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Train-o your story reminds me of when I worked at a large GM dealership. A fellow who had bought numerous new trucks,cars for the family,and toys for himself (Corvettes) walked in the showroom in old raggy coveralls ,plopped into the seat of a brand new Corvette. Without thinking a newer salesman went over ran him out of the car and showroom very rudely. He came walking by me and said,well yelled,"I'll never buy another vehicle in this place in my lifetime !" I asked what happened and
I had one bad experience at a show due to the manners of a parts dealer. They make you put your parts in a small plastic basket. I had some parts in my basket, and I picked up a ZW nameplate to show my dad who was standing not even a foot to my right. Here is what happened: Dealer: "Put that down now!" Me: "Excuse me?" Dealer: "Put that down now!" Me: "Okay." (turns basket upside onto table) -----------------------------------------------------------------
I agree with checking the traction tires. I bought a Virginian electric that was in new condition, never ran and wobbled like crazy when I put it on the track. I checked the traction tires and they were dry rotted. But with new traction tires, it ran straight and true like a champ.
The 30b A.F. 300 watter is powerful,great looking,but hard to find (at least around here). The 275 watt ZW is a great performer.But mine wore out the carbon rollers and I have never got around to replacing them .Got three more packed away,but they haven't been used since we picked them up in the 70's.Heck they may not have used since the 50's or 60's. So right now I'm using an A.F. 12b dual handle 250 watt.It works great on my little temp. layout.Just won't blow the Lionel
I have a box of track that looks identical to the track you have pictures on here of,and they came from a Pre-War A.F. set that my Dad had. I know A.F. bought the stamping for some of the Ives cars that Lionel produced,but I had no idea that Ives had made this same track Very interesting to see this,thanks for posting .
You know I've got a few pieces here somewhere that have the black ties with the screw holes in the end,but really never noticed the difference between them and the A.F. set track that's grayish ties with no holes and the little ripple effects on the ends. I've also got a box of the A.F. four rail track for my Dad's big Hudson w/whistle and never noticed the elevated rail ,man I need to pay more attention don't I. Oh,CTT had a question sent in in the News and Notes section in the
Sometimes a railroad services plants or branch lines that require the use of a 4 axle locomotive. Might be the BNSF has a need for more account of new business,or it has a aging fleet for this type of special requirement.
The memo we got here on the Pokey stated that GE claims (2) GEVO locomotives suffered turbocharger failures that resulted in the turbine leaving the turbocharger housing than exiting the locomotive body. We are now advised to not walk past a GEVO unit on the walkway while the engine is loading in #1 notch or higher. This included all NS 7500 and 8000 series units.
A diesel locomotive can still be operated without an operable turbo,but will of course have less h.p. . Most GE locomotives have boost from the turbo from notch #5 to #8. You can really hear the difference in the loco. cab when you go from #4 to #5. And a bad turbo will sometimes make a thumping noise and a shake that can be felt.
Never seen a boxcar like that,but I've got a cheap Lionel Lines tender (w/o whistle) that has two different trucks. It came factory with one regular truck for a post MPC made tender on one end and a passenger style truck on the other. My Dad took the top off and the two trucks had the same rivet holding them on . So yes anything is possible
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