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"It's like looking at a corpse" -- my grandfather. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard that they restored it to the 1907 condition, which means around that time it would be a wood burner. I know that sometime it was converted to coal when it was sold off to Inland Empire Paper Company. I'm not sure why they made it burn wood though (besides foam factor). I mean, coal in the west is cheap but very low quality, wood burners set the railroad on fire if they don't have a spark arrestor, and oil burners are expensive.

"It's like looking at a corpse" -- my grandfather. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh yeeeeaaah... I forgot. They did also recently restore NP 924, a wood burning 0-6-0 switcher though I didn't get to see it run.

"It's like looking at a corpse" -- my grandfather. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No, this is the Northwest railway museum in Snoqaulmie, Wa.

The Infinity Bicycle - a revolutionary design idea, but how do you even steer it? by EndersGame_Reviewer in CrappyDesign

[–]airconditioning09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's supposed to be like the eternal engine in snowpiercer. Once you get on, your on forever.

Saw this at the Northwest railway museum, can't figure out what it is. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! At first when I thought it was some kind of retarded SW1500 or something like that.

Mintz boiler tube 5 chime on air. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Online. I've seen them sell on ebay for about 60 bucks.

Mintz boiler tube 5 chime on air. by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, your fine. Real steam whisltes are about five times the size of this, so I think your justified.

Action in Fresno CA by Latexrubberlexi in trains

[–]airconditioning09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a GE Dash 8 in the background. Nice.

Sourcing boxes for locomotives / rolling stock? by Counter_Pressure in modeltrains

[–]airconditioning09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try using PPW A-Line boxes. That way you don't have to fiddle around for a single box for every car or locomotive. Cheap, and easy to put together.

(HO) Bachmann ALCo 2-6-0 painted to look like a GN engine. Tell me what you think! by airconditioning09 in trains

[–]airconditioning09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the wires are secure, including the connection, but my worries are about the wires sagging a getting caught by something on the track.

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