Re: Differently Sized Drivers For C-21, etc.

2003-03-28 Thread adriansherrill
That makes much more sense. Thanks very much for the clarification. Adrian > I think what you are seeing is the results of a well-meaning person > grossly simplifying a drawing to put it online. If you look at the > official D&RGW "folios" of the C-21 and C-25, reproduced in John > Norwood's "Ri

Re: Differently Sized Drivers For C-21, etc.

2003-03-27 Thread Jeffrey Williams
I think what you are seeing is the results of a well-meaning person grossly simplifying a drawing to put it online. If you look at the official D&RGW "folios" of the C-21 and C-25, reproduced in John Norwood's "Rio Grande Narrow Gauge", you'll notice that there are dimensional arrows attached to t

RE: Differently Sized Drivers For C-21, etc.

2003-03-27 Thread Vance Bass
> The drawings for the consolidations all show two > different driver diameters (e.g., axles 1 & 2 for a C-12 > are 32", while axles 3 & 4 have 39" diameter drivers). That's a good question. Generally, wha'ts shown is the diameter of the tread, but I have to wonder if they're using some differe

RE: Differently Sized Drivers For C-21, etc.

2003-03-27 Thread adriansherrill
Hi - I've been looking at information about C-21 and C-25 type locomotives. One of the links that googled up (http://ghostdepot.com/rg/rolling% 20stock/locomotive/drgw1939roster.htm) has drawings of the locomotives. The drawings for the consolidations all show two different driver diameters (e.