Hot Water- I have to ask now, did #4449 go through Phoenix that year? And where you there in PHX with it? And did you ever meet a gentleman by the name of Russell (Russ) Joslin?
In the NY Central film about Hudsons, " The Steam Locomotive," it is clearly depicted and described that the fire was dropped before washing the loco and tender prior to being sent to the turn table and then round house. The narrator brags about the good insulation allowing the Hudson to maintain adequate steam pressure. I would speculate that the hosing and brushing of the engine and tender, as shown in the film, took at least a half hour.
Originally Posted by sinclair:
Hot Water- I have to ask now, did #4449 go through Phoenix that year? And where you there in PHX with it? And did you ever meet a gentleman by the name of Russell (Russ) Joslin?
We were on the Southern Pacific, and I seem to remember leaving the main line and going northward through Phoenix, then returning back to the main line. Yes, I was on the entire trip from Portland, OR to New Orleans, and return to Portland. I do NOT remember meeting anyone by that name, however that was 29 years ago.
Then we crossed paths, as we went to see it in PHX. It was my 1st time seeing a fired steamer up close. My grandfather, Russ, was a conductor from PHX to wherever in CAL you where headed so we were there to drop him off.
Some tenders were attached to Steam Cranes, steam Shovels and Rotary Snowplows. I never see that modeled. I only bring it up because of the topics title wording.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Upon getting everything back together again, and backing 4449 rearwards into her tender again, the fire was relit and steam pressure was slowly raised back to 300 psi. Although that portion of the Southern Pacific main line was single track, west of Del Rio, TX, we never delayed a single SP train, and were back on the move westward after only three hours and fifty minutes! The Superintendent of the San Antonio Division, who was riding the train, was VERY IMPRESSED.
And he should have been impressed, because that's real railroading, powered by railroad knowledge and experience. Processes and training work fine for day-to-day scenarios, but this needed experience and knowledge.
Your personal record -- as are the respective records of Mr. Yager and Mr. McCormack -- is awarded ten merits.
Originally Posted by Silver Lake:
Some tenders were attached to Steam Cranes, steam Shovels and Rotary Snowplows. I never see that modeled. I only bring it up because of the topics title wording.
The last few run of the Athearn HO snowplow came with tenders.
Walthers also offered HO steam rotary snowplows with tenders.
Steam cranes and shovels carried their own water and fuel supply on board. The tenders were to only replenish the on board water tank. Coal could be resupplied by coal buckets in the field. There can be no permanent connection because of the rotation on the crane's cab an boom.
A steam crane will not consume fuel as quickly as a steam locomotive, so they don't require an "endless supply" of coal.
Rusty
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