Trainmaster dummy unit! Thanks Eliot
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Those are nice.
Recently, I finally broke down and purchased a set of Lionel Demonstrator Train Masters which I've wanted for a long time.
Looking good, Marty.
Nice dummy!
Pretty nice Train Masters. But why do you refer to the "Trainmaster", who supervises Conductors, Brakemen, Switchmen and Flagmen, a "dummy"?
Ahh yes, HW reminding us that Train Master is the proper spelling for the locomotive in question, not Trainmaster who supervises railroad operations.
Pretty nice Train Masters. But why do you refer to the "Trainmaster", who supervises Conductors, Brakemen, Switchmen and Flagmen, a "dummy"?
Pretty nice Train Masters. But why do you refer to the "Trainmaster", who supervises Conductors, Brakemen, Switchmen and Flagmen, a "dummy"?
Nice dummy!
Marty,
They look awesome !
Marty,
They look awesome !
Hmmm...I don't see any pictures of any Trainmasters. If you want to see a shot of a couple of future Trainmasters, here's one...
I do, however, see a couple of nice looking Train Masters in the OP's post.
The two terms are not interchangeable. "Train Master" is the correct brand name of those Fairbanks Morse units. "Trainmaster" is simply a generic term for a mid-level company officer at a railroad.
Marty, welcome to grammar 101.
Trainmaster and Rock in'.
Still rock in' my Trainmasters. So get over it.
And from the looks of it I guess Rich doesn't have anything better to do today either.
And from the looks of it I guess Rich doesn't have anything better to do today either.
And you do?
And from the looks of it I guess Rich doesn't have anything better to do today either.
And you do?
He does, he's running his Trainmasters.
Bill
Nice Train Masters!
Marty, welcome to grammar 101.
It's not grammar, it is proper railroad terminology. Fairbanks Morse never made any Trainmasters. They did, however make a lot of very successful Train Masters.
Gee..a little thin-skinned here, eh, Marty?
If you consider trying to teach you the proper names for specific locomotives built by specific manufacturers as "...nothing better to do..." then I'm at a loss for words. This is like calling a GP9 a "Jeep 9."
And for the record...I have a LOT to do today. I post here when I take my breaks!
If you consider trying to teach you the proper names for specific locomotives built by specific manufacturers as "...nothing better to do..." then I'm at a loss for words. This is like calling a GP9 a "Jeep 9."
And for the record...I have a LOT to do today. I post here when I take my breaks!
Kind of like Chicago Blackhawks, not Black Hawks...
Well successful in a short-term sense, yes. Long term, not so much obviously.
While the opposed-piston engines were able to generate lots of horsepower and provided the locomotives with very impressive acceleration (the most powerful single-prime mover locomotive at the time it was unveiled), they were also more labor-intensive to maintain compared to the more conventional, non-opposed piston prime movers from EMD, Alco, or GE, and also were not very well suited in hot, arid desert climates where wind-blown sand is part of the working environment. Understandable since the prime movers were originally designed for US Navy submarines where cool, dense temperatures are the norm; they just have been proven to be generally unsuitable in the grand scheme for railroad operations.
Just avoid the confusion call them a Fairbanks Morse H-24-66. Also EMD GP-7s & GP-9s were commonly just called Geeps
Hey, did they ever make Trainmasters and Geeps in "Lash-ups" ?
That's a good looking Train-Master Marty, it will look good lashed up to the 765
Also EMD GP-7s & GP-9s were commonly just called Geeps
Since you are correcting folks too, the OFFICIAL EMD product names do NOT have any dashes between the F, SW, or GP and the model number, i.e. they are CORRECTLY named GP7 and GP9.
Hey, did they ever make Trainmasters and Geeps in "Lash-ups" ?
Yes. Some TM owners operated their Train Masters in multiple with units of other builders. For example, I have pictures of CNJ TMs in consists with ALCo and EMD units. Some include units of all three builders on the same train.
Bob
Hey, did they ever make Trainmasters and Geeps in "Lash-ups" ?
That's a good looking Train-Master Marty, it will look good lashed up to the 765
C'mon guys. The proper name for this model is not "Trainmaster" nor is it "Train-Master."
It is "Train Master" - two words, both capitalized.
It is "Train Master" - two words, both capitalized.
And the slang term Rock in' is spelled Rockin' - one word.
Still Rock In my Trainmaster. Lashing it up with my Jeeps, both the GP-7 and the GP-9.
I bet that tRAINmASTER and the Jeep-Jeep (GP dash 7 & GP dash 9) made a great lash-up. I think I'll try that with my toy trains too.
Keith
I think I'll put this at the end...
As long as we are parsing syntax and nomenclature, the term is M.U.ing for multiple unit consists. Lash-up is a Lionel not a railroad term.
Early in dieselization, railroads would only MU locomotives with others from the same manufacturer. Early carbody units (F,E FA etc) didn't have MU epicycles in their noses.
Baldwins never were M.U.ed with anything else as they had an incomparable pneumatic controls
Lash Up works for me. Since I am operating Lionel trains.
I gave up on the "Lashup" term with this crowd a long time ago.
Big waste of time...
I wonder how Lionel picked up the term lash up ?
Clem k
MTH uses it too. It's pretty common in the toy train hobby. Doesn't really explain where it came from though. But since all of Lionel and MTH's manuals use the term, it's easier to use here when trying to assist others as the terminology is recognized in reference to the owner's manual.
Hmmm...I don't see any pictures of any Trainmasters. If you want to see a shot of a couple of future Trainmasters, here's one...
LOL! Wait unitl they participate in this forum! We will contaminate their spongie little minds with the term... LASHUP! YEEE HAWWWW!
I wonder how Lionel picked up the term lash up ?
Clem k
It probably came along with trestlebridge. It dose not make any difference to me what term people use, but as a Railfan and former scale modeler, I want to inform forum members the proper nomenclature.
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