Bud,
I was thinking more like good, stout string for EMDs and a sort of fine
thread for Alcos. Simulates Alco's propensity for breaking down. (So I've
heard. Not to argue with two guys who actually drove them!)
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Bud Rindfleisch wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], Jamie Bothwell <vze4cs43@...> wrote:
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> > Yeah Bob,
> > What decoder would you use for a 539T prime mover? As a note to Keith, we
> > affectionately call Bob, "String Bob" based on the rumor that he pulls his
> > trains around with strings because he is such a Luddite that he eschews
> > electricity altogether. At the very least, he is a DC holdout. Say Bob, do
> > you use different types of string to pull EMD over Alcos?
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> Bob, The neophytes might not understand but you could tell them you use 2
> cycle string for EMD's and 4 cycle string for ALco's. <G>
> Bud Rindfleisch
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