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- Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:34 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam in Nashville
- Replies: 27
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Re: Steam in Nashville
20mph. The condition of the track continue to get better, but the operating rules limit us to restricted speed (20mph + ability to stop in 1/2 range of vision, whole Railroad is technically operated as being in yard limits). But the track has now improved to where we can run 15-20 without throwing t...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:39 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam in Nashville
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14607
Re: Steam in Nashville
G&W and the state of Georgia have invested a lot in the C&C track. Track speeds are back up to where they were years back and rising. But for the trains we run mostly, 630 more than enough, but we have the 4501 running so it goes there, much better on those trips than the local, plus the sto...
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:42 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam in Nashville
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14607
Re: Steam in Nashville
I was not around then, but it is my understanding that when TVRM was trying to acquire it, Norfolk Southern also evaluated it and tried at a similar time to do the same for the steam program. The city of Nashville then raised the price (thinking they had a hot commodity) and both parties lost intere...
- Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:23 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Swiss electric drawings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6469
Re: Swiss electric drawings
Here’s what I found on a quick search.
https://goo.gl/images/FDDA49
May can get better results with better German skills, mine are fairly basic
https://goo.gl/images/FDDA49
May can get better results with better German skills, mine are fairly basic
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:11 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Foundry Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5029
Re: Foundry Question
I know we have used Acheson at TVRM. So they at least have seen plenty of railroad stuff through their castings. Can’t think of what all we’ve had done there (630’s driver boxes perhaps?), but I’ve been a couple times a few years back when I was in the shop more. I did some design for a safety valve...
- Tue May 08, 2018 2:34 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Anyone building Oahu RR #85?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14761
Re: Anyone building Oahu RR #85?
Hello Loco112, is there any update on when these Oahu drawings might be available? I sent you a message about this on RYPN, but made an account here as well..