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Re: How the heck do I find out what model that engine I see going by is?
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 01:51:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, James Brown writes:
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> > You'd think that you could look at a train engine and it would have the
> > equivalent of "Dodge Caravan" on it somewhere... <shrug>
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> Ah.
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> Yes, it does. It's called the "builder's plate" and if you can find it and
> read it you'll know a lot about the locomotive. (who built it, what model it
> is, when it was built) However, railfans (not GOOD railfans) have been known
> to prise them off as souvenirs.
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> Also it's not something you're likely to be able to read from a train going
> by, the print is pretty fine. I think the roads assume that if you need to
> know, you're an employee, and you know how to tell by looking, or you can
> radio the engineer and ask... and if you can't do those things, you don't
> need to know.
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> US railroads mostly don't like railfans any more, too many of them did
> boneheaded things (like prise builders plates off, and trespass in unsafe
> ways to get shots).
Ah, but the WC is great, as long as your not ripping things off, or getting
in the way!
Josh
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> Note that there also is something you'll see on a lot of locos which is info
> about who holds the lease on it. That often is a plate but may be
> stencilled on.
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> ++Lar
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