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QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl Since when.. Please qualify the statement, white smoke is associated with lube oil . ALL of the locomotives I had the pleasure of troubleshooting the lube oil will cover you in a slimy mess if you are standing anywhere near the engine. The sides of the carbody will be covered in oil. Randy
QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe Every once in a while, there will be a picture of a diesle locomotive in Trains Magazine that has an unusual amount of smoke coming from it. In the notation, the writer will often say something to the effect that the unit in question is obviously not pulling as hard as the other units. Why is this the case? What causes the excessive diesle smoke and how much does it affect their tractive effort/horsepower? Thanks, Gabe
QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl Since when.. Please qualify the statement, white smoke is associated with lube oil . ALL of the locomotives I had the pleasure of troubleshooting the lube oil will cover you in a slimy mess if you are standing anywhere near the engine. The sides of the carbody will be covered in oil. Randy ...and all this time I thought they were only picking on me. Guess it wasn't personal, after all. The old PRR guys I used to work with told me they used to call the FM switchers they had in Chicago "blowtorches" for their propensity to have fire out the stack after extended periods of idling.
QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd Damn, 4 years of college and 26 years on the RR, wasted!
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