David Dewey Wrote:
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> Yes, it was Doug's Locomotive and was painted for
> the Nevada Northern--that's why the diamond shape
> on the noses, where the NN logo was supposed to
> go. I designed the paint styling--but not the
> Colors!!! One reason for the bright colors along
> the frames was for safety visibility, especially
> at grade crossings. The plan was to add diagonal
> strips of reflective material on the frame edges.
> Shame no one purchased the engine, although I
> wondered about the axle bearings; I helped Doug
> polish them out, and there were rust pits on the
> axles that I ground smooth with a dremel tool so
> there wouldn't be any sharp edges to damage the
> brasses. The idea must have worked as there were a
> lot of miles put on them after the polishing job.
> We figured with the edges smoothed out, the pits
> would serve as tiny oil reservoirs and not be an
> issue. There was a LOT of hand work done on those
> axles! I do think there was only one or two axles
> that had the problem.
> I still remember seeing the locomotive painted
> after I came back from a vacation to Hawaii. They
> weren't the colors I'd envisioned and I always
> thought of it as a circus loco.


Didn’t that locomotive have the ability to run on different gauges? If so how were the axles adjusted to change the gauge?