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Phil Benedict User is Offline

Friday Harbor, WA.

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03/25/2008 7:10 PM
On my railroad modern means...It doesn't chuff and it's not wood.

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03/25/2008 7:36 PM
As far as I am concerned, there is pre-transition era, Transition Era, and post Transition era. Post transition era I consider "modern." JimC.

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03/26/2008 6:47 AM
In my opinion, modern steam starts with the K27 built in 1903. Anything after that is modern. As far as diesels go I agree with John Allen. He had a guy hung by the neck from a bridge in the main town. When somebody asked why, he replied the guy was a diesel salesman who had tried to drum up business last week.

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03/26/2008 7:49 AM
Just add Ditch Lights and you are good to go...!!!

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John J

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03/29/2008 4:02 PM
Ok now that we covered modern. The next logical step is ULTRA-MODERN. Any one want to tackle that puppy?

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03/29/2008 5:20 PM
Posted By MarkLewis on 03/25/2008 4:48 PM Modern means you haven't gotten delivery yet. Obsolete means you have. "ultramodern" means it's in the rumor phase. Mark

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03/30/2008 2:18 PM
When I replied to an article to do with choo choos I didn't realise the term "modern" was creating such an interest. I remember a stage play where the lady said in an Southern American dialect drawl..."It aint even antique it's just plain old". The modern steam engines I was referring to were built about 1934/9 time, we even had more modern engines built in the 1950s. Our trains upto the 60s were classed as "loose coupled" that is just the engine brake the wagons were not brake fitted. If we got a modern engine with the automatic brake as well as the steam brake well we would open the auto brake up to work the power assisted turntable then we would close the brake system down. I have had drivers say to me when I have gone to set the 'table "see if the previous engine has left enough in to work the table" this way the driver didn't have to open the brake valve up. On the east Coast most of the mainline coaching stock had knuckle (Buckeye) couplings but our wagons only had three link couplings, a more modern version of the link and pin. When applying the brakes on our trains it seemed to help if we pressed our feet hard down on the floor boards. nuf sed Jim Brodie

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