I think that the notion of "...it's still a Ruby" has proven to be something
akin to "it's a Baldwin." Anyone who has looked at Vance's Ruby bash page
can see that folks are indeed flexing there creative muscles with this
little gem. At DH, the only Rubys that looked anything like each other were
In a message dated 01-02-27 23:55:14 EST, you write:
<< I don't have the funding, or the time, but I'm suprised no one has done
this yet. It seems like a natural conversion. :) >>
As one of my mentors once told me, " whatever you do to it it is still a
Ruby" I think it would be easier t
The wheel spacing is the same as stock... Same frames, just moved back
under the cab. Same rods, just configured differently. I definately
agree with the wheel size, though I have seen some narrow-gauge locos with
tiny drivers that make the Ruby's look semi-normal in this
configuration. Howeve
There's just one problem: note the wheel spacing. That one will require a
new frame and rods, in addition to the other obvious stuff. Also, to my taste,
an American has to have much larger wheels that the Ruby's. Americans
were passenger engines, with big drivers. Even the smallest of these
I don't have the funding, or the time, but I'm suprised no one has done
this yet. It seems like a natural conversion. :)
http://www.coyotes.org/~trotfox/pix/american.gif
Of course, I have an american fixation. ;]
Trot, the idea-throwing, fox...
/\_/\TrotFox\ Always remembe
