From the Firefly Shops.........

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I've looked at the Crow River option several times for several projects....may have to look yet again...find one to modify to mount on trolley flat,

End view of #9 has more detail than I can contemplate installing.....but I've collected 4-5 photos now of various views. Another folder in the future projects folder on the external drive,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Might have seen this in OSR.....A-N was selling the 3D printed components....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Finally finished off the ITS Class C. - replaced single drive with a matched pair of drives and lots of cleaning and tidying up, painting and all of everything other than the main body - some paint chips there but rather than strip and re=paint, sealed and left as is.

[webenda]

Very good looking locomotive build, Rufus.

I asked Google, "What are those cans on the ends of the ITS Class C locomotive platform?"


I don't see any cans on a Virginian EL-C.

The group on Trains Forum said they are sand boxes.
https://forum.trains.com/t/electric-loco-parts/299997

Is either of those answers, Air Tanks or Sand Tanks, correct?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The "columns" at the ends are sandboxes.

[healey36]

They've been around for a while:



Always wondered what they were.

[sarge]

I asked Google, "What are those cans on the ends of the ITS Class C locomotive platform?"

Maybe we should call AI "alternative information". Grin!

I wonder why no-one has thought to teach AI that "I don't know" is often a perfectly appropriate answer.

[webenda]

Thank you, Rufus.

I see I wasn't the only one wondering what those cans were.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Maybe we should call AI "alternative information". Grin!

AI systems are well established to just make stuff up and then defend it as if true.....just like humans,

I wonder why no-one has thought to teach AI that "I don't know" is often a perfectly appropriate answer.

See above answer,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

An All Nation unit that I picked up long ago at an East Penn meet....that was in the raw.

[healey36]

Interurban combo...there's a lot to like about that!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Interurban combo...there's a lot to like about that!

As much as I rather like it, I suspect it will eventually depart this locale. My interests tend to more focused on wood cars.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Something not built too often - substation car

[healey36]

You definitely need some signage on that!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You definitely need some signage on that!

Like "Touch this and Die!".....