Hi, That Baldy is a little stinker, isn't it. Are the T&Ps and better?
Tim Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: srgriggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 1:14 PM Subject: [S-Trains] Re: Lionel Baldwin switchers and steam --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think the Flyonel diesels suffer from axle bushing wear to the extent that Gilbert diesels do. And Lionel has yet to build a stinker like the original Gilbert Baldwin as far as operational performance. Apart from being a little on the noisy side, I'm very pleased with the performance of my MoPac LTI diesels. > Chuck, there is much I do not like about the operation of Flyonel (they could > stand having fly wheels among other things) , but I have found them to be > very dependable and to pull long trains for extended stretches of time with > no problems. The only true "dogs" that I know of are the Erie PAs. In fact, I > have had more problems with one sample of a diesel from your favorite brand > (to go unmentioned <grin> but now resolved) than with all of my Flyonel > combined. A good Flyer buddy here in Midland has run Flyonel engines for > extended periods with no failures either. > > Again, much could be done to improve the Lionel Flyer line, but pulling power > and chronic field failures are not among them. > > RB > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
