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Re: New train MOCs
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:53:12 GMT
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Wow, weird.

I reread my message, and I hope you didn't think I was challenging you. When
you said that they like the high hood design I did not know that you meant that
they liked the high hood design for no other reason than they wanted it that
way; I thought that you meant that they liked the high hood design, but that
you were not sure why.

The "I think I am right" part of my message was just for the tall nose to make
room for a steam generator statement.

Chris

P.S. Maybe they did have a steam generator under those hoods even though they
were freight...you know, so the conductor and the engineer can have hot tea ;
). (My first emoticon ever)

Tom Cook wrote:

"Christopher Masi" <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message
news:397D1BA5.385EED0E@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu...
I do not know about the EMD GP38 or the SD40-2, but usually the high nose • was
for generating steam for passneger trains. I am sure if I have this info • wrong
I'll be corrected, but I think I am right.
Chris

Southern Railway (among a few others in North America) prefered to run their
diesels "long hood forward" for safety, therefore there was no advantage to
a low short hood.  And they would look odd with the long short nose in the
back (they actually did this at least with one unit).  These units did not
have steam generators, as they were freight only units.  For some execellent
pictures of SR equipment check out (look for the "F" below the walkway on
the long hood end):
http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/archives.html

Tom Cook wrote:

"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
news:397CB609.952CFB25@uswest.net...
Great work, Tom.  I like the layout of your page-- very clean.  And • great
looking MOCs.  You are too good for 6 wide (come to the dark side;)

Tom Cook wrote:

I just updated my page with some new train MOCs.  Please take a look • and
tell me what you think.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cook_thomas/

New creations include:  EMD GP38, EMD SD40-2

I found the high noses on your EMDs interesting.  Are you working from
specific pics?  I wasn't aware of high nose versions in these make • (when I
see
high nose, I think GP-9).

Yes, I worked from prototype photos.  Southern Railway liked high nose
units.

, Wide Vision Caboose,

I like the caboose, although your posts are way too thick.  Even at 14 • wide I
used flex tubing for mine-- would probably look okay at 6-8 wide too.

hmmm....yes.  I will try that.  Thanks for the idea.

Centerbeam Flat, Coil Car, Front Runner, High Cube, Hopper, Stock • Car,
Twin
45, and Wagontop Box Cars.

Nice variety.  You are raising the bar, as Lar would say, for 6 • widers-- 8
wide, too, for that matter:-)

Thanks.

-John



Some of you may have already seen glimpses of these MOCs in the pics
(http://www.peeron.com/pics/Chantilly/) from the latest • www.WAMALUG.org
exhibit.





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"Christopher Masi" <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message news:397D1BA5.385EED...ane.edu... (...) was (...) wrong (...) Southern Railway (among a few others in North America) prefered to run their diesels "long hood forward" for safety, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)

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