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  • Jimmy W
    SE USA MS or sometimes GA
    • Feb 2010
    • 29165

    Fired up and ready to go also

    This was just sitting here running today and no one appeared to be around. Anybody know how to operate this thing. I think they were just making sure it didn't freeze up. It was where very few folks would see it unless they were delivering rice to the grain elevator and not any harvesting going on now.

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  • Domesticated_Mr. Know It All
    treetop flyer
    • Sep 2003
    • 23853

    #2
    Re: Fired up and ready to go also

    Charging the batteries eh?
    Keep calm, persistence beats resistance.

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    • john welsford
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2002
      • 7764

      #3
      Re: Fired up and ready to go also

      Good little locomotive, sitting just waiting for its driver, obedient, well "trained".

      John Welsford
      An expert is but a beginner with experience.

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      • Todd Bradshaw
        Sailmaker
        • Jun 2000
        • 11096

        #4
        Re: Fired up and ready to go also

        Put the reverser in the Forward position at the first notch, bleed off the locomotive brake (assuming the train brake is not engaged) start the bell ringing, sound the horn since you're crossing a road and you should start moving forward. Slowly move up through the speeds one notch at a time until you reach desired speed. You will probably need to move a control (like the reverser) every fifteen seconds or so, or push the buzzer button to let the loco know that you are actually still awake and paying attention. Otherwise, the automatic systems will shut the power down and bring you to a stop.

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        • Garret
          Hills of Vermont
          • Apr 2005
          • 48692

          #5
          Re: Fired up and ready to go also

          There's a spot near me where the tracks (used only to haul wood chips to a power plant) run behind a McDonalds, Wendies & a couple of other restaurants. Most every day you'll see a train sitting behind it idling while the crew grabs lunch. I've often thought of hopping in...
          "If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green

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          • Paul Pless
            pinko commie tree hugger
            • Oct 2003
            • 124950

            #6
            Re: Fired up and ready to go also

            where's kat when you really need her?
            Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.

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