QUOTE: Originally posted by Alaskaman since we're talking about that... 500-116 = 384 post left for me until my third star. The sad thing is that it took a calculator to fugure that out... I predict it will happen in early 2004 or hopefully sooner.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater I for one think the Russian diesels should be placed in a railroad museum as a sort of curiosity. They are rather unique, after all. With the talk about reporting marks I have another question to add on to this thread. Why do railroads keep old reporting marks on newly painted cars? There are a great deal of centre flows on CP that have been painted with the CP Rail logo, but still have SOO as their reporting mark. I recently saw a CN hopper car that was obviously newly painted because it carried www.cn.ca under the logo. However it still had IC reporting marks. Why don't the railroads change them to reflect the car's new owner? Would it be too much of a hassle to change in the records? Sask_T [:)] I have to start getting ready for work and you are most likely in school, therefore tonight /this afternoon you will probally make yout 100 th post. (You are at 97 right now.) I will be at work and miss it therefore, I wanted to say CONGRADULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND STAR [:)] [:0] [^] [:I] [;)] [8D] Yes it is a bit early but I will miss the actual 100 th post so I want to get it in now. [:)] Thanks Jim! This is my 98th post, so I'm just about there. By the time you read this I should be at 100. It'll be a while before I get my third star, though, but eventually I'll have it.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater I for one think the Russian diesels should be placed in a railroad museum as a sort of curiosity. They are rather unique, after all. With the talk about reporting marks I have another question to add on to this thread. Why do railroads keep old reporting marks on newly painted cars? There are a great deal of centre flows on CP that have been painted with the CP Rail logo, but still have SOO as their reporting mark. I recently saw a CN hopper car that was obviously newly painted because it carried www.cn.ca under the logo. However it still had IC reporting marks. Why don't the railroads change them to reflect the car's new owner? Would it be too much of a hassle to change in the records? Sask_T [:)] I have to start getting ready for work and you are most likely in school, therefore tonight /this afternoon you will probally make yout 100 th post. (You are at 97 right now.) I will be at work and miss it therefore, I wanted to say CONGRADULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND STAR [:)] [:0] [^] [:I] [;)] [8D] Yes it is a bit early but I will miss the actual 100 th post so I want to get it in now. [:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater I for one think the Russian diesels should be placed in a railroad museum as a sort of curiosity. They are rather unique, after all. With the talk about reporting marks I have another question to add on to this thread. Why do railroads keep old reporting marks on newly painted cars? There are a great deal of centre flows on CP that have been painted with the CP Rail logo, but still have SOO as their reporting mark. I recently saw a CN hopper car that was obviously newly painted because it carried www.cn.ca under the logo. However it still had IC reporting marks. Why don't the railroads change them to reflect the car's new owner? Would it be too much of a hassle to change in the records?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Alaskaman
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Originally posted by edblysard Hi Jim and Joe, Climbed into one, the engineers seat was a barstool top on a pedestal, the conductor and brakeman seat were fold down metal shelves. All of the control panel switches, both on the stand and the back wall, appeared to be plain old household light switches. The overhead light had a pullchain on it. No A/C, or heating unit that I could see or find. If this is an example of standard Russian mainline freight locomotives, I really pity the crews. Next time I get out that way, if they are still there I will get you guys some photos. Stay Frosty, Ed [/quote After reading your post I did alot of think about the Russian locomotives and the Russian people. I can't say enough to credit the Russian people. Your remarks about the spartan cab and its seating, controls and equipment only further my praise for the common Russian worker. I am sure you will agree that we here in this country are absolutely spoiled. Spoiled rotten as many would say. However, the Russian people are hard as nails. They are and have been so for hundreds of years. They have to be to live in their enviornment, not only physicially but emotionally as well. And I bet we don't even realize the half of their hardships. Have you seen the movie "Enemy At the Gates"? If not I highly recommend it. If you have not seen it this movie it will give you a small glimpse of the Russian people's hardships during WW II. I also have a book called, "The Siege of Lenningrad 1941 - 1944" It too will open closed eyes. I may not think much of their government but my heart goes out to the innocent hard working common people of Russia. As far as the loco goes the poor engineers must have frequent back problems. I also wonder about equipment problems with those locos. I checked out the site that was posted by Sask_T , the pictures just don't help the looks of the locos much. I am the type of person that just hates to see things go to waste , but from your comments I am not sure there is much hope for these units. Thanks for defending the Russian people.... they work hard, the government is doing a poor job in managing the country. As far as the locos, i'm against scrapping any piece of old RR equipment.[:(!][V]... it's like destroing the history. Put them in a museum or something[:)][^], because apparently they won't do any good on the rails today. