DILLY DALLY 98

[Anonymous]

is it just the locomotives around here or has dilly dally been on all of them. still a mystery to everyone i know. what does this mean, it is written on the hot box detector decals on almost every CSX engine i have ever been on can anyone shed some light on this

[Anonymous]

is it just the locomotives around here or has dilly dally been on all of them. still a mystery to everyone i know. what does this mean, it is written on the hot box detector decals on almost every CSX engine i have ever been on can anyone shed some light on this

[Anonymous]

no, I can't. What's a hotbox detector decal on an engine?????????
Ken

[Anonymous]

no, I can't. What's a hotbox detector decal on an engine?????????
Ken

[Anonymous]

there is a decal in the cab usually on the middle horizontal electric locker door it describes how to check hotboxes with some kinds paint stick to see if thye are to hot thats what thye call it on the decal its just looks like the bearing housing of the axle on each car to me

[Anonymous]

there is a decal in the cab usually on the middle horizontal electric locker door it describes how to check hotboxes with some kinds paint stick to see if thye are to hot thats what thye call it on the decal its just looks like the bearing housing of the axle on each car to me

[Anonymous]

Oh, thanks. I misunderstood. I thought that CSX was installing some sort of device to look for the defect on the locos. Ours don't have any of the decals that CSX puts on. CSX is great for decals with little cartoon depictions on their locos. Some that I have seen are one for shutting down a hot engine, spitter valves and some fuel conservation decals. The "paint stick," is called a "tempilstick." I have a few of them in my grip. One end of the stick is used in cold weather and the other end is used in warm weather. You make a mark on the bearing cap with the appropriate end of the stick. If the crayon mark melts, then the bearing is overheated.
Ken

[Anonymous]

Oh, thanks. I misunderstood. I thought that CSX was installing some sort of device to look for the defect on the locos. Ours don't have any of the decals that CSX puts on. CSX is great for decals with little cartoon depictions on their locos. Some that I have seen are one for shutting down a hot engine, spitter valves and some fuel conservation decals. The "paint stick," is called a "tempilstick." I have a few of them in my grip. One end of the stick is used in cold weather and the other end is used in warm weather. You make a mark on the bearing cap with the appropriate end of the stick. If the crayon mark melts, then the bearing is overheated.
Ken

[Anonymous]

Well "gen", I don't know who Mr. Dilly Dally is, but I've been seeing his mark on CSX locos for years. That likely is a handle that some engineman makes, much like the marks [not "taggers"] that trainmen and warehousemen make on freight cars. I used to see some of the earlier yard power marked "Greathouse's Speedwagon". Don't see that anymore. Mr. G. must have retired.

[Anonymous]

Well "gen", I don't know who Mr. Dilly Dally is, but I've been seeing his mark on CSX locos for years. That likely is a handle that some engineman makes, much like the marks [not "taggers"] that trainmen and warehousemen make on freight cars. I used to see some of the earlier yard power marked "Greathouse's Speedwagon". Don't see that anymore. Mr. G. must have retired.