tree68 243129 Never a big fan of ALCO, smokey, noisy. Not sure what you mean by E-unit. FA's were ALCO's freight cabs, PA's were their passenger cabs. Similarly, the F units were EMD's freight cabs, the E units their passenger cabs. The freight units were B-B's. Both the ALCO and the EMD passenger units were A1A-A1A. Some EMD F's were built with passenger capability (ie, a steam generator), most notably for the Santa Fe, which I don't think ever bought any E's.
243129 Never a big fan of ALCO, smokey, noisy. Not sure what you mean by E-unit.
FA's were ALCO's freight cabs, PA's were their passenger cabs.
Similarly, the F units were EMD's freight cabs, the E units their passenger cabs.
The freight units were B-B's. Both the ALCO and the EMD passenger units were A1A-A1A.
Some EMD F's were built with passenger capability (ie, a steam generator), most notably for the Santa Fe, which I don't think ever bought any E's.
The ATSF had a number of E's the original streamlined Super Chief had a pair of E's for power. They used their F's for most Chicago-West Coast routes. The used E's on Chicago-Texas routes and the San Deiagns - routes without serious grade issues.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
243129Never a big fan of ALCO, smokey, noisy. Not sure what you mean by E-unit.
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SD70Dude 243129 Flintlock76 Thanks! So I guess you're an EMD fan? Absolutely! Good to see you are still out and about, and staying active in retirement. Did you ever get a chance to work on ALCO PA's? If yes, what were they like in comparison to an E-unit?
243129 Flintlock76 Thanks! So I guess you're an EMD fan? Absolutely!
Flintlock76 Thanks! So I guess you're an EMD fan?
Thanks! So I guess you're an EMD fan?
Absolutely!
Good to see you are still out and about, and staying active in retirement.
Did you ever get a chance to work on ALCO PA's? If yes, what were they like in comparison to an E-unit?
Never a big fan of ALCO, smokey, noisy. Not sure what you mean by E-unit.
ALCO is the trailing unit below. NH bought them and GE's in the 60's. Both junk from an operator's standpoint.
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As I recall the railroad Museum is located on the few remaning strectches of the New York and New England Railroad which was a fast main line at one time of the "White Train"
Just shiny things. Oh well.
Murphy SidingWhat were a fireman's duties in 1963?
'Apprentice engineer' , lookout, trouble shooter on multiple unit consists, steam generator operator, learning as you go in all classes of service thereby creating a ready reserve of engineers. A far cry from today's inadequate hiring, vetting and training procedures. However Arbitration Award 282 eliminated that form of training.
Flintlock76 Say 243129, did you ever run that RS-3, and if so, what was it like?
Say 243129, did you ever run that RS-3, and if so, what was it like?
Yes I did in both freight and passenger service. Not very operator friendly as the 'F' end was the long nose forward, poor cab design and typical of ALCO, lots of smoke.
daveklepperYou might have been a fireman on one of those trips.
I might well have been.
daveklepperOn one trip I had a meeting on a Sunday at Christ Church Greenwich, and the meeting ran late, and I missed the last mu to GCT to get the Owl. The church secretary called the NH Dispatcher at NH and he agreed to have the train stop at Stamford so I could board.
The New Haven was very accommodating, the 'old style' customer service/relations no longer exists.
243129 daveklepper Did you work on it at the museum or earlier? No, I was the fireman on it in 1963. My first railroad assignment. 11:55 P.M. East Class #3
daveklepper Did you work on it at the museum or earlier?
Did you work on it at the museum or earlier?
No, I was the fireman on it in 1963. My first railroad assignment. 11:55 P.M. East Class #3
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You might have been a fireman on one of those trips.
On one trip I had a meeting on a Sunday at Christ Church Greenwich, and the meeting ran late, and I missed the last mu to GCT to get the Owl. The church secretary called the NH Dispatcher at NH and he agreed to have the train stop at Stamford so I could board.
On another occasion, see the C. B, Fisk Organ website, the organ firm had a special car on a Sunday afternoon Boston - NY train so Boston music lovers could attend the inaugural recital of their organ at St. Marks Episcopal Church in Westerly, R. I. But a freight derailment closed the line between Rt. 128 and Pawtucket, and we detoured via Blackstone and the Framingham Branch and caught only the second half of the concert.
Flintlock76 I see the picture. You handsome devil you! I'm talking to the RS-3, I can't say as much for the guy standing nex to it!
I see the picture. You handsome devil you!
I'm talking to the RS-3, I can't say as much for the guy standing nex to it!
Flintlock76 You're welcome! Can't help you with the picture posting I'm afraid...
You're welcome! Can't help you with the picture posting I'm afraid...
I got lucky
Flintlock76 Let me light that up for you. http://www.rmne.org/
Let me light that up for you.
http://www.rmne.org/
Thank you. I'm trying to post a picture without success.
Nice! I've gotta get up there one of these days!
I had previously donated some memorabilia to the museum and I was invited to tour their facility and be 'reunited' with the very first locomotive I had worked on.
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What a marvelous facility, the volunteers are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and personable. Their workshop is on a par with that of a Class 1 railroad. Check out their website, they have a lot to offer.
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