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 10:16 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Originally posted by edblysard Hi Jim and Joe, Climbed into one, the engineers seat was a barstool top on a pedestal, the conductor and brakeman seat were fold down metal shelves. All of the control panel switches, both on the stand and the back wall, appeared to be plain old household light switches. The overhead light had a pullchain on it. No A/C, or heating unit that I could see or find. If this is an example of standard Russian mainline freight locomotives, I really pity the crews. Next time I get out that way, if they are still there I will get you guys some photos. Stay Frosty, Ed [/quote After reading your post I did alot of think about the Russian locomotives and the Russian people. I can't say enough to credit the Russian people. Your remarks about the spartan cab and its seating, controls and equipment only further my praise for the common Russian worker. I am sure you will agree that we here in this country are absolutely spoiled. Spoiled rotten as many would say. However, the Russian people are hard as nails. They are and have been so for hundreds of years. They have to be to live in their enviornment, not only physicially but emotionally as well. And I bet we don't even realize the half of their hardships. Have you seen the movie "Enemy At the Gates"? If not I highly recommend it. If you have not seen it this movie it will give you a small glimpse of the Russian people's hardships during WW II. I also have a book called, "The Siege of Lenningrad 1941 - 1944" It too will open closed eyes. I may not think much of their government but my heart goes out to the innocent hard working common people of Russia. As far as the loco goes the poor engineers must have frequent back problems. I also wonder about equipment problems with those locos. I checked out the site that was posted by Sask_T , the pictures just don't help the looks of the locos much. I am the type of person that just hates to see things go to waste , but from your comments I am not sure there is much hope for these units. Thanks for defending the Russian people.... they work hard, the government is doing a poor job in managing the country. As far as the locos, i'm against scrapping any piece of old RR equipment.[:(!][V]... it's like destroing the history. Put them in a museum or something[:)][^], because apparently they won't do any good on the rails today. Reply Edit « First«68697071727374»Last » 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
Originally posted by edblysard Hi Jim and Joe, Climbed into one, the engineers seat was a barstool top on a pedestal, the conductor and brakeman seat were fold down metal shelves. All of the control panel switches, both on the stand and the back wall, appeared to be plain old household light switches. The overhead light had a pullchain on it. No A/C, or heating unit that I could see or find. If this is an example of standard Russian mainline freight locomotives, I really pity the crews. Next time I get out that way, if they are still there I will get you guys some photos. Stay Frosty, Ed [/quote After reading your post I did alot of think about the Russian locomotives and the Russian people. I can't say enough to credit the Russian people. Your remarks about the spartan cab and its seating, controls and equipment only further my praise for the common Russian worker. I am sure you will agree that we here in this country are absolutely spoiled. Spoiled rotten as many would say. However, the Russian people are hard as nails. They are and have been so for hundreds of years. They have to be to live in their enviornment, not only physicially but emotionally as well. And I bet we don't even realize the half of their hardships. Have you seen the movie "Enemy At the Gates"? If not I highly recommend it. If you have not seen it this movie it will give you a small glimpse of the Russian people's hardships during WW II. I also have a book called, "The Siege of Lenningrad 1941 - 1944" It too will open closed eyes. I may not think much of their government but my heart goes out to the innocent hard working common people of Russia. As far as the loco goes the poor engineers must have frequent back problems. I also wonder about equipment problems with those locos. I checked out the site that was posted by Sask_T , the pictures just don't help the looks of the locos much. I am the type of person that just hates to see things go to waste , but from your comments I am not sure there is much hope for these units.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes Originally posted by edblysard Hi Jim and Joe, Climbed into one, the engineers seat was a barstool top on a pedestal, the conductor and brakeman seat were fold down metal shelves. All of the control panel switches, both on the stand and the back wall, appeared to be plain old household light switches. The overhead light had a pullchain on it. No A/C, or heating unit that I could see or find. If this is an example of standard Russian mainline freight locomotives, I really pity the crews. Next time I get out that way, if they are still there I will get you guys some photos. Stay Frosty, Ed [/quote After reading your post I did alot of think about the Russian locomotives and the Russian people. I can't say enough to credit the Russian people. Your remarks about the spartan cab and its seating, controls and equipment only further my praise for the common Russian worker. I am sure you will agree that we here in this country are absolutely spoiled. Spoiled rotten as many would say. However, the Russian people are hard as nails. They are and have been so for hundreds of years. They have to be to live in their enviornment, not only physicially but emotionally as well. And I bet we don't even realize the half of their hardships. Have you seen the movie "Enemy At the Gates"? If not I highly recommend it. If you have not seen it this movie it will give you a small glimpse of the Russian people's hardships during WW II. I also have a book called, "The Siege of Lenningrad 1941 - 1944" It too will open closed eyes. I may not think much of their government but my heart goes out to the innocent hard working common people of Russia. As far as the loco goes the poor engineers must have frequent back problems. I also wonder about equipment problems with those locos. I checked out the site that was posted by Sask_T , the pictures just don't help the looks of the locos much. I am the type of person that just hates to see things go to waste , but from your comments I am not sure there is much hope for these units. Thanks for defending the Russian people.... they work hard, the government is doing a poor job in managing the country. As far as the locos, i'm against scrapping any piece of old RR equipment.[:(!][V]... it's like destroing the history. Put them in a museum or something[:)][^], because apparently they won't do any good on the rails today. Reply Edit « First«68697071727374»Last » 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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