The unit was reletered to GN because the SD40-2's were being renumbered into the 19xx series. it was changed to GN so that BNSF 1914 was open for...
Thats pretty much what a bridge rectifier is. 4 diodes, each pair parallel to each other. you must take the 1.4V drop into account when making one.
you could get complicated and put a transformer in there to drop it down to a lower voltage. or put a Resistor in one of the lines but the...
It drives me nuts when people call the UP units ES44AC's, granted they are BUT, the side of the cab says AC45CCTE so, thats what I call them....
It is a AC45CCTE painted up in commemoration of the Boy Scouts anniversary. no clue what it looks like though.
Hidden at the North Little Rock Jenks shops well out of view until the official unveiling.
were you sitting on the east end right where 169 goes overhead? from what I recall when I was on the CP Shakopee job there wasn't much room near...
Well its a start. I was hoping for a 1-1 match. any idea where the other 62 cars went from the BN group?
I am looking for a list of the MRL Covered Hoppers. there are a few that were bought from the BN I am looking for something that would list what...
I am looking for a list of BNSF freight cars similar to the FOBNR list, specificaly Covered Hoppers. I know most were bought new but some are...
being a Noob to DCC I did not know that the AC signal was rectified in the decoder. thought it was Pulsed DC. being an electrician by schooling,...
I was under the impresion that it was still DC with a chopped signal. Square Wave DC/Pulsating DC. does the current in the rails actualy reverse...
Thank you very much, I got an email from a guy shortly after I posted this directing me to this page....
Does anyone have a break down of the origin of the current BN Covered Hoppers, 445,000-472,500? I know it's a HUGE amount of cars but ANY info is...
There are a few older cheap box cars, also a few covered hoppers I got off Ebay, a flat car, a tank, its all misc. stuff for the time being. I got...
Where can I get a kit to convert my rolling stock to body mounted couplers? I have a few locos that have body mounted couplers already but none of...
Can you post some pics of the battery powered unit, or maybe a write up on how you did that. it's pretty cool I can see myself trying something...
