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% Next to Engine Number

General Discussion
#1

Had this question asked to me: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=8683029, any info appreciated

#2

Couldn’t see the question Mike, without logging in.

#3

Ok, probably because it was my User CP page, anyways I was asked what the % meant next to an Engine Number on the cab of a steam engine.

#4

I personally have never seen such a thing. I would be curious as to what that meant also. A joke maybe? Sounds like something I would do when the boss wasn’t looking.

#5

I do not recall ever seeing such a symbol on a US steam engine.

#6

Is this what they are asking about?

Shane

#7

I did a little research and came up with the answer. I knew I’d never seen it on a US locomotive.

Haulage Rating (%)

This is a term used on the Canadian National Railway to denote a locomotive’s tractive effort as a percent. Each 1% of Haulage Rating equals 1,000 Lbs of tractive effort. Tractive Effort, is the force exerted by a steam locomotive at the point where the driving wheel contacts the rail.

#8

so what’s the H-6-g ?? (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

#9

Greg,

Here is the rest of the story from Link

The CNR’s mechanical department adopted the Canadian Northern’s method of locomotive classification. which is in the format of X-1-a, where ‘X’ denotes the wheel arrangement (and in some cases the driver size), while the ‘1’ denotes common specifications between groups of locomotives, such as cylinder sizes for example. Lastly, the ‘a’ is the subclass, which was usually used to distinguish different batches of similar locomotives. The CNR’s steam locomotive classification scheme is as follows:

Class Wheel Driver
Symbol Arrang. Dia.
====== ====== ======
A 4-4-0 63" or Less
B 4-4-0 Over 63"
C 2-6-0 52" or Less
D 2-6-0 Over 52" to 58"
E 2-6-0 Over 58"
F 4-6-0 52" or less

G 4-6-0 Over 52" to 58"
H 4-6-0 Over 58" to 63"
I 4-6-0 Over 63"
J 4-6-2 70" or Less
K 4-6-2 Over 70"
K 4-6-4 All

L 2-8-0 52" or Less
M 2-8-0 Over 52" to 58"
N 2-8-0 Over 58"
O 0-6-0 All
P 0-8-0 All
R 2-8-2 58" or Less

S 2-8-2 Over 58"
T 2-10-2 All
U 4-8-2 All
U 4-8-4 All
X Misc. All

#10

Jeez. Whoever came up with this system must have been hitting the sauce!(https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)

#11

Well, that is very organized, have not ever seen an example where the “class specifics” were painted on the loco/tender.

Thanks Joe!

Greg

#12

Greg Elmassian said:

Well, that is very organized, have not ever seen an example where the “class specifics” were painted on the loco/tender.

Thanks Joe!

Greg

Its almost as if you had something to do with it Greg (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif). I mean the organized part not the hitting the sauce part

Of course I remember a certain post where you did admit to hitting the sauce when faced with a conundrum(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)

#13

Devon Sinsley said:

Greg Elmassian said:

Well, that is very organized, have not ever seen an example where the “class specifics” were painted on the loco/tender.

Thanks Joe!

Greg

Its almost as if you had something to do with it Greg (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif). I mean the organized part not the hitting the sauce part

Of course I remember a certain post where you did admit to hitting the sauce when faced with a conundrum(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)

Well, there’s sauce…and there’s something good! That ain’t either. There’s a song verse that states “I can’t stop thinking what the hell they were drinkin When they made this county dry” So…whatever…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif) (but I’ll stick with “Makers Mark”)

#14

Oh, and seriously we should really account for “I’ll take root around with a stick for 500 Alex?”(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)

#15

Gin, Bingo or perhaps Old Maid is probably the answer ?

#16

Thanks Joe!

#17

Yes, my real preferences are towards 12+ year old Scotch single malt, but I’m not much of a drinking man…

Greg

#18

Which reminds me of the joke about the nurse at a WW2 hospital in the Pacific, when she told a doctor that there were a couple of cases of Beri Beri in the other ward.

“Oh just give them to the Aussies” he told her. “They’ll drink anything”

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