The P&WV Hi-Line

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

jez.... $560.00 so far on E-bay.
Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PITTSBURGH-WEST-VIRGINIA-RAILROAD-RAILWAY-LANTERN-LAMP-/251286261137?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a81d40d91

Whoooo Weeeee......I'm lucky, got three(3) of e'm!

1 High-boy Red Globe (P.&.W.V. Ry. Co.)
1 Low-boy Clear Globe (P.&.W.V. Ry. Co.)
1 New'er with stamped P&WV R.R. Was the (Rook Yard-master's) o'le man's personal one.

...and one ( WPT Ry. Co.) crazy look'n clear globe, stamped ADLAKE KERO
embossed on/in the glass.
I think, maybe, over these past many years, paid a total of $150.00
for all of them!
YeeHaa! ....boy can I pick'em!

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

I guess we all now know how you're funding your retirement...
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PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

Yea baby! Threeee more payments and that
Chevy 4cyl. 93' Meto is ....all mine!

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

wow...! 3 bidders, 17 bids, auction ended @ $615.00

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

For those of you that haven't seen JZ's '93 Geo Metro, here it is:

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Eric Schlentner
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PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

Jez' it's supos'd to be a secret!
Ya'kno if I can sell two more of them Lanterns, I
could buy(maybe) them 3-chime Leslies for the roof!
...or maybe just a new Sear's Battery to get the sweet-Metro-ride started.
I don't know, should i have waited a few more years till' i retired?

JZ.
....still roll'n more pennies for gas $$$.

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

What I, and everyone else, really want to know is: How did you get that 38D-10 OP engine to fit under the hood? And, what kind of mileage do you get?
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Rich_S · Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA

[quote="jayrod"]For those of you that haven't seen JZ's '93 Geo Metro, here it is:

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I think that is the best looking Geo Metro I've ever seen. I really like how it even has a "F" on the front bumper.....
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Rich_S · Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA

[quote="jayrod"]What I, and everyone else, really want to know is: How did you get that 38D-10 OP engine to fit under the hood? And, what kind of mileage do you get?[/quote]

While we are on the subject of the FM 38D-10 Opposed piston diesel engine, here is a photo I'll bet the machinist at Rook will recognize.

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Rich S.

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

That photo demonstrates why FMs weren't big sellers. It's easy to imagine what a pain in the butt it would be to disassemble half the engine and change out two shattered pistons if you threw one rod. And, you'd need a crane to pull the liner. In-lines were/are much easier to work on.
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jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

The "F" complies with FRA standards so JZ remembers which end is the front.

Sometimes it's hard to see him behind the control stand when he's driving down the street. I wonder if he's still thinking about retrofitting dynamic brakes - We'd hear him coming for miles on some of those long down hills.
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PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

...see another good idea by Jayrod, down the drain!
that person i live with lo-these may years has informed
me that my $531.42 SS-check will not completely cover
the cost of those Dynamic Breaks.
The GOOD NEWS...she's giv'n me $25.99 in cash! Now
I'm headed to the K-Mart, get me a pair of those heavy-duty
Dickie's-Brand work boots. Yea Baby! just push open the door,
stick-out and drag that left boot...The Metro glides to a full stop!