[natlam]

Hello,

timmuir, on 02 March 2023 - 08:49 AM, said:

Ah! Henry the big engine, thanks for refreshing my memory.

A 1903 scene at Moon Lake on the modified Puzzle pike. Northern Pacific F-1 60 brings an extra way-freight down into Moon Lake yards from the southern district's staging track (inside the background mountains). Some of Steve Thompson's hearty ancestors are out on the Lake enjoying the afternoon hoping the wisps of fog will lift soon.

FOV: 20 degrees.

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How beautiful, it looks like a painting. Thank you for the gift.

Have a nice day
Nathalie

[timmuir]

Thank you, Nathalie. That's the effect I was aiming for. :)

[keystoneaholic]

Weter, on 06 March 2023 - 12:56 PM, said:

My too, but someone have pointed, that SW means "Switcher, having Welded frame" (instead of riveted)

SW was Six hundred horsepower Welded frame originally, but the option was SC for Six hundred horsepower Cast frame. I believe that it was GSC (General Steel Castings) who cast the frames but EMD pushed the welded frames as they could make them in house. The SC/SW used an 8 cylinder power unit. The more powerful switchers were NW/NC for Nine hundred horsepower with Welded or Cast frames, using a 12 cylinder power unit.

SW came to be just Switcher once they were all made with welded frames, the NW description was dropped and the different models were distinguished by the numerical part of the designation. It all got very messy as EMD changed the model numbering system a couple of times over the years as well.

If you can find a copy, the 'Diesel Spotters Guide' by Jerry Pinkepank is a very good source of information. I have a copy of the second edition, published in 1973, which I bought new when it first came out (and when I became a life member of the National Model Railroad Association - 50 years this year). The book is not always absolutely correct, but it's a good starting point.

[Weter]

Hello, Rob, and please, accept my apologies: that "someone" was, most likely, You, and it appears, I've forgotten, about the first letter's meaning - abbreviated power amount designation, remembering "welded" only. So, "S"means six hundred HP, and further: N=900; F=1500 E=1800

Sorry for off top, but I'm curious, why SWs, GPs, Fs, and NoHab (sharing same diesel design, as I guess) need to have two exhaust stacks?

[timmuir]

A new extension of the Elsweyr RR on the Puzzle.

Hey, why do screenshots in Open Rails Monogame (139) show the screenshot confirmations? And how do I get rid of 'em? (Edit: found out how, in the Reshader Preset Settings Tab.)



They pile up quickly.







The 29 walks briskly through the back yards of Elseweyr, wobbling along at 10 mph



Crossing Depot Street, the stack barks as the hogger slams the Johnson bar in the corner and hauls back on the throttle to get his charge up the bank to get onto the main line.









Backed onto the depot track, 29 and train stop for beans. There are numerous choices for grub in Elsweyr, thanks to Chris Gerlach's numerous eating establishments. (and saloons)





Uncheck this:

[Weter]

Exciting story and visualization.
Thanks.

29&29

[batt]

timmuir, on 24 February 2023 - 12:27 PM, said:

I now have 11 W's, including modified copies of OR versions of the 1507, 1515, 1592 and the 1532, of course.

I think I must have about 6 of them, though 1592 seems to get the most use:




Among others:

[timmuir]

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though 1592 seems to get the most use:

Matt, your pics warm this old modeler's heart :)

Any particular reason 1592 gets used the most?

Just curious. It's one of my favorites.

[wacampbell]

This is an great thread. Excellent photos from everyone's private routes.

[batt]

timmuir, on 12 March 2023 - 07:52 AM, said:

Matt, your pics warm this old modeler's heart :)

Any particular reason 1592 gets used the most?

Just curious. It's one of my favorites.

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I dunno for sure. I think 1592 was the first of your Mikados that I downloaded and since then I've built up such a huge number of consists around it to the point that it is now my "go to" engine. At any rate, thanks so much to you and Steve for the photo of 1592 in Missoula!! :sign_thanks: Of all things, it's even in 1950 which is target time of my route! Good to know that 1592 was rolling along the NP Rocky Mountain 3rd Sub at that time and space!

Thanks too for the photo a few pages back of W-3 #1785. I like the NP Mikes as much as you do. They definitely defined the backbone of NP motive power and were the SD-40's of their time.