Thanks,<br><br>John Rhodes<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:20 AM, NW Mailing List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">John,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">In my opinion, that would be the only reason for
the increased costs. Otherwise, all eight of these locomotives and tenders were
identical.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bud Jeffries</font></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:54
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rods</div>
<div><br></div>Bud,<br><br>Thanks. Other than the increase in labor and
materials was the roller rods the only cause of the increase in
cost?<br><br>John Rhodes<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, NW Mailing List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>></span>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">John,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The railway listed the 1235-37 costing
$277,564.00 each; the 1238-42 $300,404.00 each.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bud Jeffries</font></div>
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Re: A class and Lightweight rods</div>
<div><br></div>Bud,<br><br>Do you know the difference in cost between the
last produced roller rod and non-roller rod Class
A's?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>John Rhodes<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM, NW Mailing List
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<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Matt,<br><br>The last five A's when built, numbers
1238-42, were equipped with the lightweight rods and reciprocating parts
with roller bearing connections to enhance long distance running. They
were very successful and were built primarly for troop train and
passenger service, when needed.<br><br>The Class J's were all equipped
with this type of rods and bearings allowing them to be assigned to
Roanoke and dispatched to Norfolk and Cincinnati on these runs with a
minimum of servicing. The five A's could perform similarly on extended
runs on troop and passenger service. Beginning in 1955 with the
inauguration of time freights 77 and 78, these engines ran to Petersburg
and back to Roanoke, and also between Roanoke and Portsmouth, without
engine change.<br><br>Official N&W literature stated that the Timken
lightweight reciprocating parts resulted in a weight reduction of 38
percent from the original type used. The advantages listed was greater
reliability, increased availability, lower roundhouse maintenance cost,
reduction of hammer blow on the rails, and longer runs without
lubrication servicing.<br><br>The only other modification required was
the counterweights on the driving wheels had to be changed. There was an
increased cost to build these five A's when compared to the three A's
built at the same time using conventional rods.<br><br>Bud
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11, 2009 8:40 AM<br>Subject: A class and Lightweight rods<br><br><br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Were the lightweight rods applied to the last A's a
successful application? How was success measured and what was the
business / operational reason behind it?<br><br>What other changes to
the locomotive were required to accomodate the rods?<br><br>Matt
Goodman<br>Columbus
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