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They must still be good for switching! We still use an SD-9 in Allouez switching taconite cars. The blue card say built in 1951, complete with cast iron brake shoes that make cool spark shows at night!

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I wouldn't set foot near one unless it had a windshield heater and coffee cup holders. If I spilt coffee on my alligator shirt, I'd just die!

Even if they are the best mother fucking locomotives ever built!

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But they have huge cabs, and free standing automatic brake valves!

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Damn Bucket, that one's a genuine antique! Almost as old as Uke! Just kiddin' of course...everyone knows Uke's just a kid!

But...is that one numbered in the 6100 series, or has it been renumber as a 1700?


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Uke wrote:

Damn Bucket, that one's a genuine antique! Almost as old as Uke! Just kiddin' of course...everyone knows Uke's just a kid!

But...is that one numbered in the 6100 series, or has it been renumber as a 1700?


I believe it used to be the 6128, and was renumbered 17XX.  The cab is huge, and that automatic is weird tu. I think I seen on in a steam engine before! It's completely separate from the control stand.

 



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NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL STAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*cy*, an old guy like you ever heard of such shit??????







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OMG, Snippy. Completely separate? Could it be? I wonder if Tu has ever heard of such shit? I wonder if Uke ever saw such shit in the early times of his CNJ days? You don't suppose its got a 6 brake valve on it, does it?  Look at that nice seat, Snippy.

Frank waits at the controls of Great Western 914 in the Loveland Yard, October 29, 2002.

-- Edited by Cy Valley at 06:19, 2008-08-26

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**cy**

I'm horrified. Well, my ears are still ringing. Those are some loud mofo's.

"Boy, if you don't lap that thing, we'll be dead in the water and you'll be in a world of shit."






-- Edited by Snippy at 22:12, 2008-08-26

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Wasn't that air loud. Oh, my ears hurt just thinking about it, I can remember leaning out the window just to get away from it.

You'd lap them and they'd leak off. Real rails in those days!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Snippy wrote:

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Notice they have braided SS diverters on the one being used in 2002.




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Well maybe not COMPLETELY separate, but not on the regular control stand.

Whats with all the red x's?

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Buckethead wrote:


Whats with all the red x's?



What red x's?




-- Edited by Snippy at 22:14, 2008-08-26

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Buckethead wrote:


Whats with all the red x's?
I think Snippy was trying to show us that he is actually human, Apple and all.  Or maybe not.



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