Notch 6 Episode 126 - Jack "Hot Water" Wheelihan on 3 Rail Scale, SP 4449, and the Union Pacific steam program

Great interview!!

I especially liked Hot Water's explanation about the engineer pushing too hard for boiler pressure and that not allowing enough steam contact time in the superheater to reach design operating temperature, thus running inefficiently.

He sold most of collection.  wish I knew about that.  He had some great pieces.

superwarp1 posted:

He sold most of collection.  wish I knew about that.  He had some great pieces.

His collection is up for auction on Friday November 30th. 

I’ve gotten through two thirds of the pod cast.  Nice to hear the man behind the legend that is Hot Water.

was glued to the PC, like folks waiting to hear FDR and the fire side chats!......very cool to hear Hotwater talk.....great Podcast!...…………..Pat

Here's to your mentioned GP30's.

That's me in the cab.

@Notch 6

@Hot Water

Great interview! Jack, thanks for taking the time to share some stories of your illustrious career. I really enjoyed hearing you explain how you learned to fire and throttle a steam locomotive for efficiency.  

Derek, thanks for your efforts producing the Notch 6 podcast. I really enjoyed this one, keep up the good work!

If you haven’t listened to this episode yet, turn it on the next few times you are in the car or have a few free minutes, you won’t be disappointed!

Thanks for the nice comments. Sorry that I've been "out of touch" for the last 4 days, as I forgot the Apple MacBook Air at our daughter's house, when I returned home from the Bob Seger concert. FedEx just delivered it.

Derek has asked me to do another "interview" with some details of various "best times" or "worst times" when working with 4449, 84, and/or 3985. Guess we'll see how that one goes.

Hot Water posted:

Thanks for the nice comments. Sorry that I've been "out of touch" for the last 4 days, as I forgot the Apple MacBook Air at our daughter's house, when I returned home from the Bob Seger concert. FedEx just delivered it.

Derek has asked me to do another "interview" with some details of various "best times" or "worst times" when working with 4449, 84, and/or 3985. Guess we'll see how that one goes.

Would love to hear your stories.  Sorry you decided to sell you collection.  

Great job Derek!.........Wonderful and very informative podcast which is usual for Notch 6. I found it very interesting why he is selling his collection. Really made me think about my future layout and collection. Happy Holidays to you and your family Derek!........I'm still waiting for you to join us on a Corvette'N America Tour.