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They are locomotive classification lamps. Mounted on the front of a locomotive they tell block operators what sort of train it is. White lens displayed to the front means the train is an extra. Green lens lighted to the front means it as a second section following traveling on the same schedule.

Looks great Bernie!

Keith

Tim, as a retired Lehigh Valleyy RR engineer and later with Amtrak and Conrail, where I was a Road foreman of Engines….the engineer sits on the right hand side of the locomotive and the fireman holds down the left hand side. On diesel locomotives, because some run long hood forward and some don’t, t...

jscarmozza wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:02 pm Thanks Keith! There are only a handful of guys running 1” and 3/4” at NJLS these days, never saw a track brake. Thanks again, John

I guess I’ll have to try and get down there with a steamer in 24 to polish the rails some!
Keith

Track Brakes

John, there should be several you can see at the NJLS.
But I will take some pictures.

Then they weren’t constructed properly. The brake lining material is softer than a wheel and should do no damage to aluminum rails. Instead of just banning track brakes, your club should just inspect visiting equipment just as you should inspect wheels to make sure they have a taper on the tread and...

FLtenwheeler wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:49 am We have one in the works.

Tim

Why don’t you allow a track brake?

Does the Ridge Live Steamers have a 4-3/4” gauge track?

John is talking about a 1” scale locomotive. I didn’t recommend a track brake for 1. - 1/2” scale.

John, the most efffective brake for a 1” scale riding car doesn’t go on the trucks at all. It is a track brake. My riding car has a hand lever that engages a 4” x 6” plate lined with brake lining material. When you pull the handle that big pad bears down right on the rails and is the most effective ...

Just as my opinion…..where you need brakes is not on the locomotive in 1” scale. Where you need the brakes is where the most weight is located. In my case it is wherever I am sitting! If you try to stop a train with passengers with just the locomotive brakes, you will slide the drivers and effective...

why would the tire be thicker? The whole idea of a blind driver is that without a flange the tire will ride over the railhead.