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 Posted - December 15 2011 : 3:04:57 PM
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Here we have CSX 18742, A battery shunter. Feast your eyes! The title is not a taunt, but I saw you talikng about the hideous foriegn engine, so look at this.
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Posted - December 15 2011 : 3:35:55 PM
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Hey, now , that's a neat piece - some "green" railroad equipment! WHere'd you find that pic at, CN? I'll have to investigate further, I like different. Here's some different as well - compressed air locomotives :
Now, modeling a Comp/Air Hustler would be neat. 
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Posted - December 15 2011 : 7:35:21 PM
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What is a battery shunter? It looks pretty easy to model, but what is it's real world purpose?
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Posted - December 15 2011 : 8:41:26 PM
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if my memeory serves me right it works the same as a shop goat (switcher)
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - December 15 2011 : 8:49:08 PM
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Googling this Battery shunter, it was built in 1917 as a shop switcher, so I assume it would move non-running locomotives around the roundhouse areas when they were in for repair. It's now at the B&O Museum in Baltimore, MD. Pretty neat piece of equipment, never would have guessed it was over 90 years old! Wow.
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Posted - December 15 2011 : 9:38:40 PM
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Well Done, Jerry! I was doing this Toward the end of class and the school blocks everything.
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Posted - December 16 2011 : 11:49:32 AM
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CN:
Where did you get that specific image of the shunter- I found 2 others on the B&O Museum website, but not that one. This looks like a great little project with another AHM center cab!
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Posted - December 16 2011 : 1:36:53 PM
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quote:CN:
Where did you get that specific image of the shunter- I found 2 others on the B&O Museum website, but not that one.
Siouxlake/Ron
Originally posted by siouxlake - December 16 2011 : 11:49:32 AM
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Ron, it's here at : http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=156748
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