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Post by rapidotrains on Dec 11, 2012 18:19:02 GMT -8
Hi all, The latest Rapido news is online, featuring our official F9B announcement as well as a special offer on the TurboTrain. www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonews42.htmlAlso, here is a public service announcement about the poorly-treated F9B locomotive: Thanks for looking, Jason |
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Post by calzephyr on Dec 12, 2012 7:28:24 GMT -8
Thanks Jason
That B unit youtube is great!
Nice looking model.
Larry
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Post by bnsf971 on Dec 12, 2012 9:28:37 GMT -8
In honor of the video, I am goingto run my sole F unit set booster first.  |
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Post by calzephyr on Dec 12, 2012 11:30:57 GMT -8
In honor of the video, I am goingto run my sole F unit set booster first. Wow! Talk about running blind. Larry |
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Post by riogrande on Dec 12, 2012 13:26:28 GMT -8
Jason,
Maybe you should have used that song by Bett Midler, "Wind Beneath My Wings" heh heh.
Dick Van Dyke, school of bad accents. I think he was voted to be among the top two worst accents of all time (Mary Poppins cocknye accent).
In defense of B units, I never really thought F7A units looked good very good alone - the need at least one B unit. And just for the record, I believe I have nearly as many B units as I do A, pretty close to parity!
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Post by Amboy Secondary on Dec 12, 2012 13:42:00 GMT -8
That is one cool video.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2012 13:43:59 GMT -8
Those CN F9B's sure have some funky steam generator exhaust stacks.
Also interesting is the GMD built the F9B's with the boiler in the front of the unit instead of the rear like EMD. On the U.S. built passenger B's, the boiler was in the rear and the space in the front of the unit where the cab should be would have a large water tank. The non-dynamic steam generator equipped B's and A's had the option of water tank in the non-dynamic panel.
Most U.S. built F-unit B-units had hostler controls, do the Canadian built B's have hostler controls?
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Post by csx3305 on Dec 12, 2012 13:50:50 GMT -8
"Bob" obviously never worked anywhere near the Haysi RR...
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Post by riogrande on Dec 12, 2012 14:37:41 GMT -8
"Bob" obviously never worked anywhere near the Haysi RR... Is that the B unit I saw an article on (modeling article) but had prototype pictures with the B unit set up for regular operation - a window was installed in the end so an Engineer could see out the front and drive it sort of like an A unit? That was one interesting B/A unit! |
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Post by Spikre on Dec 12, 2012 15:40:30 GMT -8
 Jason, now that we're all buzzed out over "B" units,whats the latest on the GARX Meat reefers ? can we at least order the Barber S-1-L trucks now ? James, if You are thinking of the Yellow Haysia loco---You win a Twinkie !! just get out to Jewel-Osco before they are all gone again. Spikre 
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Post by csx3305 on Dec 13, 2012 1:01:26 GMT -8
"Bob" obviously never worked anywhere near the Haysi RR... Is that the B unit I saw an article on (modeling article) but had prototype pictures with the B unit set up for regular operation - a window was installed in the end so an Engineer could see out the front and drive it sort of like an A unit? That was one interesting B/A unit! That be the one. clinchfieldcountry.com/photos/haysi.htm Note that it got a full first-generation control stand, and seat. This unit is now at TVRM pending restoration. Hopefully they will let it retain its modifications. |
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Post by riogrande on Dec 13, 2012 8:49:59 GMT -8
Twinkies!! Did Hostess finally give up the ghost? My wifes daughter made a special request for Twinkies when I flew over to England 4 years ago. Who would have thunk a few years later Twinkies, the iconic cake featured in wal-E would be threatened with extinction!
Jason,
Normally my inclination would be to go "south of the border" cause I love Mexican food. But your lovely B unit makes me tempted to go "north of the border" for a Canadian B unit, to the "Great White North!!!" and you don't know how much I hate snow!
csx, thats the one! She's looking pretty sorry there, hopefully someone will rescue her!
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Post by Judge Doom on Dec 13, 2012 19:45:06 GMT -8
Jason, Normally my inclination would be to go "south of the border" cause I love Mexican food. But your lovely B unit makes me tempted to go "north of the border" for a Canadian B unit, to the "Great White North!!!" and you don't know how much I hate snow! csx, thats the one! She's looking pretty sorry there, hopefully someone will rescue her! "Kooooo Loo-Koo-Koo-Ko-Kooo-Koo-Kooooo! Good Day, I'm Bob and this is my brother Doug, and this is the Great White North eh. Take off, hosers." Those are some nice B's. The CP's units reportedly had hostler controls, I'd assume the CN ones did too. |
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