature for switching. That was an improvement, but I'd certainly have appreciated a head's up.
To make sure this stays focused, I spent part of the afternoon ballasting the switch lead at Mooar Yard. Came up with some techniques that I might have to brag about one of these days. One thing for sure; after using commercial model railroad ballast, I have a new appreciation for Iowa "Durght" Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Greg" <gelems@...> wrote: > > Hopefully they were going away from you when you tried to get on there Bob. > Either way it was a surprise when they weren't there. The WP still had a > couple of units with them when I hired out in 79 and they sure were useful > when using those low cut levers on the engine. > > Greg > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > 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/
