http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/ Sn3 Model Railroading Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:33:26 GMT Robert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8046 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8046 ... 5 full days now, my car has sat in Salt Lake City. Even UPS has pushed back the expected delivery date. Thanks UPS! Robert Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:47:00 GMT Robert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8045 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8045 ... Just my luck! At least they work and deliver on the many days the USPS is closed and nobody else is. USPS is 6 days delivery while UPS is 5 days except for Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:23:03 GMT Dave Schurhammer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8044 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8044 Robert That is because UPS works and delivers on Christmas Eve day-when most other people are off-so they receive New Year Eves day off. At least they work and Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:58:31 GMT Robert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8043 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8043 Well, my passenger car left Ukiah on Wednesday of last week, the 29th of December. It was in Salt Lake City before midnight the 30th. But because UPS said Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:58:32 GMT grampopca http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8042 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8042 Merry Christmas to you all out there, and have a Great holiday. Tom Beaton Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:56:39 GMT onagerla http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8041 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8041 Roland, it's really difficult to tell from one photo but maybe I'm just not seeing the problem. As long as the motor shaft and worm are aligned (which of Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:37:49 GMT Alexandre Zelkine http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8040 While some of you were waiting for their fancy, expensive, brass imports, I, for one, have been working on my V&T Shops/Wiseman passenger coach kit. And I've Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:25:13 GMT Roland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8039 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8039 Hello members , posted a picture of my conversion in the files section , named Pic1.jpg Something is wrong ! Correct NWSL # 139-6 gearbox...motor is an NWSL Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:49:22 GMT William http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8038 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8038 Roland: I just reviewed my article and the part number is correct. My understanding is that Overland produced several runs of the C&S locomotives and perhaps Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:32:42 GMT wcbeverly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8037 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8037 Can anybody post a few pictures of their new PBL passenger cars, so the rest of us who are waiting for ours, can drool. Bill Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:49:55 GMT Roland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8036 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8036 Hi Jim , sorry for the wrong item number - but I have the correct one #139-6 here Roland Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:23:51 GMT James S. Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8035 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8035 Hi Roland... I note that the reference in the cyber-article is for 139-6 gearbox, rather than a 136-9 as you noted in your original post. Is it possible that Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:15:24 GMT Roland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8034 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8034 Hi Derrell, yes - it is an OMI 2-6-0 No.8. Axle is the NWSL replacement axle. Roland Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:04:53 GMT onagerla http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8033 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8033 Roland, are you putting this in an OMI 2-6-0? I did this to a No.21 a few years ago and I don't recall having to use a different gear box than Bill called for. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:53:18 GMT Roland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWNG-Sn3Group/message/8032 Hello , it is a very nice and helpful article and I just started the regearing/repower project. Unfortunately the descriped gearbox NWSL #136-9 didn't fit !