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Calvin, I thought sure you would say:
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Cy Valley wrote:

Calvin, I thought sure you would say:


 Running a G-motor would be comparable to a CW60AC with a small cramped cab.

Running a steam engine is a whole other thing. A friend and I both got a chance to run a

old PRR switcher steam engine quite a few years ago. I am guilty of showing the others what

the reverse lever did. When up against the front wall of the cab the engine would be in full gear

and really chuff chuff chuff. The hawg and fireman assigned to the eng left us have our fun till we

used up most of the steam, then they had to tend to the fire and put more water in the boiler. 

the fireman had trouble with the injector on his side so the hawg opened up the one on the right hand side.

Since he wasn't paying attention the fireman didn't notice the injector on his side started working and he hadn't

shut it off, so it overfilled the boiler and we lost more steam pressure.

There are a lot of things to tend to on a steam engine. You use your ears on every sound tells you a story.

You run a train by the seat of your pants. you run a steam engine by ear. 

Its a symphony of sight and sound, a steam engine is alive, a diesel or electric is just a dumb block of steel.

Every railroader should get the chance to even just ride a steam engine. they would not soon forget it.

Fawk those desktop control stands!  



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Hear hear! Phuck desktop control stands!

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Freddie Krueger wrote:

Hear hear! Phuck desktop control stands!


 Some disagree.

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Snippy's BFF!

Clavalin, I remember you talking about your old neighbor (I think) when you were growing up, a PRR veteran and many trips on a GG-1, that's what conjured that up in my mind.

Snippy, ah, the steam I remember, yeah, I can only just imagine what it would have been like to run one of those up the Valley but I did see them heading up the Valley.

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I don't think I've run anything older than some former GN and NP SD-9's, vintage 1953-ish area. I've ridden in several F units but didn't run any.

Any of you schmucks know the difference between the NP and GN SD-9's besides the paint job?

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Buckethead wrote:

I don't think I've run anything older than some former GN and NP SD-9's, vintage 1953-ish area. I've ridden in several F units but didn't run any.

Any of you schmucks know the difference between the NP and GN SD-9's besides the paint job?


 I know the difference; GN SD-9's existed.  NP didn't have SD-9's.  It pains me to know that...



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Oldest locomotive I've operated. From my days on the ASRY. You could put a dime on the rail and feel it in that thing.

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4 locomotives I ran in regular service are now at the local train museum.

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