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Tinkeritis (n.) Excessive Mechanical Fiddling, Modification,

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J3a-614

Post subject: Tinkeritis (n.) Excessive Mechanical Fiddling, Modification,

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:13 am

Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:41 am
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Location: Inwood, W.Va.

How else would you describe these?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 84&nseq=10

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 12#remarks

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Post subject: Re: Tinkeritis (n.) Excessive Mechanical Fiddling, Modificat

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:28 am

Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:41 am
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Location: Inwood, W.Va.

While not "tinkeritis" as such, this also turned up. . .who knows what else that's old lurks around on Amtrak?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 10&nseq=96

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/443917

Another oldie on BNSF:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 9&nseq=152

And and original factory tinker job, sadly one that got away . . .

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 1&nseq=208

Is this still around? Does anyone know its history?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 2&nseq=301

Modern counterpart, at least in some ways:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 44#remarks

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