Convention 2005?

[bethann]

Idea

Maybe Guru could set it up with a live feed!!!!!( Sorry Robert, I didn't start that nickname, but it does seem to fit!)
Would that be the S**T or what! Convention 2005 LIVE! Donate 15.00 to the site ( Which is well deserved I might add ) Paying for the host cost and the daily up keep is worth that!
Then you could become a gold member or something to get access to that link. I mean really guy's what he does is a lot of work! So what do you think Robert? And what does everyone else think?

 

[tolivac]

job Location:

Don:I used to have a job that I could walk too-near Wash DC no less-didn't need a car and didn't own one at the time.If I needed to go anywhere elese-the subway,bus or cab got me there.
Now I work at a job that is 13 miles from my home in in the quiet countryside.Don't have to worry about those bad things out here.I now have to drive to work.and at night.there are bears in the woods out here-not safe to walk on the road here or at night.One time I encountered a black bear mom and her cub standing in the street-waiting several minutes for her and cub to cross.Just stayed in the car and watched-was NOT about to get out of my car.Was interesting.I would rather deal with the bears and deer,foxes and bobcats than with the Wash DC city life and their muggers.The disadvantage to way out here is air transportation is EXPENSIVE.

 

[kenmore1978]

train hijacking

Hmm, Tolivac, I guess you never saw "Silver Streak", "Under Siege 2", or "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3"

 

[drmitch]

Yeah and neither one of you would believe the train that comes thru our town! Theres a slight grade and sometimes it has to make several attempts to get over it the engines are so old. Theres only one track, but theres only one train and sometimes they just stop it and leave it here all night.This is strange to me who grew up in the 60s when there were many trains a day!

 

[tolivac]

Yes,I have seen those movies-what Hollywood portrays and real life is different.Remember Locomotives don't have steering wheels!In real life try hijacking a train and see how far you get?Its the RR Master Control that "steers" the train.A few years ago someone tried to steal a fully loaded freight train.He called the yard dispatcher asking him how to release the brakes and run the loco.They got suspicous right there and the real rail crew grabbed him!The perpertrater said he just wanted to see his parents.
DrMitch-what RR is it?Most are now upgrading to what is called "AC traction" locomotives.GE and EMD now build them.You can buy your own from GE for a cool 1.5million each!They will even paint your RR logo on it.These newer locos use AC induction motors to drive the wheel axles instead of the DC compound wound motors that older units use.It has been found that an AC traction loco has more tractive effort(pulling force) than an equivelent HP DC locomotive.They use VFD drives to run the motors in the AC locomotives.they also found the AC motors don't have "stall burn"like the DC ones do and no brushes to replace.Stall burn is the burning of the motors communtators if the engineer opens the engine throttle to much or quickly when he is starting a still train.The RR's are making money these days(doing better than the airlines)and are buying the new beautiful AC locomotives.Some even have an AC logo proudly displayed on their sides.The GE ones are especially neat.They have the "gull wing" rear engine radiators.They have a shorter in height center section(in front of the radiator)that contains the VFD traction motor electronics.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Maybe Guru could set it up with a live feed!!!!!( Sorry Robert, I didn't start that nickname, but it does seem to fit!)

I'm confused Bethann, a live feed of what????

Signed your tired webmaster.

 

[tolivac]

Could they mean an internet feed?

 

[bethann]

Tired Webmaster

Like Tolivac said, a live internet feed from the convention. That way the people that couldn't attend could watch live. I know it would be a little much but it sure would be cool!

 

[Unimatic1140]

oy, I'll get right on that!

 

[Designgeek]

thanks

Drmitch, thanks for the welcome.

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