Warning! Another locomotive reassignment. Since I'm probably the basis for the title of this thread, would anybody be interested in a RARE Locomotive Workshop FA/FB-2 set? If I could sell them for enough, I might replace them with an AM FA-2 A-A or A-B set in Rock Island colors
On reliability issues with early Alco diesels, I wonder what would have happened if ALCO had invested a little more R&D in their engines while they were forbidden to sell road power during WWII? On the other hand, how could the RR's be so enthralled with early GE's and so apparently disappointed with Alcos. Some roads, such as TP&W, swore by them, while other roads, such as Santa Fe, swore at them. I remember during a locomotive shortage in the late 1970's, Santa Fe chose to use broken down EMD locomotives in yard service rather than spend $15,000 to put a string of stored ALCO S-4's back in service. If memory serves me, the S-2 we had on Keokuk Junction was a reliable engine. boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Tom, Oh, those early experiments trying to make something we > recongnized and liked! I won't mention my first attempt at weathering. > > I once owned a pair of the CNW FA-A units. The colors were correct for > the second paint scheme, but the green didn't cover the side grill area > and I think the end was supposed to be green also. I repainted mine, > but later sold them. I would have favored the earlier scheme. > > There are several paint and lettering schemes that AM could/should be > doing---SP&S, SOO, GM&O come to mind in my part of the country. I think > our friends from the North country could use them too. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > Bob, > > > > Right! The C&NW had a four unit set of FA-2 units, and I recall that > > S-Helper which literally "helped" AM get its ALCO FA-2 models into the > > market place, offered a set of C&NW units correctly painted. The C&NW > > also fielded one DL-109. In my teenage naivete I painted my AF PA with > > C&NW colors, not knowing I should test for crazing. And, sure enough, > > my AF PA looked horrible. I had 0-gauge decals to reletter the unit. > > An awful experiment! > > > > Tom > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
