by GOLDEN-ARM
Mt Dew in your grip? That's what the fridge is for. I don't mind the bouncing, seems like an Alco, that way. I want to be able to yank them, quickly, when transitioning from dynamics, into traction, at the bottom of a sag, end of speed restriction, whatever. The SD's will immediately ramp up, and pull, while the GE's seem to be locked, in an eternal struggle, to overcome the idle position................ Welded rail, and good ties make the bouncy rides, kind of a moot point. I've never seen a loco before, that simply "bounced" off the rail, and I can remember plenty of times, bouncing along in a "toaster motor", with the loco bouncing so hard, it was bottoming out the springs, with a thunderous "boom", and severe impact in the seat, every few seconds, as we bounced along the right of way. I've "rocked" an EMD into pounding, on the truck stops, but never vertically bottomed one out, before. I would like to see a MOP's face, as I explained the loco simply bounced itself off the rails, and speed or trainhandling, were not at issue in doing it............
Traveling Engineer, Coast to Coast, Border to Border.
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....
Any Train, Anytime, Anywhere.....