| Posted by Marty Bernard on March 3, 2012 | |
Ted, please explain what a "dummy" wheel set is as opposed to a normal one.
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| Posted by Ted Ellis on March 3, 2012 | |
A dummy wheelset does not have a traction motor. They are just used to get a crippled unit moving to clear the track and then moved to a shop to get a regular wheelset with motor installed.
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| Posted by Thomas Bookout on March 3, 2012 | |
Not something that you see everyday! Very interesting.
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| Posted by CSXNick on March 5, 2012 | |
Cool Shot! Up until now when I thought of a "Dummy" it was only in HO scale!
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| Posted by Erick Anderson on March 5, 2012 | |
I know they take safety precautions for things like this but I still wouldn't want to be that close to the unit with it hanging like that.
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| Posted by Dale Lanham on March 5, 2012 | |
In the rail industry, we refer to those as an "idler"
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| Posted by Mitch Goldman on May 28, 2012 | |
And here I thought a dummy wheel set was for when a railroad wanted more trains but the president's wife wouldn't let him spend that kind of money. Great detail shot and good info, thanks for sharing!
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