The 701 driver spacing no doubt was driven by the gear setup. Each driver pair had a spur gear, and in between was an idler gear. Keeping the drivers close together lessened the visual impact of the idler gear.
Quite true! I forgot all about those idler gears. My most recent basket case #227 had to rely on a "donor" locomotive to run again because the loco being repaired had bad idler gears.
For those who don't know where the idler gears are located...
Tom
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An Atlas model, it did still run. Some TLC. , new window panels, from Atlas, and it's been added to the fleet.
The idea was to get this SW9, back together, without a lot of expensive detail, and painting. Maybe a little weathering, to mask some of the damage. Handrails are delrin, and survived the crash well.
The switcher looks good Mike. Guess the cab was the point of impact which saved the trucks and drives from major damage. We all like to keep our engines perfect but it the real world they all have bumps and bruises.
Mike maybe some Sharpies to help cover the damage without repaint.
briansilvermustang posted:
Chessie System Location & Date: Huntington, West Virginia, September 1986
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/451958/
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=156748
http://www.borail.org/CO-NoX-5000.aspx
Thanks for posting-never saw one before. Fendermain
Brian, thank you for posting more photo's of the C&O Battery Electric, and, the links from the B&O Railroad Museum. Nice to see that it has been saved, although a bummer that it's not available for public viewing. I'm going to keep an eye open for "parts" and materials that would work in scratch building this, or something similar.
Rusty
