by PennRail42
Whats wrong with 2005? Its a locomotive that runs and looks pretty good.
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pdtrains wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:26 pm So if the are using equipment on hand, fair enough. I thought they had a dedicated train, based on the schedule and there not being trains in 2 different towns on the same day,I strongly suspect that the one train per day limitation is primarily because the Operation Toy Train necessary number of volunteers can only be present at a single location on any given day.
but whatever...
Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:51 am It has almost no power, burns oil and has flat spots on the wheels. It may seem ok when pulling a lone caboose but give it 8 or more loaded centerbeams up a small hill and it really struggles.. I've ran it many times and never had these issues. Pulled fine for me. How many times have you operated that engine that you can accurately make those statements?
Hopefully 752 is on next years train.
AWSmith wrote:I didn't notice any smoke not flat spot hammering on my videos I took Sunday. Check it out on YoutubeI heard it briefly around 49 seconds. You hear those two little dull thuds? Those are flat spots. It’s a different noise than wheels going over joints which make a clack clack/clang clang noise. Flat spots are common but can damage wheels and tracks if it’s bad enough.
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pdtrains wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:30 am You have to do a back up move to get from the LV to the Port Reading branch, unless they rearranged the tracks there somehow.When did they (Conrail I assume) build the connector so that an eastbound on the Port Reading branch could get directly on the ex-CNJ (Chemical Coast) headed towards E-port? I'm guessing at least 25(?) years ago...
pumpers wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:42 am1- circa 1995pdtrains wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:30 am You have to do a back up move to get from the LV to the Port Reading branch, unless they rearranged the tracks there somehow.When did they (Conrail I assume) build the connector so that an eastbound on the Port Reading branch could get directly on the ex-CNJ (Chemical Coast) headed towards E-port? I'm guessing at least 25(?) years ago...
And how about the connector so that a southbound on the Chemical Coast could pull into Port Reading yard? Conrail or before?
JS
Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:40 pm Yeah they have it planned and they got grant money over a year ago for it. Wonder what the holdup is, unless they are waiting whatever is being built next to it to be done first?