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Chops124
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Is a motorized coach a locomotive?

(Many thanks to WKS who gifted me a coach and inspired me to do this microlayout.
Interesting factoid about WKS: he doesn't own a car, drive a car, or need a car. He
gets everywhere by rail and by bus. Myself, I'd love that, though it makes it hard
to get a sheet of plywood!!)
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I can't do what WKS does, even if I lived on the east coast. Most of the places I go don't have bus service, and my train hopping days were over a long time ago.
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Got this today. Not a scratch on it. Box has seen some shelf life, but the loco appears un-played with.
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Sweet Burlington SD-24!

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I now know why it doesn’t look played with. The large gear broke its mounting post and the smaller gear under it was stripped.

I’m trying a repair. Anyone got a 3 axle SD24 motor block they don’t need?
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Whether they have two axles or three, PT blocks are all the same.

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Whether they have two axles or three, PT blocks are all the same.

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Originally posted by gmoney - March 13 2022 :  12:17:02 AM



There’s something different about these blocks that I can’t put my finger on.
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I got it fixed and it runs very well.
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Never mind. I fixed it. And it runs pretty well
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Excellent!

If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.

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Excellent!

If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.

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Originally posted by gmoney - March 13 2022 :  6:26:57 PM



I don’t have any locos with a spring on top of the block. So the block cradle wasn’t something I was used to
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PT stands for "Plenty 'o Trouble." RP gets them to work, but I throw them
away whenever I come across them.
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quote:
Excellent!

If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.

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Originally posted by gmoney - March 13 2022 :  6:26:57 PM



I don’t have any locos with a spring on top of the block. So the block cradle wasn’t something I was used to

Originally posted by WillV - March 14 2022 :  06:22:40 AM


hmmmm...I wish my Rocky Mountain Line '24s were easily accessible; I'd take a look to see what you're referring to. I've had them apart before, but can't remember anything unusual about them.

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