Jerome's Switcher Roster

[kbkchooch]

Jerome,
Why, its a cute little, er, a beep!

 

[wheeler1963]

Or a bug.

 

[diburning]

This was once a switcher. It is now a slot machine

http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1144557

 

[jbaakko]

Looking good! Can't wait to see her at work in the shops!

 

[PEIR]

Aurora & Portland's GenSet got it's remote controlled antennas and strobes installed today also.

The new scheme suits the unit well The silver trucks and exhaust stacks give it some pizazz and remote control seems to be a feature growing in popularity.

 

[wheeler1963]

Stephen, what plans do you have for your 2 GenSets??

 

[wheeler1963]

Kinda kitbashed 2 waste tanks into one big external bio-oil tank for the SW1500B.

 

[PEIR]

Stephen, what plans do you have for your 2 GenSets??

They will be getting a coat of green and yellow similar to the Reading & Northern
scheme. I'm still up in the air over making them R/C units.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=339050&nseq=18
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=337466&nseq=19

 

[wheeler1963]

The Aurora & Portland would like to proudly introduce their newest acquisition, the fully powered SW1500B.

 

[kbkchooch]

Sweeeeeeeeeet!!!

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

Very nice......

 

[Rico]

Hey pretty cool Jerome!

 

[railBuilderDhd]

That's good looking Jerome, who makes that or did you kitbash it into the fine looking SW we see there?

Dave

 

[wheeler1963]

That's good looking Jerome, who makes that or did you kitbash it into the fine looking SW we see there?

Dave

Scratch built from an SW shell.

 

[PEIR]

The Aurora & Portland would like to proudly introduce their newest acquisition, the fully powered SW1500B.

Lol a real "B"eep.

 

[railBuilderDhd]

Nice work my friend!!!!!
Dave

 

[Berkshire Brian]

Boy oh boy thats alot. Excuse my ignorance but is a "switcher" a normal type of engine? Or is it a dummy engine?

 

[LoudMusic]

Just a normal engine designed specifically to operate in a yard switching cars onto different trains. They're quicker to accelerate and decelerate, but can't move as many cars or operate for as long without maintenance. Just smaller, really.

 

[NYSW F45]

2 questions.

1. How does that operate in real life?

2. Jerome, what kind of tread are you using on the walkways in the unpainted pic?

 

[LoudMusic]

2 questions.

1. How does that operate in real life?

2. Jerome, what kind of tread are you using on the walkways in the unpainted pic?

MU, multiple unit. Connect it to a 'normal' locomotive with 'MU' cables and commands sent to the cab unit also go to the cabless unit. B units, slug units, slave units, cabless units, calf units ... all kind of the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug_(railroad)

Operates the same as a string of cab units that have been plugged into each other with a single engineer.