One of the great fears is that while transporting a locomotive around is that it will fall out of hand or off tracks and take a big trip to the floor.I especially have this fear with the big heavy Big Boy.
One time I had an MTH GG-1 sitting on a table and I was wearing a sweater when I walked by it as i had done many times. On one of my pass bys for some reason the sweater sleeve grabbed one of the pantographs and before i knew the loco took a 5 foot trip to the floor. I was devastated but was glad to find that the only damage was that one of the couplers wouldot fire.
I was wondering if any members have had "loco drop" experiences.
Bob C.
Have a friend and his policy is absolutely no coats or sweaters when viewing the layout. Seemed draconian until I'd seen the disasters these garments have caused. Same policy for purses, cameras, and glasses on a rope. Either catching structures, passing rolling stock or engines.
Luckily no drops but have seen the results of some 4' table run offs. Not pretty.
