[PRCo] Re: Wheels__&__Shoes

[Fred Schneider]

Thank you.  Sorry.

Boris Cefer wrote:

> Hi, all!
>
> When you want to know something, you can browse through an encyclopedia. And
> if you don't have encyclopedia in your home, then simply ask Fred. He knows
> everything!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:26 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Wheels__&__Shoes
>
> > Please allow me the privilege of punching holes in the theory that you
> can't mix shoes and wheels.
> > And there is really no problem at Arden mixing the two.  The only
> potential frog problem is running northbound through the wrong side of Fair
> Grounds siding ... which is done every year during Santa Claus period.
> Problem there is more the alignment of the frog than anything else, and if I
> run slow enough pole doesn't dewire.  The only problem we have is shoes not
> tripping Nachod signal contactors, and that too isn't a problem if
> > we run slow enough.
> >
> > The principal reason for using shoes were 1) they were not as prone to
> dewirement at high speeds as wheels and 2) they were capable of collecting
> higher amperages than wheels.
>
> And so forth......