QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Most of the railroaders I work with would give you a once over, looking to see if you were packing a gun, or if you were a reporter...once they realized you were serious about learning, and your questions wern't too complicated, they would be tickled to answer them... We are just like most folks, we like to talk about our job(as if you didnt notice that already) and its a ego rush when someone shows a interest... Ed
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QUOTE: Originally posted by skeets QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Now back to the question, which still hasn't been answered except by Skeets! Mook Gheez! You sound disappointed that shifty old skeets answered your question. Don't forget, 'ook, I do this stuff for a living! [big time railroading; not pestering on forums].
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Now back to the question, which still hasn't been answered except by Skeets! Mook
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QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C Mookie, The "New Generation" 737 had entirely new wings. There have been three "generations" of 737. The first, of which the 737-200 was the most common had JT8D turbojet engines. These didn't have the big fan up front, and made a high pitched sound because the exhaust from the jet was much faster than the air around it. These were not economical on fuel. The second group was mainly the 737-300 and 400, which had the joint US/French CFM56 engine. This had a big fan, to the extent that the bottom of the "nacelle" ( a French word describing the engine housing) had to be flat to discourage it hitting the runway on an uneven landing. Everybody bought these, and they were the most common airliner in the world at the time. It was much more economical and had a longer range, but the big engines upset the aerodynamics and the drag was higher than the 737-200 (and the plane was slightly slower as a result). With competition from Airbus getting serious, Boeing designed a new wing for the 737. Now you might think that that might stop it being a 737, but the number was so well known they kept it. These are the 737-700, 800 and 900 described above. They still have the big fans, but the drag problem is gone and the range has improved. The most recent of these have turned up wingtips that look a bit like horns on longhorn cattle. Peter
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Mookie not to change the subject but, have you seen any UP locomotives on the point of BNSF Trains? From what I have heard from some friends that they have caught alot of UP Power on the point of some BNSF Trains lately. As a matter of fact, I saw UP 3584, 3260 and 3342 this last weekend. We do see an occasional UP going past our end of the yard and do have some UP tracks that come into Lincoln to do some switching and also at our airport. The UP's we saw were pulling freight. Haven't seen any on point for coal yet. Actually, the most interesting locomotives we see are on the freight trains. Mookie
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Mookie not to change the subject but, have you seen any UP locomotives on the point of BNSF Trains? From what I have heard from some friends that they have caught alot of UP Power on the point of some BNSF Trains lately.
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