Bad train pictures

[Anonymous]

MC is right. But more than that the decision is usually made by some highway guy who has little or no experience with RRs. Sad.

[Anonymous]

MC is right. But more than that the decision is usually made by some highway guy who has little or no experience with RRs. Sad.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Why do people like trains?

LC

Haaaaaaaaaa [:D]

Watch out there LC, I have a roll of duct tape. [:D] [:D]

HAVE I GOT A WOMAN FOR YOU!!!

FOFLMAO!!

LC

LC [;)]

Send her on down. [:)] I could use a little exCITEment. [:p]

Does she perfer black or gray (or camo)? Duct tape that is. lol [:D] [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Why do people like trains?

LC

Haaaaaaaaaa [:D]

Watch out there LC, I have a roll of duct tape. [:D] [:D]

HAVE I GOT A WOMAN FOR YOU!!!

FOFLMAO!!

LC

LC [;)]

Send her on down. [:)] I could use a little exCITEment. [:p]

Does she perfer black or gray (or camo)? Duct tape that is. lol [:D] [:D]

[Anonymous]

Mookie [:)]

Don't you have any questions about "thingies?" [:p]

We just can't let Nora's thread die now, can we? [;)]

It is getting close to 50 pages, come on someone, ask a question. [8D]

[Anonymous]

Mookie [:)]

Don't you have any questions about "thingies?" [:p]

We just can't let Nora's thread die now, can we? [;)]

It is getting close to 50 pages, come on someone, ask a question. [8D]

[Junctionfan]

How many leads do the large yards have?

[Junctionfan]

How many leads do the large yards have?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Most of the large yard complexes have a receiving yard with about 10 to 15 tracks. Sometimes a long incoming train will be doubled onto two tracks in the receiving yard. Clearing Yard, with its bi-directional hump, has two sets of everything; receiving yards, classification yards and departure yards.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Most of the large yard complexes have a receiving yard with about 10 to 15 tracks. Sometimes a long incoming train will be doubled onto two tracks in the receiving yard. Clearing Yard, with its bi-directional hump, has two sets of everything; receiving yards, classification yards and departure yards.

[CShaveRR]

As for yard leads, our rather large yard (Proviso--at one time the largest in the world) has two of nearly everything. At the south end of the receiving yard, it's possible to bring in a train from the west and a train from the east at the same time, and shove a cut out to one of the (two) hump leads between them, thanks to the two yard leads and some strategically-placed crossovers between them. There are two leads each out of both parts of the classification bowl on the east end. The most recent rebuilding project, a year or so ago, extended a second lead from the departure tracks at County Line all the way out to the main-line control point in Elmhurst. When I hired out, there was just one track to Yard 9 from Elmhurst, and one track from County Line to Elmhurst (and that was, for the most part, the direction in which they were used). Now there are two in each direction, any of which can be used in either direction.

[CShaveRR]

As for yard leads, our rather large yard (Proviso--at one time the largest in the world) has two of nearly everything. At the south end of the receiving yard, it's possible to bring in a train from the west and a train from the east at the same time, and shove a cut out to one of the (two) hump leads between them, thanks to the two yard leads and some strategically-placed crossovers between them. There are two leads each out of both parts of the classification bowl on the east end. The most recent rebuilding project, a year or so ago, extended a second lead from the departure tracks at County Line all the way out to the main-line control point in Elmhurst. When I hired out, there was just one track to Yard 9 from Elmhurst, and one track from County Line to Elmhurst (and that was, for the most part, the direction in which they were used). Now there are two in each direction, any of which can be used in either direction.

[Modelcar]

Ok, I'll help to keep this thread going: I tried for an answer on another thread but no luck....What is the track gauge the bullet trains run on in Japan...? I believe it is slightly wider than our standard, but don't know how much or really if so.

[Modelcar]

Ok, I'll help to keep this thread going: I tried for an answer on another thread but no luck....What is the track gauge the bullet trains run on in Japan...? I believe it is slightly wider than our standard, but don't know how much or really if so.

[cherokee woman]

Locomutt has tried to help me with this, and I'm just not understanding it in my
brain. So I'll ask you guys the question:

How do you tell the different diesel engines apart? What's the difference between
GPS, EMDS, ALCOS, ETC.?

[cherokee woman]

Locomutt has tried to help me with this, and I'm just not understanding it in my
brain. So I'll ask you guys the question:

How do you tell the different diesel engines apart? What's the difference between
GPS, EMDS, ALCOS, ETC.?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The bullet trains in Japan operate on standard gauge, 4' 8 1/2". The rest of the railroad system is 3' 6".

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The bullet trains in Japan operate on standard gauge, 4' 8 1/2". The rest of the railroad system is 3' 6".

[CShaveRR]

Paula, Paula, Paula [sigh]!

