P2K 2-8-8-2

Thu Jan 20 14:23:26 EST 2005

Bob and all if you ever get to Chicagoland please stop by and visit, you 
will not be dissapointed.

We run the Pokey in the late 50's with live loads with two loaders and a 
rotary dumper!!!
An updated rotary is due soon as the old one is going south!!

Mike Ritschdorff and crew

You can see the layout (older photos) at yahoo groups under the Clinchfield 
country group we are in the layout section. We also were featured on an HGTV 
special the last two Father's Days on the Incredidble basements special.

>From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
>Reply-To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>Subject: Re: P2K 2-8-8-2
>Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:58:09 -0500
>
>Wow. 4 A"s and 23 Y's? You must have quite an impressive layout! I am not
>sure I could justify more than 2 A's on my layout or more than half a dozen
>Y's, and my layout's mainline runs an area about 14 X 18 feet double-looped
>and covers roughly 18 X 20 or so in my basement. I've love to see your
>set-up!
>
>Bob Welsh
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>To: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:44 PM
>Subject: Re: P2K 2-8-8-2
>
>
> > Dave here are some tips to help things out!!
> >
> > First insulate the rear drawbar with electrical tape or such on top of 
>the
> > drawbar. The trailing truck axles will rub against the drawbar and cause 
>a
> > quick short when running. The slight uneveness of your track and curves
>will
> > bring this out.
> >
> > Second is your locomotive set up to the correct speed steps to what your
> > system is set for!??
> >
> > Thirdly, use some Wahl clipper oil to clean up the Drivers and contact
> > wheels. Use a drop on each rail and hold the loco and spin the wheels a
>bit.
> >
> > Lastly you may of lost good pickup in the locomotive, I have wired a
> > Bachmann Aux tender in parallel with the regular tender to make good
> > contact. Make sure you use a meter to make sure things are in parallel. 
>I
> > have found that all of my Life Like y3's need this treatment after 
>running
> > hard on the layout.
> >
> > With these fixes I have My 4 Class A's running (a bit wild) and 23 y3's
> > quite nicely.
> >
> > ANy questions or observations e mail me at nwpoca at hotmail.com
> > .
> > Mike Ritschdorff and crew
> >
> > >From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
> > >Reply-To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > >To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
> > >Subject: Re: P2K 2-8-8-2
> > >Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:13:12 GMT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I don't want to change the suject but it is interesting that the BLI
> > >running troubles were mentioned in the discussion about the whistle on
>the
> > >Y.  I'm curious as to how many modelers have had or are having problems
> > >with the A.  I recently purchased one after saving my railroad's 
>"capital
> > >dollars" for investments and improvements.  It's the most expensive 
>loco
>in
> > >my fleet.  With all the accolades about the unit and having seen a few
>run
> > >at train shows I was anticipating a good running and sounding loco.
>After
> > >operating it for a few hours (total time)it now "jerks" when running
> > >forward on straight and curved track.  It worked fine right out of the
>box.
> > >  This is especially noticable when moving at slow speeds but is still
> > >present at all speeds.  I checked for binding but did not notice any
>thing
> > >obvious.  I went through the process of resetting the factory default
> > >values with no help.  I also made sure that track and wheels of the 
>loco
> > >were clean.  By the way I'm operating on
> > >  a Lenz DCC system.  I did send BLI an email about a week ago with a
> > >discription of the problem but have not received a reply as of yet.  
>Any
> > >ideas or helps from list members?  I'm more than willing to give them a
> > >try.
> > >
> > >
> > >Dave Moorehead
> > >Milford  Ohio
> > >
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