"Cowcatcher clearance"

There are a great many enjoyable witticisms there, but to get back to Lee's original question:  Yes, I was surprised how high I had to mount the tinplate plow on this MOW beater to avoid shorting between the middle and outer rails.  The plow is fastened to the metal truck with a nylon screw and separated by a wooden shim.

Rolling on the Floor (at work) Laughing my Self Silly! Poor Rich, so this is number two we have to watch out for. We got to keep track of these!

I don't know about any of you, but all this is making me hungry...

Oh, and Dennis,  we should always look out for number 2... especially from cows.

Thanks,

Mario

No they didn't.  In fact, there were only a scant few prototype American railroads that had the 2-6-4 "Adriatic" wheel arrangement.  Boston & Maine, Central of Georgia, Illinois Central, Philadelphia & Reading, & Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain are the only ones I'm aware of that had any.  The Adriatic was more commonplace in Europe & South Africa.

Of course it was also popular on the Lionel Lines, but then I did keep the above paragraph within the specific context of prototype roads. 

This prototype seems to have a model-height cowcatcher. I can't comment on the cow population numbers in the NE corridor however.

On locos in the NE Corridor, are they called, "Deersplatters"?  Well, the Lionel

2-6-4's did have prototypes, surprise, surprise!  I remember none mentioned or modeled in my teenage years in HO, reading MR and RMC.  Was the Chattanooga and

L.O., a tourist road using an Adriatic acquired from one of the other roads?

My version of the old American Flyer "cow on the tracks" accessory, done with a rotary solenoid and insulated rail.

Take care, joe.

Cool cow! "Let go play catch!"

Hi Lee,

     I think Suzie is a bad influence!!!

Take care, Joe.

Since you are so good at fabricating the parts for your conversion, I'll bet that if you make the pilot out of plastic, it won't short out on the third rail.