tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post2345476163619837..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Ghost Town LocomotivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-40241480893179939582014-03-29T22:08:20.416-05:002014-03-29T22:08:20.416-05:00I'm surprised #18 would merit something so com...I'm surprised #18 would merit something so complex as Westinghouse Unit Switch control...probably a K controller would have served as well if not better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-37304146371747166252014-03-28T22:10:41.876-05:002014-03-28T22:10:41.876-05:00The control equipment on #18 looks more like somet...The control equipment on #18 looks more like something from a diesel or PCC car, with plain "series" and "parallel" contactors and a separate accelerator of some kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-85393537071283945562014-03-25T20:54:04.642-05:002014-03-25T20:54:04.642-05:00The "steam outline" amusement locomotive...The "steam outline" amusement locomotive is obviously built using an electric or diesel mine motor as the base platform as well.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-31091072314640240872014-03-25T16:23:50.487-05:002014-03-25T16:23:50.487-05:00Saguaro needles are incredibly sharp -- I bet Max ...Saguaro needles are incredibly sharp -- I bet Max would object to having to work near one. And they're a protected species. Trying to attach anything to one is not only difficult but illegal. Other than that, I guess I've heard worse ideas.<br /><br />But the saguaro is certainly a fascinating plant, which only grows in a very limited area. On a local note, Randy Donley's steakhouse has the skeleton of a saguaro on display, all varnished up for some reason.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-49616204989868523532014-03-25T12:09:41.691-05:002014-03-25T12:09:41.691-05:00The Saguaro in the background of Engine #18 looks ...The Saguaro in the background of Engine #18 looks like a perfect place to hang a trolley wire ;).<br /><br />Ken MacLeodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-22976237141764305792014-03-24T23:51:09.608-05:002014-03-24T23:51:09.608-05:00Looks like three more additions for the update to ...Looks like three more additions for the update to PNAERC!<br />O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com