Team Gizmo

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As the owner of a locationless cache, I have voted to suspend them for now. I think creating their category is a great idea and should make it easier and more clear as to the guidelines for posting one. I know mine was a nightmare to get through even though the item you are looking for is fairly unique. Looking forward to the changeover. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

Well, Erik finally posted it. The only thing that he changed was that each loco can only be logged one time and then if someone else wants to log it, it has to be a note only. "The usual locationless cache rules apply - each locomotive can be logged only once and only one log per geocacher - though others are welcome to visit those already found and log a "note"." http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=44440 I did not find that in the guidelines and didn't see anything about "usual locationless cache rules". I would have liked to be able to have each loco logged more than once. Oh well, at least it got posted. You know if everyone hates locationless that much, maybe Jeremy should just do away with all of them. I enjoy them, but admittedly I do like regular caches more. Thanks for all your feedback and happy caching! ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!" [This message was edited by Team Gizmo on November 27, 2002 at 07:51 AM.]

I have been looking at other caches that have been approved. There is a virtual cache to post a clock on a pedestal. You cannot log the same clock more than once. Using your logic, this wouldn't be a virtual either, but it was approved that way. The idea behind this cache was to challenge the finder to figure out where one (or more) of these locomotive are on display and then log a picture of it. I don't really care if it's listed as a virtual or a locationless. I was trying to meet the "guidelines" to get it listed. I have emailed Jeremy on this one and I will take whatever he decides as the final answer. I thought it would be fun to have folks looking for the largest locomotive ever built. Maybe not. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

Here is the cache if approved. It should fit the rules now. The DDA40X is the largest locomotive ever built. The coordinates listed are for the train yard in Tucson, Arizona. There is not a DDA40X at this location. For this virtual cache you must provide a picture of a certain type of diesel locomotive. The Union Pacific DDA40X. There are 13 of the original 47 locomotives left. Twelve of them are in museums & parks around the country. Part of the challenge of this cache is to figure out where these locomotives are on display. To get credit for this cache, you must provide the coordinates, the city/state location and a picture, including your GPSr, of one of these locomotives. Since there are so few, a locomotive may be logged more than once. I have included a graphic of this huge locomotive for reference. Happy Hunting! ____________________________________________________________________ A little history of this locomotive: In 1969 Union Pacific purchased the very largest and most powerful diesel ever built, the DDA40X, with 6600 HP provided by two diesel engines mounted on one frame. These 270 ton, 98 foot long behemoths were built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corp. (EMD) and were named "Centennial". In all, 47 units were purchased (numbered 6900-6946) beginning in May of 1969 with deliveries continuing through 1971. They were numbered using the "6900" series to mark the '69 dates. Today 13 of these double diesel locomotives survive and can be visited. One unit #6936 has recently had a major overhaul and is still owned and regularly operated by the UPRR. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

The idea of this one was to get some good pics of these historic loco's...and maybe even the one in action. I think I will pick one in a museum and set it up a as a virtual. Wonder what problems there will be with that? ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

I am allowing each loco to be logged more than once...and there are at least 3 other locationless caches that are mobile. One where you log the Wienermobile, one where you log the Hershey KissMobile and one where you log a yellow jeep. By the way, there are 13 Wienermobiles and they are ALL mobile. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

Here is the basic idea. This locomotive was the largest one ever built. For this locationless cache you must provide a picture of a certain type of diesel locomotive. There are 13 of these locomotives left. One that is currently in service by Union Pacific and the rest are in museums & parks around the country. To get credit for this cache, you must provide the coordinates and a picture, including your GPSr, of one of these locomotives. A locomotive may be logged more than once. I have included a graphic of this huge locomotive for reference. Can you get a picture of the one that is currently in service? It's number is 6936. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

The admins have denied this locationless cache. They said that there are enough train related ones and part of this one could include a locomotive that is mobile(and some that are in museums). They said that you cannot have mobile objects as a locationless cache but there are at least 2 other locationless caches that include mobile objects. What does everyone think? http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=43997 ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

This is from the park's website on the following page: http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/bbone.htm "An interpretive brochure that corresponds with numbered stops along trail allows visitors to learn about the native flora, abundant fauna, outstanding geology, and remarkable history of the site." Wouldn't this brochure be basically the same thing as the cache?? ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

Can someone tell me the difference between this: http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/ParkAreas.htm and this: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=10137 Don't they both tell you how to get to the same location?? ... and they are both posted on the web! Just my 2 cents. Team Gizmo ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

Team Gizmo Me - 39 coming right up on 40. Deb is 45. ------------------------------ Team Gizmo "Honk if your horn is broken!"

We just bought our yellow Etrex a few weeks ago at Best Buy. It works great for Geocaching. Team Gizmo

We just bought our yellow Etrex a few weeks ago at Best Buy. It works great for Geocaching. Team Gizmo

We are just getting started and will be purchasing our first GPS unit next week. We are staying in the low price range, so I have narrowed it down to the E-trex basic or the Magellan 315. Any feedback on which of these units are better for the beginner would be appreciated. Thanks