... John, I realized today that I mis-quoted Little Bill. The reason that the character was a bird was so he could say, "Cheap, cheap...Little Bill" (groan). I...
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Nick Kulp
cornwall9@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:53 am
Jim, Kennedy, I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the good-old scenic effect of "weeds" for chocks idea. I too have sidings with grades and since Life-Like...
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S O'Day
soday@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:36 pm
One way to get that car to stay on the siding is to install some strategically placed "weeds" made of twine between the rails. The weeds should be high enough...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:58 pm
... To supplement this, "one axle" was rated at 10,000 lbs of peak braking effort, with a usual limit of 18 or 24 "axles of operative dynamics brakes". More...
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Craig Bisgeier
cbisgeier@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:58 pm
Thanks for the suggestions, Jim. I'll check them out over the next couple of weeks. ===== Craig Bisgeier Clifton, NJ Check out the NEW Housatonic RR website...
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Paul Catapano
hpcatapano@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:53 pm
... Basically the above. I have been told to "plant" one bristle off a stiff paint brush between the rails. This should hold one or two cars in place on a...
4630
bobspf@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:12 pm
In a message dated 6/1/01 9:00:13 AM Central Daylight Time, moir5sdr@... writes: << More than 240,000 lbs of braking concentrated in the locomotive may...
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Doug Geiger
dgeiger@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:53 pm
He was also featured by Montana Power in the 1960s. -Doug (a Bozeman resident for 23 years) Geiger...
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Jon Cure
jcure@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:54 pm
Nick, do you have any problem locos with low slung gear boxes like the P2K switcher.It's the only loco that catches on a curved grade crossing I have. Subject:...
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Jon Cure
jcure@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:03 pm
Sorry for the second post. Shawn I tried using one of the overrail ones just this lat weekend. I mounted it such that the flange would contact it slightly. It...
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BillJewett@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:31 pm
<< I have this problem on one spot on my layout. There's a coal hopper that needs to be left there on occasion, and there's enough slope to have it roll back ...
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Dennis Storzek
dstorzek@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:43 pm
... I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the old standby; an automotive choke cable. Pick one up at a hardware store or lawn mower repair shop as I'm not...
4636
bobspf@...
Jun 1, 2001 6:29 pm
In a message dated 6/1/01 12:45:33 PM Central Daylight Time, dstorzek@... writes: << I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the old standby; an...
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Douglas Harding
dharding@...
Jun 1, 2001 6:40 pm
I have been switching to Intermountain Wheel sets and have found several "grades" I did not know I had on industrail spurs. The simple solution has been a box...
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Dave Tavener
tavman@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:13 pm
Greetings, An employee at a refractory I'm thinking about including on my layout told me that they receive the mineral Kyanite via rail in LOs. Question: am I...
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Nick Kulp
cornwall9@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:15 pm
Lickdale is one of the first scenicked areas on the layout. It gets a lot of heavy activity during a session. All kinds of locos perform switching there. P2K,...
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Chris Butts
flange42@...
Jun 1, 2001 9:04 pm
Kyanite is basically aluminum silicate. Refractories like using kyanite as it has high alumina content. A form of kyanite is mullite which is calcined...
4641
RRSafety@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:00 pm
In a message dated 06/01/01 10:13:11 AM EST, hpcatapano@... writes: << Basically the above. I have been told to "plant" one bristle off a stiff paint...
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Kennedy How
howler37@...
Jun 2, 2001 12:21 am
... Say, Ted, that sounds pretty neat. Is there a picture of this somewhere? I went to your page, but wasn't sure where it might be (if it's there at all). ...
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David Husman
dehusman@...
Jun 2, 2001 2:30 am
... mph, ... ================ Yes. Dynamic braking works when the traction motors are reconfigured as generators, the rolling train turns the wheels and the...
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Stan Jones
sjones@...
Jun 2, 2001 2:31 am
Reddy was international. Nove Scotia Power was using it in the 40s and 50s, or so the material I have from when NSP changed from Birney trolleys to trolley...
4645
donovansart16@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:54 am
I know that "paper" boxcars are to be kept in dedicated service so they stay 'clean' inside; but when being returned to the Paper mills do they sometimes get...
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Alex or Dick Huff
dsrc512@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:07 am
Regarding Donovan's question about reloading paper cars, about one car in nine at the carton printing plant we switch is reloaded with paper scrap for ...
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Paul Catapano
hpcatapano@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:12 am
... I dont know but it might be a good reason to model a "clean out" track on your layout. Paul Catapano Burbank, Ca....
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Rob Tow
rgtow@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:15 am
Donovan, I worked for a paper recycling company for about ten years, although I was in their MIS department, so I don't have direct knowledge of whether or not...
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Robert Spangler
rtspangler@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:57 am
Blair Kooistra wrote: "I do recall Utah Power & Light used Mr. Killowatt in the 60s and 70s." I remember seeing Reddy all over Utah as a kid also. My wife...
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David Husman
dehusman@...
Jun 2, 2001 11:05 am
... ================ As I remember the one paper mill in Pine bluff that received inbound scrap paper did not use the same boxcars. The scrap paper came in in...
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Mike Curtis
macurtis@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:42 pm
I will be at the ESRI Users Conference in San Diego July 8-13th. Are there any operating sessions open to guests those evenings? -- Mike Curtis, Deputy Chief...
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Jon Cure
jcure@...
Jun 2, 2001 4:52 pm
From what I've seen Donovan I think Davids scenario is more common. I get a lot of paper traffic by my house (if you didn't know I live against the SP ...
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Bill Baird
wmbaird@...
Jun 2, 2001 6:26 pm
Donovan: The BAR and CP paper cars returning empty to the Maine paper mills would have to be opened by U S Customs to assure that the cars were in fact empty....
