Author Topic: Choo Choo Talk -Split from "Steering wheel" Thread (Read 10720 times)

dorelse · « **on:** April 19, 2016, 09:53:30 AM »

I'll take the train & the controller please.

75starflight · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:13:47 AM »

Yes, that is one I got from you Doran.

And no, you can not have my new toys. I am starting to build a switching layout in my basement.

dorelse · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:14:48 AM »

Quote from: 75starflight on April 19, 2016, 10:13:47 AM

And no, you can not have my new toys. I am starting to build a switching layout in my basement.

That's going to be my 'old man' retirement project.

75starflight · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:22:12 AM »

Quote from: dorelse on April 19, 2016, 10:14:48 AM

Quote from: 75starflight on April 19, 2016, 10:13:47 AM
And no, you can not have my new toys. I am starting to build a switching layout in my basement.

That's going to be my 'old man' retirement project.

I haven't played with any trains since I was probably 13 or 14 I used to have a 4' x 8' layout for about 10 years of my child hood. getting into this new DCC stuff is a little confusing at first, and all I can say is wow how things have gone up in cost! I will send you some pics Doran when I start laying track after I make my trip to the big train shop in Deshler, NE hopefully next week.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:33:40 AM »

My yard lay out ... Not sure how you guys fit them into a basement ...
And at $2 million plus per unit ... not sure how you can afford them ...

75starflight · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2016, 10:50:34 AM »

Very nice Gregg! Looks like a lot of Power just sitting around. Correct me if I am wrong, majority in the picture are SD units and I see a couple SW units?

dorelse · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2016, 11:02:50 AM »

Show off.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2016, 11:05:42 AM »

Think so ... can't see trucks to tell for sure and don't remember new (8000) numbering system , 4000 should be GP's.
We got SD and GP rebuilds by ILS and EMD... not new ... picture was taken in 2005.
Switchers are MP1500, road switcher built by EMD for the Milwaukee road, All have been sold and replaced with older GP's.

Jason · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2016, 11:59:21 AM »

Quote from: Hyperacme on April 19, 2016, 11:05:42 AM

Think so ... can't see trucks to tell for sure and don't remember new (8000) numbering system , 4000 should be GP's.
We got SD and GP rebuilds by ILS and EMD... not new ... picture was taken in 2005.
Switchers are MP1500, road switcher built by EMD for the Milwaukee road, All have been sold and replaced with older GP's.

Is that English?

75starflight · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2016, 12:13:48 PM »

Quote from: Jason on April 19, 2016, 11:59:21 AM

Quote from: Hyperacme on April 19, 2016, 11:05:42 AM
Think so ... can't see trucks to tell for sure and don't remember new (8000) numbering system , 4000 should be GP's.
We got SD and GP rebuilds by ILS and EMD... not new ... picture was taken in 2005.
Switchers are MP1500, road switcher built by EMD for the Milwaukee road, All have been sold and replaced with older GP's.

Is that English?

yes Jason LOL

Trucks -- the carrying wheels
I believe GPs or "Jeeps" have two axles per truck while the SDs have 3 axles per truck

ILS and EMD are engine manufactures

75starflight · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2016, 12:16:14 PM »

I just picked up on some if this railroad terms just recently on a remember the Rock Island FB group. So I hope I get everything correct.

Hey Gregg or Doran you want to split this off of Mark's steering wheel search?

Hyperacme · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2016, 01:09:10 PM »

" I believe GPs or "Jeeps" have two axles per truck while the SDs have 3 axles per truck "

Yep ... we kept the -2's and got rid of the rest ...

" ILS and EMD are engine manufactures "

ILS (Independent Loco Services) is a rebuilder.
EMD (Electro Motive Division) was General Motors loco division.
GE is our Loco supplier now.

Sorry Mark ....

Hyperacme · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2016, 11:15:07 PM »

Dropped some power off on 3 track the other day, walking back to the shop I passed this ..
Just had to climb up and take a look ...
We aren't allowed phones on the job ... So got pictures off the internet ...
One of my first jobs when I started on the Soo Line was to wash the covered wagons, also had to crawl along the car body and scrap grease and oil out of the car body gutters. They were red and white by that time.
Blue card in the cab listed mfg. date as 1949.
Had the Mars light in the nose, but no steam generator ....

Plugcheck · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2016, 02:38:56 PM »

Looks like a museum piece, didn't they run most of those loco's on light rail? I'll be working pre-cutover for hump yard process next week at Bailey(North Platte), so I can post some unit pictures for those interested.

75starflight · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2016, 03:28:58 PM »

Sweet, please do Mike!

Hyperacme · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2016, 05:30:00 PM »

Soo Line #2500
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soo_Line_2500

Plugcheck · « **Reply #16 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:21:05 PM »

A set of yard loco's at the diesel shop next to hump yard East bowl at North Platte.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:23:40 PM »

Label plate from yard loco 1797.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:30:52 PM »

Sand station at NPE diesel shop. Used to fill road locomotives with sand for increased tractive effort. Notice all the sand on the ground, they check the dump nozzles then refill the sand tanks. Really cool to see the operator move his cab around to get to the fill point.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #19 on:** May 05, 2016, 09:32:24 PM »

Forgot pic