Bud: A good engineer could somersault the coffee pot from the stove to the conductor's lap, and never spill a drop of coffee!!!!
boB _______________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Bud Rindfleisch" <BlackDiamondRR@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@> wrote: > > > > My wife used to work at a credit life insurance company. Over the > > years, during the dying days of the caboose, a number of > > brakemen/conductors were injured by the 'jerks' that happened with slack > > action. Some injuries were fakes and some were real. > > > > A former studio-mate of mine called me one day. He had been on a jury > > deciding a case brought against the SP by an employee. By the time the > > case was closed he had learned all kinds of terminology of the trade. > > He said I would I have fit right in. > > > > So that's the other side of slack action that I'm sure Bud, Bob and Gary > > can attest too. > > Bob, Don't forget Andre! You could always tell a good engineer from a bad > one by the care the good ones took in starting their train "one car at a > time". A good engineer can actually "feel" each and every car by the very > slight tug as the throttle is advanced and doesn't run 'er up until all that > slack is out. It is true though about some injuries being real from the > caboose "crack the whip" effect. Almost as dangerous as spilling hot coffee > fresh from the pot belly stove! The indignity of it all! > Bud Rindfleisch > > > > Bob Werre > > > > > > > > On 9/13/12 8:06 PM, prorr@ wrote: > > > > > > Gent's, I guess if your modeling a 100 car multi level auto carrier > > > train the KD802/808's would be right on the money. I always have a > > > good chuckle when this debate shows up. As equipment wears , > > > especially cushioned control types, the amount of slack can be way > > > beyond the specs of the manufacturer. As for the longitudinal > > > movement of the cabin car, just model the Penn Central or other beat > > > up roads. You haven't lived till you went though East Conway > > > interlocking[and several others including Jacks on the middle PRR > > > middle div] at track speed. Anyway's, carry on guy's, I'm enjoying the > > > show. > > > Gary Carmichael > > > In a message dated 9/13/2012 12:58:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > rnk2202@ writes: > > > > > > Jim King wrote: > > > > > > "His design permits Kadee centering without the annoying slack > > > action." > > > > > > Annoying?? One of my favorite memories is seeing NYC Mohawks > > > (Mountains for you non-NYC fans) starting a 100-car train. The > > > loco would back up about a car length, bunching up slack. Then it > > > would pull forward, ever so slowly, taking out the slack car by > > > car. You could hear the clunk! clunk! clunk! as each coupler > > > became fully extended and each car leapt into slow motion. The > > > Mohawks' replacements, Alco FA/FB lash-ups, did the same thing. > > > Thankfully, this is one of the aspects of running trains on my > > > layout that I really enjoy -- starting a freight train and > > > listening to the slack take-up as the locomotive gradually moved > > > forward. > > > > > > Lest you rebut by observing that the Kadee 802/808 centering > > > springs cause the caboose to constantly bob longitudinally, I > > > refer you back to my oft-repeated (in print as well as via > > > electrons) but little-heeded recommendation (supported by Kadee > > > themselves!) to substitute a knuckle spring for the too-stiff > > > centering spring. > > > > > > Dick Karnes > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
