Official Naugatuck Railroad thread (NAUG/RMNE)

[schwab21]

What locomotives are currently at the RMNE? How many are operable?

[Otto Vondrak]

See photos from Track Blitz Weekend:

http://naugy.blogspot.com/

[Otto Vondrak]

What locomotives are currently at the RMNE?

A bunch.

How many are operable?

A few. NH 529 and NAUG 2203 are the primary operating units at the moment.

Here's a good representation of the roster:

http://naugy.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

[Zog]

Gee, Otto your august presence was missed this time around. I trust we will see you in the fall.

Zog

[Otto Vondrak]

Gee, Otto your august presence was missed this time around. I trust we will see you in the fall.

Zog

Ha! By then it should be my september presence that you will enjoy Just don't schedule it the same weekend as my Boy Scout Camporee.

[shadyjay]

What locomotives are currently at the RMNE? How many are operable?

A link to my unofficial roster - also includes just about every other excursion railroad in New England....http://home.comcast.net/~shadyjay/exc.htm

(scroll down to Railroad Museum of New England)

[Otto Vondrak]

What locomotives are currently at the RMNE? How many are operable?

A link to my unofficial roster - also includes just about every other excursion railroad in New England....http://home.comcast.net/~shadyjay/exc.htm

(scroll down to Railroad Museum of New England)

Good back up material, but the official roster resides here:

http://naugy.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

-otto-

[Otto Vondrak]

May news and events posted: http://naugy.blogspot.com/

[oibu]

Three questions:

=if one would like to view and photograph the equipment at the yard in Waterville and not have to shoot through the fence or not see blocked equipment on other tracks, is there a way to do this?

-weren't there some NH-painted FL9s on the Naugy a few years back? Were they just on loan or are they still around someplace? (I'm not talking about the F7s at Thomaston)

-Will the RS3 be the regular power for the 09 season? My interest in riding and chasing is directly proportional the absence of the P&W U-boat.

Also on a related note, what are the access/photography options at RMNE's "other"storage location? Would like to see/shoot that stuff as well if I;m in the area.

[Otto Vondrak]

-weren't there some NH-painted FL9s on the Naugy a few years back? Were they just on loan or are they still around someplace? (I'm not talking about the F7s at Thomaston)

FL9's 2002 (ex-NH 2005) and 2019 (ex-NH 2049) are still very much on the roster:

http://naugy.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

-=otto-

[oibu]

Thanks Otto, just haven't seen any pics or mention of them for at least 2-3 yrs now

[Otto Vondrak]

CDOT 2002 was in the shop in October 2007 getting some TLC...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottomatic77/2471948792

They need to be operated in pairs, and one of them needs some additional work to be more reliable. They also consume copious amounts of fuel like the muscle cars that they are.

-otto-

[CannaScrews]

They need to be operated in pairs, and one of them needs some additional work to be more reliable. They also consume copious amounts of fuel like the muscle cars that they are.

-otto-

Sorry Otto - they are not muscle cars, but more like a 1953 Buick Roadmaster with Hydromatic drive. Given that they are GM products with the same time frame, the analogy is striking.

I've run/ridden in both. The modus operandi is - stomp on the gas, the engine revs up & you s-l-o-w-l-y start. No neck-snapping acceleration a la ALCO. Eventually you can get up to the speed desired & maintain it.

I've see double-headed FL9's [try to] pull out of Milford station heading west with about 8 cars - great show, lotsa noise & its all done in slow motion!

Even a light FL9, due to the Woodward regulator is slow getting off of the mark. With its high gearing [top end] it makes quick acceleration even more problematic.

I haven't tried the LIRR method used on RS-3s with FL9s, place the selector in IDLE, notch out to Run-8, place the selector in RUN & hold on. I suspect that the loco would chuckle at you.

BTW, muscle cars [circa 1964-1969 anything after that were secretary's cars for Camaro/Firebird/Mustang] were known for their 4.05/3.93 rear-ends. Family sedans had 2.73 rear-ends [at least for GM products] through the 1960's.

[Zog]

Sorry Canna,
The LIRR method was not to put the selector into idle. The method was after making the station stop notch the engine up to Run 8 with the generator field switch off. Kick off the automatic in the station with the diesel roaring away in Run 8 and hold the train with the independent while awaiting the highball. Once received, release the independent and flip on the generator field switch. Great for accelerating away from the station but hell on those poor RS-3's.
Zog
DFS
Bronx NY

[H.F.Malone]

How to give an RS-3 a heart attack!!!!

If any of you jadrools even THINK of trying that "method" with 529, well, let's just say "it won't be pleasant"....for the human, that is. Once we hunt you down, of course.