http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/lotsasteam/LV%203.mp4

I think the diesel just jumped the track because 1 of the wheels climbed the rail

OUCH. That did not look or sound good. BTW, Your link doesn’t work because of the %20 in the file name. If you copy and paste the whole thing into a new tab it will open and play directly in Forefox. Going to try and imbed it for you below…

Oh my! The old concrete dive. That sounded expensive.

Watching it in full screen, you can see the diesel hesitate and then flop, when its lead truck gets to the switch points. I wonder if the switch was set the wrong way.

If you step through the frames the diesel is already leaning before it gets to the points. May have happened on the frog.

John, I was trying to step through the frames, but Winders 10 don’t work like Ex Pee did, and I am still learning how to woik it.

But if either of us are right, then the Ruby had nothing to do with it. Also it points out the need to have a safety rail when the tracks are that close to the edge of a platform.

I wonder how extensive the damage was to that there diesel-lectric thang.

I’m on Winders Tein too. I paused the video, then clicked the slider as close to the left of current position as I could. Jumps two or three frames, but not bad. You can also right click while playing and choose slow motion.

John, and that’s what I done did in full screen mode, but I couldn’t get a clear view of where the points where set.

So, does this video prove that steam really does rule? A lowly 4 coupled Ruby can make a C truck diesel take the concrete plunge.

I’m at the end of a thin DSL line, it buffered at the point where the dismals front truck was derailed, the truck turned away on a 30 degree angle, mo doomed it to dive… I didn’t notice a lean prior.

John

Go Ruby! Live steam rules.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif) Oh did I say that outlould.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)

Lead axle went airborne at frog. The truck frame can be seen to pitch up. Then lead axle comes down. Then another jolt, presumably from center or 3rd axle on frog. Then truck deviates away from frog to outside rail. Then gravity works with a little help from its friend momentum.

All within about a second.

Image capture from going fullscreen in Firefox, then print screen, then paste in to MS Paint.

Gscalederail2 by Forrest Wood, on Flickr

Hmm, wonder why the thing isn’t working?

Let’s try it this way,

Ooh! Gee, That was unfortunate and presented under this thread title also, fairly hilarious. Being a fellow Ruby owner a did kinda have that proud father look on my face. I think it had a back to back gauge problem or deep flanges and just wasn’t gonna go through that frog.

But more importantly, What is that hanging off the end of the main connecting rod? (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)I’m thinking water pump? He has some nice additions Headlight, bell and a coupler attachment.