Any other EMD swicher fans out there???

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Any other EMD swicher fans out there???

  • I'm a big fan of early sw and nw series. I've had the privlage to work around sw1's and even an nw5 ( which for those who don't know is like a nw2 except that it has a steam generator compartment in short hood on oposit side of cab from engine, verry rare only 13 ever built) Please tell stories about any experances with EMD's.

    SW1' s for ever![oX)]
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  • Nice. When I was up in Duluth, I saw a pair of Heritage one ( BNSF Pumkin) SW1500s switching a paper mill, very cool!
  • Just saw 2 sw 1500,s at 28th street yard (bnsf) one of which was a pumken sceam w/ original blat (single chime horn)
  • Yeah, darn right!!!
  • SEE YALL THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • BUMP
  • Wait!!! THE MARCH MEET??? Dude, I will be at the March meet!!!
  • WE WILL BE IN THE WINDY CITY IN MARCH. WE go for an o scale show every march, we stay in arlington parks sherodin hotel. Even though we are not oscalers we come along to see the metra rains , the loop, and Amtrak. The IRM is ba plus too. [;)]
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by nssr9169

    Athough even thoough there is only omaha orange, pullman green, and yellow running through my veigns, i have to say that the formation of BN saved the GN from the travisty that was "big Sky Blue" What a horrid collor sceame that was( puking noises resinate from the computer room)[xx(]
    Allthough max you could say that the 700 was idling because while you were up ther I herd some horriable noises that was i think supposed to be reving of the loco. coming from eather you or the shultz boyLOL JK, there have beentimes were my immagination ran whiled too.[(-D]


    Kale, I see Metra trains like those every day!!! When were you down here in my city?
  • That was James.

    I agree on the big sky blue thing. UGLY!!!

    Mechanical Department  "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."

    The Missabe Road: Safety First

     

  • Athough even thoough there is only omaha orange, pullman green, and yellow running through my veigns, i have to say that the formation of BN saved the GN from the travisty that was "big Sky Blue" What a horrid collor sceame that was( puking noises resinate from the computer room)[xx(]
    Allthough max you could say that the 700 was idling because while you were up ther I herd some horriable noises that was i think supposed to be reving of the loco. coming from eather you or the shultz boyLOL JK, there have beentimes were my immagination ran whiled too.[(-D]
  • Ohhhh. well not being a one who works with real trains (yet) I wouldnt know...[B)]

    And GO BN!!! [(-D] This could continue on for quite a while....
  • Its a figurative metaphor Kale....... lol
    Chris, what I meant was we were talking about the noise level from inside the cab of a switcher.
    GO GN!

    Mechanical Department  "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."

    The Missabe Road: Safety First

     

  • WHATTTTT IS THIS BN C...R...A...P... THE BN IS JUST RMMONENCE OF THE GREAT RAILROADS THAT FORMED THE COMPANY. Any whay about those 45 the sound is music to my ears, i have to say i like the hole spectrum SW1's and on th other side sd45.
    MAx how could the 700 be idling if the picture was taken last week when the thing has no batteries or fluids?LOL
    seee ya
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

    QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

    Or four SD45s in notch 8 going all of about 4 mph pushing a train up a 2.2 % grade...[:-^]

    We are talking about switch engines bud, and I doubt you have ever been in the cab of one in notch 8 going up 2.2%......[V]


    LOL its ok, GO GN!!!! (that was for Chris)


    No, I was never in the cab, but I was trackside.... see....

    http://www.railimages.com/gallery/chrisgroeling/aal

    And yes,,,,I guess the GN is good..but you are talking to a BN fan!!!!![:D]