Lets Bail out the Penn Central

[Ralph]

Ralph,
What is that thing with the yellow cab? Can we see more?
Dave

Hi Dave,

I've been out of town the last few days with a family emergency and missed your question. The thing with the yellow cab is a track cleaning car I got years ago in a box of train stuff my uncle sent when he got out of the hobby. It was originally lettered for the Southern Pacific and the cab was colored red. There was a motor in the cab that turned two shafts with little sponges on the ends that wiped the tracks. When I received it the motor was not functioning so I removed the sponges and glued a piece of masonite to the shafts, using that wood slab to rub dust off the tracks. Then I painted and lettered it for the Penn Central. I run this car periodically to remove dust from my track but rely on Wahl oil to keep things clean and electronically conductive.



Ralph