It's far easier to show someone the differences than to describe them. Some of the diesel-spotters' guides have illustrations of various models, and you can decide for yourself what makes them look distinctive to a given builder.

A GP is a model built by EMD (the Electro-Motive Division of GM).

An Alco is built by the American Locomotive Company or its successors. If your Mutt starts foaming at the mouth when he sees an Alco, he's got a good reason--none of them have been built in about 35 years.

It's still safe to say (for the most part) that GEs sound different from GMs. If it screams, chugs, and/or wheezes when it goes by (or makes a traditional air-compressor noise sometimes when it's standing still), it's a GE. The GMs (EMDs) sound a lot smoother.

I think it's also safe to say that if it has radiators (not fans) on top of the roof, and "wings" at the hind end, it's a GE. The GE widenose cab is unique; GM's gone through a few nose designs and variations.

So get on out there, and keep your eyes and ears open!

Carl

[CShaveRR]

Paula, Paula, Paula [sigh]!

It's far easier to show someone the differences than to describe them. Some of the diesel-spotters' guides have illustrations of various models, and you can decide for yourself what makes them look distinctive to a given builder.

A GP is a model built by EMD (the Electro-Motive Division of GM).

An Alco is built by the American Locomotive Company or its successors. If your Mutt starts foaming at the mouth when he sees an Alco, he's got a good reason--none of them have been built in about 35 years.

It's still safe to say (for the most part) that GEs sound different from GMs. If it screams, chugs, and/or wheezes when it goes by (or makes a traditional air-compressor noise sometimes when it's standing still), it's a GE. The GMs (EMDs) sound a lot smoother.

I think it's also safe to say that if it has radiators (not fans) on top of the roof, and "wings" at the hind end, it's a GE. The GE widenose cab is unique; GM's gone through a few nose designs and variations.

So get on out there, and keep your eyes and ears open!

Carl

[Anonymous]

jhhtrainsplanes mentioned the water trays. My grandmother was employed by NYC (or it's predecessor of the time) during WW1 and among her duties was breaking the ice in the water pan during winter. It was in the boonies and there was nothing around to supply any heat for killing the ice. It was apparently very, very hard work. The pan was almost a 1/4 mile long, between the rails, and about 6 inches deep. The trick was to work fast enough that the water didn't freeze all the way to the bottom of the pan before you got back to the same spot.

[Anonymous]

jhhtrainsplanes mentioned the water trays. My grandmother was employed by NYC (or it's predecessor of the time) during WW1 and among her duties was breaking the ice in the water pan during winter. It was in the boonies and there was nothing around to supply any heat for killing the ice. It was apparently very, very hard work. The pan was almost a 1/4 mile long, between the rails, and about 6 inches deep. The trick was to work fast enough that the water didn't freeze all the way to the bottom of the pan before you got back to the same spot.

[Modelcar]

...Thanks for that answer on gauge CSSHEGEWISCH.....I rode Japanese rails over 50 years ago but didn't remember of them being narrow gauge. Since you gave the answer I remember our instructions of keeping our arms inside as the clearances were minimum.

[Modelcar]

...Thanks for that answer on gauge CSSHEGEWISCH.....I rode Japanese rails over 50 years ago but didn't remember of them being narrow gauge. Since you gave the answer I remember our instructions of keeping our arms inside as the clearances were minimum.

[Hugh Jampton]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

...Thanks for that answer on gauge CSSHEGEWISCH.....I rode Japanese rails over 50 years ago but didn't remember of them being narrow gauge. Since you gave the answer I remember our instructions of keeping our arms inside as the clearances were minimum.

One's really got nothing to do with the other.. I can give examples of broad gauge track where the carbody is the same as a standard gauge one (BART, Spanish Ralways),, and examples of narrow gauge track where the carbody is wider than a standard gauge one (Tiawan)

[Hugh Jampton]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

...Thanks for that answer on gauge CSSHEGEWISCH.....I rode Japanese rails over 50 years ago but didn't remember of them being narrow gauge. Since you gave the answer I remember our instructions of keeping our arms inside as the clearances were minimum.

One's really got nothing to do with the other.. I can give examples of broad gauge track where the carbody is the same as a standard gauge one (BART, Spanish Ralways),, and examples of narrow gauge track where the carbody is wider than a standard gauge one (Tiawan)

[Anonymous]

W H Y [?]

[Anonymous]

W H Y [?]

[Anonymous]

Stupid Question time!!!

Why do some Amtrak trains sound their horns, before entering a station, and other don't? I have been witnessing this all summer and cannot discover a pattern.

The trains sound their horns about a 1/4 mile out. All have their bells ringing during station approach.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Stupid Question time!!!

Why do some Amtrak trains sound their horns, before entering a station, and other don't? I have been witnessing this all summer and cannot discover a pattern.

The trains sound their horns about a 1/4 mile out. All have their bells ringing during station approach.

Thanks.