QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl I like my locomotives like I prefer my women, small.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Brak710101 Trury, I could careless for steam... Yea, I know, its so "romantic","awsome", etc... But I don't care, I like modern trains. period. I mean, yea, their cool and all, but its nothing like 3 Black horse heads flying up the Curve' in altoona with 2 helpers on the end. I think TRAINS magazine should focus more on what is happening now, (!) and how things are done (/!). Now, this is where Classic Trains comes in. They should feature older trains, it fits the title.
QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl I like my locomotives like I prefer my women, small. Wow. Women in the plural. I am impressed Randy. Gabe
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl I like my locomotives like I prefer my women, small. So you moved to Maine to work on big, dirty second-hand locomotives that smoke.......how's the dating going??[;)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Randy Stahl I like my locomotives like I prefer my women, small. So you moved to Maine to work on big, dirty second-hand locomotives that smoke.......how's the dating going??[;)] My wife has seriously cut into my dating but ..It appears that most of the women around here fit your description of the locomotives. so I guess I'll get over it.
If GM "killed the electric car", what am I doing standing next to an EV-1, a half a block from the WSOR tracks?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon You might say that several are lease returns.....
QUOTE: Originally posted by Paul Milenkovic I didn't read that issue of Trains yet, but traditionally Trains covers the whole gamut from "small steam" up through the "Iron Highway" intermodal train proposal. I think that's its strength, that it doesn't play one note on the piano, and in so doing, sometimes the music isn't exactly to one's taste. I started out as a young person only interested in Diesels, and if there could be widespread use of turbines, that would even be better. I guess in my old age I have turned nostalgic, although my variety of nostalgia is for the big piston propliners. A couple years back seeing the Save-a-Connie (SAC) Lockheed Constellation and being part of group of people crowding the fence there in Oshkosh as they cranked those big 18-cylinder radial engines, flight line crew standing by with fire extinguishers as gouts of smoke and then flames came out the exhaust stacks, chug-chug-vroom, oh boy! You know, put that issue of Trains under your bed, you know you're are not interested, but some evening you fill find yourself lying there, trying to get to sleep, reach out for that old Trains magazine, read the articles, and you may find them a lot of fun.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Remember the older units are called "Classic."
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Remember the older units are called "Classic." and generally preceded with an "Ex-"
QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Remember the older units are called "Classic." and generally preceded with an "Ex-" But that's only if they're sold or sent to the dead line. Otherwise they are made into helpers or are seldom used. Some units can be rejuvenated by reconstruction and thus are once again more desirable for use in every day service. Units that are sold are usually bought by less affluent roads that spend most of their cash propping up old and decaying infrastructure and are desperate for any power they can get their hands on.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs Remember the older units are called "Classic." and generally preceded with an "Ex-" But that's only if they're sold or sent to the dead line. Otherwise they are made into helpers or are seldom used. Some units can be rejuvenated by reconstruction and thus are once again more desirable for use in every day service. Units that are sold are usually bought by less affluent roads that spend most of their cash propping up old and decaying infrastructure and are desperate for any power they can get their hands on. So during the rebuild, they are brought up to da***wo specs complete with silicon inverters? Meanwhile the railroads get new higher priced units with newer features ...
QUOTE: Originally posted by techguy57 Gabe, My answer is heck no! I like steam, but I'm not gaga over it and really I often would prefer to see a diesel loco any old day. Not to say I don't appreciate the steamers but having never seen one running for anything more than an excursion they don't hold my interest as well. I'm sure some of the steam fan purists might fall over in disbelief but I like the refined look to the raw power, and I don't feel that way often about steamers. Like you, this month's edition didn't necessarily disappoint me, but when I saw small steam was the feature I wasn't as excited as normal. In fact I flipped through looking for the articles on diesels first then went back and read the features. What can I say, steam is not my thing. Give me an F7 or and AC4400 and I'd be pleased as punch. Save this one for a rainy day indeed. Glad to know that some of you feel this way too. Mike
Originally posted by gabe [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Friday, April 22, 2005 9:08 AM Hmmm. If this topic doesn't motivate a few more wives of rail fans to go see the attorney... "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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