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Am I the only one that feels this way?

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mcattardo
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Posted by mcattardo on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:42 AM
I plan on taking it in for repairs soon.
Mark
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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:13 AM
Mcattardo,

I don';t know if this helps, but I had a lionel T1 Duplex that would only chuff occasionally once or twice. I sent it back to Lionel and they fixed it.

Jim H
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mcattardo
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Posted by mcattardo on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:59 AM
Thanks kooljock, but that doesn't work. I noticed after I posted above, it chuffs once or twice randomly. Must be a switch or something.
Mark
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Posted by Kooljock1 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:15 PM
mcattardo,

Please grab your engines manual and page to the back. There is a protocol for re-programming your engine's electronics. All it will require is the PROGRAM/RUN switch in the "PROGRAM" position, and punch in the numbers in your manual.

All in all it takes about 30 seconds, and will restore chuff, squeal, headlight, smoke, and other features.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:49 PM
Steam is the Rail King. Look at Disney World, they have all steam when they could've had diesels. Steam trains are poetry in motion
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:43 PM
I must be a little strange as I love the look of F3 in santa fe sitting on the layout, just do not care much about running them even with QSI 3000's in them.
Dave.
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Posted by jonadel on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:59 PM
I think nostalgia plays a big part to our visuals and the action of steamers just can't be matched, although my new MTH F-3's are pretty awesome, especially when you hook on those 60' passenger cars. It's all good.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:11 PM
I also enjoy the steam engines and the time period they represent. Diesels are cool, but steamers are first choice...especially the whistle sounds...


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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:17 AM
I have to agree, STEAM is KING.


90% of my engines are steam

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:59 AM
50 50 for me certain things look cool with a steamer and the same for a diesel.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, January 24, 2005 9:08 PM
Crawford, email me please.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 8:59 PM
With 21 diesels and zero steam... pretty much points to my preferences. I just like the modern look of diesels.

Frank
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, January 24, 2005 6:04 PM
I guess I'm backwards. I love diesels. Modern railroad. I have steamers but mainly post war [1950's]. Plan on getting some command steamers in the future. I love to play with trains so I am constantly loading coal and unloading coal, loading and unloading husky tacks with my crane, loading and unloading logs at the saw mill and loading tanks and fueling engnies. I love to see big lashups showing strong diesel power pulling long trains. [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 4:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 3railguy

Steam engines are poetry in motion.


Exactly!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 4:29 PM
Steam of course.
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Posted by 3railguy on Monday, January 24, 2005 4:29 PM
Steam engines are poetry in motion.
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mcattardo
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Posted by mcattardo on Monday, January 24, 2005 4:12 PM
I prefer steam myself. Got my first tmcc engine recently (lionel baby k4). Loved it at first, tried running it last night, no chuffing, or brake squeal, grrrrrrr.
Mark
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 12:07 PM
Same here, Dave. Steam is always #1 with me, although I do like to run diesels and big electrics.

Side rod action, chuffing, smoke, etc. is just more interesting to me.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 10:12 AM

I too, prefer the steam engines over diesles. I like both, but steam just has better sites & sounds.
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Am I the only one that feels this way?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 8:03 AM
I have 13 steamers on my layout and 3 diesel lashups. I find that I love watching the steamers run and get bored quite fast with the diesels.
So much so that I ran my diesels last night for the 1st time in a year and still not very much fun.
What is your preference?????????? Dave.
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