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Track detailing from the 1:1 scale guys

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jondrd
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Track detailing from the 1:1 scale guys
Posted by jondrd on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 6:41 PM
Just had to share this with the forum:

http://www.pbase.com/captain_carl/image/61909484


I've toyed with the idea of replicating some of those "should be out of service" tracks one sometimes sees in the rail magazines. Track shots usually taken with a telephoto lens to emphasize the bends and distortions of long neglected track.
This image I don't think anyone would want to replicate.

Jon [:D]
"We have met the enemy and he is us" Pogo via the art of Walt Kelly
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TomDiehl
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Posted by TomDiehl on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 9:30 PM
Wheel burns like that would DEFINATELY put the track out of service. [:O]
Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to. Chief of Sanitation; Clowntown
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Posted by SOU Fan on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 9:35 PM
WOW[:O] That's amazing. Shows you how much power the engines have nowadays.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 6, 2006 8:12 AM
Hay that's a cool shot. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 6, 2006 11:44 AM
See! you can't do doughnuts with an AC![;)]

Newbies please note...

http://www.pbase.com/captain_carl/image/61909304

This is what happens if you don't set your Kadee height right and the uncoupler bar catches in a switch... [}:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 6, 2006 12:00 PM
I wonder what the wheels looked like?
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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, July 6, 2006 12:16 PM
Bet some one is looking for a new job!

I hate Rust

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Posted by nucat78 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 2:49 PM
How the heck did that happen? I thought all engines these days had computer controlled wheel slip detectors and automatic sanders and ...

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Thursday, July 6, 2006 3:06 PM
I'd like to hear a recording of the conversation that crew had with the Road Foreman of Engines, the Maintenance of Way Supervisor and the Division Superintendent. Probably blew the office door right off the hinges!

Chuck
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Posted by csmith9474 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 3:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nucat78

How the heck did that happen? I thought all engines these days had computer controlled wheel slip detectors and automatic sanders and ...




I have seen where remote control units have done that.
Smitty
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 6, 2006 5:10 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nucat78

How the heck did that happen? I thought all engines these days had computer controlled wheel slip detectors and automatic sanders and ...


Could've been an older engine like an SD40-2.
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Posted by csmith9474 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 5:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

QUOTE: Originally posted by nucat78

How the heck did that happen? I thought all engines these days had computer controlled wheel slip detectors and automatic sanders and ...


Could've been an older engine like an SD40-2.


If you scroll down to the bottom of the first pic, it explains how that particular incident occured.
Smitty
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Train 284
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Posted by Train 284 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 7:36 PM
Wow thats crazy!
Matt Cool Espee Forever! Modeling the Modoc Northern Railroad in HO scale Brakeman/Conductor/Fireman on the Yreka Western Railroad Member of Rouge Valley Model RR Club
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Posted by NS2591 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 8:41 PM
Thats why I don't like R/C Units.
Jay Norfolk Southern Forever!!
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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, July 6, 2006 9:07 PM
Excellent! I bet they put a paper towel in the trough, wet it with alcohol, and then run the engine in place to clean their wheels! Great idea. [:D]

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Posted by joeyegarner on Thursday, July 6, 2006 10:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by MisterBeasley

Excellent! I bet they put a paper towel in the trough, wet it with alcohol, and then run the engine in place to clean their wheels! Great idea. [:D]



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james saunders
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Posted by james saunders on Friday, July 7, 2006 1:57 AM
That's interesting, be cool to model, I might try it by touching a hot solder to the tracks to melt the rail a bit....

James, Brisbane Australia

Modelling AT&SF in the 90s

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Posted by jondrd on Saturday, July 8, 2006 7:38 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tomikawaTT

I'd like to hear a recording of the conversation that crew had with the Road Foreman of Engines, the Maintenance of Way Supervisor and the Division Superintendent. Probably blew the office door right off the hinges!

Chuck


Depends on the particular road and the particular Maintenance Officer; some might think they just got a bad piece of rail. [;)]

Jon [:D] [8D]
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