Take a look at this page from a 1969 N&W equipment roster showing an Alco C 630 and notice that they are calling it an 0-6-6-0 and not a C-C.
Could this be due to the rairoad’s late abandonment of steam, with the nomenclature “holding over” a bit?
My goodness, what in the world happened to your avatar? [:O]
I wanted to see how many people would ask me if I “really looked like that”, as they did with my previous avatar.
I’m sorry that this is off-topic, but I really did prefer your old avatar. After your experiment is finished, would you consider reverting?
IIRC, that’s what’s on the builder’s plate. A “B-B” EMD is, on its builder’s plate a 0-4-4-0.
[:o)] That’s what happens when you guzzle a couple 6 packs of pumpkin beer! [:P]
The 0-6-6-0 is there - but the AAR Class C-C is also in the right column fairly low on the page.
Interesting to see what ghouls and gremlins are hiding in those old documents.
Of course he really looks like that!
Free the bound periodicals!
Your concern is appreciated. [:)]
It was time to find a new avatar, the one I’m using at present is merely a transitional one, to break identity with the last one, before flaunting a new one, sort of like that ginger root thing in a sushi bar.
The eventual replacement will surely appeal to “most”, just as much as my previous avatar did 
Really? thanks!! I was unaware of that.
so using that nomenclature, what would they put on the builders plate of an Alco PA or and EMD E series locomotive? (to describe the “A1A” wheel configuration)
Would an A1A be: 1-1-1+1-1-1??? Or, call it a “2” for short?[:o)]
I figured it was a matter of time until you changed from your “dried up Shrek” avitat to something new. Your present one is…uh…“unique”.
I know, the 1-1-1 nomenclature is of no use in describing unpowered axels in a truck.
1-0-1 perhaps? no that would not work either.
Your current avatar looks like Orville Redenbacher after he was watching a new microwave experiment too closely when catastophic failure occured.
Your last avatar looked like a melted ghoul.
The one before that (with the cigar) looked knowledgeable enough to explain to this befuddled Canadian why Americans want to spend $700 billion a year to fill the thankless job of being the World’s policeman.
Could you please ditch the railbike as well ? [;)]
Geeeeze!! Everyone’s a critic. [swg] I’ve come to suspect that the railbike picture was taken in Canada, it just has a canadian “feel” to it.
I’ve often wondered what a seasoned RR cop would do if they caught some yayhoo out on the mainline with a home fab rail bike. I’ll bet it would make for an interesting conversation.
As far as the “worlds policeman” bit…not all of us Yankee’s are all that enthusiastic about the role.
You are talking to a guy who opposed the invasion of Iraq on many levels, not the least of which being that none of our ‘official excuses’ held water, and that we should take the UN’s advice that no “WMD” were likely to be found.
But the hawks were determined to serve punishment upon a weakling just for the feel good.
Now I take it all as an amusing joke, they’ve gotten into it, with zero chance to win anything near worth what we’ve put into it, and with no solution in sight are dumbfounded to find a respectable way out.
Since I was not given the choice of whether we should go over there and waste taxpayer money, I’m glad it all ended up being “as good for them as it was for me” bwaaa haa haa haaa.
That rail-bike could be in Canada, I guess.