Quote from: HOplasserem80c on February 14, 2007, 10:32:43 PM
well i beliv ti has traction tires that are permanitly attached to the wheels and isn't supposed to cause wheelslip but the tend to slip anywany and strain the motor

gibberish aside, you couldn't be more wrong, on every point, if you tried.
(mabe u shd avoid givnn advce on whot u dont no)

Jason,
if lube didn't help, I would look to see that the bushings for the worm are properly seated and straight.
if it looks like all the driveline parts are properly seated, then a service call would be in order.

there is a second screw, hidden by the front truck, which also be removed .

while i personally prefer the widescreen, i spend alot of time in hotel rooms, and watching dvds on the high resolution lcd widescreen computer monitor has spoiled me, regular tv now just won't do.
in fact, I just ordered a 32" lcd to replace the square glass cathode ray bubble in my home entertainment alter.
i would go to one of the larger electronics superstores which is likely to have both up and running, try them out and compare them in person.

the're great little locos, that can be found on sale right now for around $100 or so.
the ez command will operate just fine with this loco, functions 1 thru 8 plus light functions.
in short, go for it, you will ot be disappionted.

RPO and Express Mail cars were staffed and operated by postal employees, not R.R. personal, not even the conductor would be allowed into these cars during operatiion or when transporting mail, and like some today, the postal workers were heavily armed!!!!
the rpo and express cars would normally be right behind the loco, before
the other passenger cars, to avoid cutting off access to any "public" cars while the train was moving.
suppose Mrs. Vanderbuilt wanted something from her trunk stored in a baggage car?
if that car was foreward of the rpo or express in the train, the conductor would have to;
stop the train,
he and the headend brakeman would have to get off the train and walk around the rpo to get to the baggage car,
open it,
the porters would have to carry that trunk back, on the ground, around the rpo back to the rear section of the train.
Mr  Vanderbuuilt may be able to make that happen, owning the R.R. goes along way, but that's about it.  the average person would have to wat for the next extended station stop to get their bags.

Anyway, a station stop that involved dropping and picking up the rpo or express cars normally would be long enough that the loco(s) would disconnect and move off for servicing during that time.
If that station stop was during the night the the dining car would probally also be cut out for restocking and returned or replaced depending on time.

one more note on the diners, they would normally follow the coaches and be in front of the pullman cars, with the kitchen end of the car towards the coaches. 
This arrangement placed the larger entrance to the dining room toward the 1st class section of the train, if you sat in the cheap seats, you would have to go down the narrow hall past the kitchen to reach the dining area.

Quote from: David(UK) on February 05, 2007, 09:44:36 AM
aaaaargh !
I thought T.T.T.E had his own forum?

they do, but the album contains both.

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