DIESELS at the AGE OF STEAM ROUNDHOUSE? YEP!

Been there, done that!  Saw a bunch of those diseasels down there.  It's really an amazing collection and one that Jerry has worked hard and invested well in building.  Some of them came from his Ohio Central and were actually used in service up till the RR was sold.  It will be wonderful to see/hear some of these antiques actually fired up and running again, one day.

 

The steam heritage is, of course, most important, but these engines are certainly part of our RR history.

 

Paul Fischer

I thought I was detecting a theme of sorts ...until the F40s showed up !   Roll on, Jerry....it's Diesel for the job....and steam for the adventure ! 

It begs the question, what do you do with all these diesels? 7 Alco S-2s?

This guy has more real engines than I have models.

Seriously, are these all for display or is he getting ready to acquire another shortline?

 

Pete

Quite a collection.

WOW!

Peter

WOW.  Quite a collection.  I couldn't even afford the little black switcher.

There was also a teaser at the end of the email.

 

"Check out this new page, and then get ready for a BIG announcement from the roundhouse...coming next week!"

Holy Alcos, Batman..............

Just for display. Most of those diesels are not serviceable.

I saw the NKP working near Bergholz a couple years ago.

I love seeing the Alco S2 engines. I ran one of these in tourist service for a while.  It was a fun engine to operate, but definitely had some quirks.  the little tiny cab heater worked off of engine coolant, so it was great eventually but you froze until the prime mover heated up. The air-slide throttle took a little getting used to but was actually quite nice once you got used to it.  The view from the cab was great, especially in reverse. One thing that was somewhat unnerving was that the cab is directly on top of the fuel tank - not a comforting thought in the event of an accident!

The local chapter of the NRHS has a working T6 that helps move things around the VMT. I just don't know why no one will offer a model of one of these.

The first unit that is shown, yellow #100, is listed as an S-2, but it is in fact an S-6.

 

S-6 #100

 

The forward position of the stack, square vents on the sides, and end radiator show that it is not an S-2.

 

Stuart

 

 

 

Blasphemy !!  Nothing is sacred. Oh well.

I love the Ex MCRR unit with the High ad trucks!

 

Too bad they couldn't save the ex Demo C636's before they got chopped at the LVAL

This page has a lot of railroad photography & information.

It has a book mark on my computer, for future information.

http://ageofsteamroundhouse.com

Gary

Those two FM units should be in great operating condition. They were totally rebuilt at Chattahoochee Locomotive works, when the NC Port operation bought them. Then, they only saw a couple of years service before being surplused.

 I saw them being tested right after rebuild, on the Pickens Railroad, in Anderson SC.

 Those are the only FM's I have ever seen in service.

Jeff

#82 pictured on the roster,  one of the Montour Railroad SW9's.

SW9 #82 built  1953 serial #nnnn 900-hp  ex-Flats Industrial RR #82; ex-Ford Motor  Co.; orig Montour RR #82

Moutour stuff.

Huh? 

 

How about explaining that comment...

 

Rich,

 

I imagine that Jim is commenting on Diesels being at The Age of STEAM Roundhouse.

He may be forgetting that the Late Age of Steam, and the Early Diesel Era had quite a period of overlap, so many Early Diseasels would be Appropriate, at The Age of Steam Roundhouse.

 

Doug

THanks for explaining it to the moderator for me. It was meant in jest, really. After all, the place is named"Age of Steam". My layout and collection is a mix of steam and early diesel. I know quite well the history of RR development with quite a few books on the subject including engineering books dated in the late 18 hundreds.  One tells of the development of the gas engine from steam engines. Very interesting.

I wonder how many OGR members have a locomotive steam or diesel stashed away in their backyard?

;p