This was a pretty interesting find on YouTube, pretty educational too. Some of us that know just a little may find this channel enlightening. Also it is interesting what the changes are through the years.
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I really enjoy this channel. Great footage and great info!
@BillYo414 posted:I really enjoy this channel. Great footage and great info!
Came up in my feed completely random. I watched this because I wanted to see what he said. Very informative that's for sure.
He’s done some pretty fun and informative videos. I like the one he did on railroad clothing. He also cooked a very expensive steak in a locomotive’s firebox!
pilot or cowcatcher is made from steel bars or similar that is designed to stop objects from getting under the locomotive and causing a derailment
@ThatGuy posted:pilot or cowcatcher is made from steel bars or similar that is designed to stop objects from getting under the locomotive and causing a derailment
Some early locomotives had heavy wood beams and NOT "steel bars".
@Hot Water posted:Some early locomotives had heavy wood beams and NOT "steel bars".
Ok
@Hot Water posted:Some early locomotives had heavy wood beams and NOT "steel bars".
I thought it was interesting that the used the old broken tubes. That's pretty smart. I also like how when they got to that big locomotive he was saying that the pilot is big and solid because it has to protect the whole front part of the locomotive especially the cylinders. I didn't know that they were one large cast piece, but I guess they'd have to be.
Good video.
Peter
@Putnam Division posted:Good video.
Peter
It is. I really like how he broke it down for us rube's and used a timeline through engines to show how it changed.
Very nice video! Well done!!
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:I didn't know that they were one large cast piece, but I guess they'd have to be.
Older locomotives sometimes had the cylinders bolted to the saddle.
But, wouldn't it work on a cow?
If so, what's wrong with a great nick-name like Cowcatcher?
Lot's of big machines or attachments have nick-names.
Mannyrock
And lots of big machines or attachments have proper names.
@Mannyrock posted:But, wouldn't it work on a cow?
If so, what's wrong with a great nick-name like Cowcatcher?
There is nothing wrong with a nick-name like cowcatcher. That is what the railroads themselves called it for a while. Thing is that when they were referring to the cowcatcher early railroaders just meant the wooden or metal structure attached to the front end of the locomotive that was used to clear animals or other objects from the tracks.
If you’ve ever seen the graphic video of a D&RGW steam engine encountering a cow, you would understand why “cowcatcher” is a misnomer.
@smd4 posted:If you’ve ever seen the graphic video of a D&RGW steam engine encountering a cow, you would understand why “cowcatcher” is a misnomer.
Yeah, I saw that video some time ago. Launching could be a subsequent partial title, but squish would be more appropriate.
He has great videos. Another good one is why some locomotives have a few huge drive wheels and others have many small drive wheels, and how it all relates to traction, torque and speed and how a certain locomotive would be chosen to do a specific task.
