[Accrs-ho] Broken Sierra Western diesel

[ACCRS HO Scale]

Members,

Last night I looked upstairs and found the Sierra Western GP40 #4040 in 
the problem/repair box.  This is one of the locos that reside in the 
club DCC metal cabinet under the layout at the end of the passenger 
yard. *I would like to know who put it up there and what created the 
problem.*

As near as I can tell, it originally was not a DCC problem.  Each truck 
has a small upward facing projection that fits in the frame to keep the 
truck centered in the locomotive frame.   The projection on the rear 
truck was broken off.  It is difficult to see how that could happen as 
is not something you would normally expect to occur.   It tells me 
someone dropped the loco (most probable) or in using  the loco it fell 
of the track and tumbled a long distance to the floor or something like 
that.  Mishandlng while trying to put the truck on the track could have 
also caused the breakage.

There was no note on the loco detailing the problem.   Of course, when 
the truck no longer can center on the frame, the drive shaft pushes out 
of the fly wheel and the motor just spins.

When you damage a loco, you are supposed to report it and make a note of 
the problem and what happened.   Not just quietly stick it in the repair 
box.  In most cases the damage most likely is accidental, but it still 
needs to be reported.

Dean
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