Recent content by Twiget

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The other day I took the Regional from NYC back to 30th Street station in Phil. I had carried a portable GPS that we keep in the car. I had turned it on to pass the time. After it had synced up and had a good fix it started showing the speed that we were traveling. On two occasions one between...

STU, You think Bruce and Ed have an update. I need to get over there and pick up some stuff I ordered.:twisted::twisted:

UM, my avatar should give a clue. Other than that it would be PRR.:thumb::thumb:

Darwin Award Does the priest in Brazil that flew off by helium balloons qualify????? Or does the face that he is a Priest mean that he is not in the gene pool. Hopes fade for finding balloonist priest in Brazil - Yahoo! News :confused::cry::confused:

Switchers it is.sign1

I cleaned the track real good and ran trains for about three hours. My GP7 ran like it was new.:mrgreen::mrgreen: Now I know that when it starts to act wonkyhamr it is time to clean the wheel sets and make sure the track is clean. Thanks for the help it is most appreciated.:thumb::thumb::thumb...

I took all four wheel sets off the loco and took them apart. Lots of gunk where the brass bushings ride on the half axel. I cleaned all the parts and reassembled the wheel sets being sure to set the gauge according to standard. I ran it for about 20min and it did not stall once. I will give it a...

Roger that,:thumb: When I get back home from work. I will clean the track real good and drop the wheel sets and check the bronze contacts and give everything a good cleaning. Ill let you guys know how it went. Thanks for the help. Aloha:wave: Tom

OK, where to start??? I have a Proto 2000 Phase II GP7 that has some serious issues. Let me start out by saying that I love this loco. When I first got it I loved the way it ran. And the sound was out of this world. But now it is horrible. It started out with a surging problem which I corrected...

Thanks Peter much appreciated. Aloha Tom

OK been on a while and it is getting much better. You guys are doing a great job. Hang in there. And Peter, I know you are working on it but I do miss my Avatar. Aloha Tom JJ

Wouldn’t you know as soon as I start having fun being a drift I am not one any more.:D :D Aloha Tom JJ

Well I am not going anywhere. Glad to see the mods got their avatars back. Hope the rest of us “Drifts” get ours soon. Most people do not like change but after they have had a chance to get used to the difference they generally except it and move on. Human nature and all that. Aloha Tom Help...

And why is everyone some sort of a DRIFT?????