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Moonson posted:
briansilvermustang posted:

Hey Briansilvermustang, Don't leave us hanging! How about the: who; what; where; when; why of those two scenes. If we were to model such places on a layout, folks would surely ask such questions of us, right?

I have seen those photos before, but do not remember what location they were taken from.

It was built in the 1970s Soviet Union to cut down travel times and showcase the incredible power of the jet engine. A locomotive with two giant engines strapped on its roof could reach speeds higher than most trains today – up to 160mph (~260 km/h). Sounds awesome, right? It was, except for the fact that those engines were consuming incredible amounts of fuel. Enough so it would scrap the whole project and leave this fully functional prototype to rot.

it appears it was never put into service, just a prototype, scrapped......

briansilvermustang posted:

Nice shot. British soldiers somewhere in the European theater, but I can't tell what unit they're from as their unit insignia on the windshield frame (driver side) is covered up.

I've always liked this shot, too:

I recently got to see the excellent example of a rail jeep at the Army Transportation museum at Ft Eustis (which also has a great Army RR rolling stock collection).

As an owner of a 1944 Willys MB Jeep, I must admit I'd love to find a set of these RR wheels someday, but they're almost impossible to find as very few were made and the ones that survived are worth way more than any Jeep you could bolt them to!

briansilvermustang posted:

It was built in the 1970s Soviet Union to cut down travel times and showcase the incredible power of the jet engine. A locomotive with two giant engines strapped on its roof could reach speeds higher than most trains today – up to 160mph (~260 km/h). Sounds awesome, right? It was, except for the fact that those engines were consuming incredible amounts of fuel. Enough so it would scrap the whole project and leave this fully functional prototype to rot.

it appears it was never put into service, just a prototype, scrapped......

Not to mention what both of them could do to passengers waiting on the platform.

briansilvermustang posted:

really like like your modeled scene with the rail jeep.

That's no model, the museum at Ft Eustis found some actual rail wheels and bolted them to a jeep on a diorama in 1:1 scale and created this amazing display.

Needless to say, I'd love to find a set of these to throw on my own Jeep, but as I understand it, there was a lot to do to get a Jeep onto the rails other than just changing the rims...

Moonson posted:

My appreciative Thanks  for the "Likes" for my close-up shots of the coaling facility, to:

briansilvermustang; p51; N5CJonny; Mark Boyce; Garrett76; Trussman; Paul Romano; Lou N; gandydancer1950 (and Thanks to you for the "Reply") ; SouthernMike; Dennis Holler.

wideTippl

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

 

Thank you Frank, for your reply!  I love your photos!

Mark Boyce posted:
Moonson posted:

My appreciative Thanks  for the "Likes" for my close-up shots of the coaling facility, to:

briansilvermustang; p51; N5CJonny; Mark Boyce; Garrett76; Trussman; Paul Romano; Lou N; gandydancer1950 (and Thanks to you for the "Reply") ; SouthernMike; Dennis Holler.

wideTippl

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

 

Thank you Frank, for your reply!  I love your photos!

...and many thanks to you for showing us your great work ! 

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