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Started by Santa Fe buff, May 29, 2008, 07:31:28 PM

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Santa Fe buff

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YA! Go little man! I really want a Metra one now! But this is real.
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Guilford Guy

Don't forget Widdle Conwail!
Alex



Conrail Quality

I think the PC people might have had a sense of humor when renumbering this little guy...

http://pc.smellycat.com/pics/equip/19770624_09.jpg

Timothy
Timothy

Still waiting for an E33 in N-scale

kevin2083

The folks at BN had some fun with the number on this one too:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=143967&nseq=0

Quote from: Guilford Guy on May 29, 2008, 07:57:59 PM
Don't forget Widdle Conwail!

GG, what is the point of that? It seems too small to be able to get any traction. Do you know anything about it?
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Santa Fe buff

Quote from: Conrail Quality on May 29, 2008, 09:36:17 PM
I think the PC people might have had a sense of humor when renumbering this little guy...

http://pc.smellycat.com/pics/equip/19770624_09.jpg

Timothy
Wittle Pece (Peze)
- Joshua Bauer

RAM


Jake

Quote from: kevin2083 on May 29, 2008, 10:08:39 PM
The folks at BN had some fun with the number on this one too:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=143967&nseq=0

Quote from: Guilford Guy on May 29, 2008, 07:57:59 PM
Don't forget Widdle Conwail!

GG, what is the point of that? It seems too small to be able to get any traction. Do you know anything about it?

It is used to pull cars one at a time onto a scale. Since the weight of a road or switcher loco would break the scale. (Just like yo mama! :D )
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Conrail Quality

Quote from: Santa Fe buff on May 29, 2008, 10:39:38 PM
Quote from: Conrail Quality on May 29, 2008, 09:36:17 PM
I think the PC people might have had a sense of humor when renumbering this little guy...

http://pc.smellycat.com/pics/equip/19770624_09.jpg

Timothy
Wittle Pece (Peze)

'Tis widdle indeed. Methinks if an 80-Tonner is widdle, a 44-Tonner is widdle, no?

Timothy
Timothy

Still waiting for an E33 in N-scale

Santa Fe buff

Quote from: Jake on May 30, 2008, 03:53:28 PM
Quote from: kevin2083 on May 29, 2008, 10:08:39 PM
The folks at BN had some fun with the number on this one too:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=143967&nseq=0

Quote from: Guilford Guy on May 29, 2008, 07:57:59 PM
Don't forget Widdle Conwail!

GG, what is the point of that? It seems too small to be able to get any traction. Do you know anything about it?

It is used to pull cars one at a time onto a scale. Since the weight of a road or switcher loco would break the scale. (Just like yo mama! :D )
No, my mamma! I thought that was for something weight-wise, but I wasn't sure.
- Joshua Bauer

Paul M.

Quote from: Conrail Quality on May 29, 2008, 09:36:17 PM
I think the PC people might have had a sense of humor when renumbering this little guy...

http://pc.smellycat.com/pics/equip/19770624_09.jpg

Timothy

The MoPac guys musta had fun, too, when renumbering T&P 1111 in the '62 renumbering:

-Paul
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Santa Fe buff

Use a hammer, bang it up, the slides will bend to form 1111, and this!
http://current.com/items/88898041_baby_run_over_by_train_and_barely_gets_a_scratch
Another Random link!
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And UP! Sound it out, get it?
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