Hauling N & W coal drags north to Sandusky.
You can compare the sounds of the two different designs.
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Hauling N & W coal drags north to Sandusky.
You can compare the sounds of the two different designs.
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Nice! Thanks for posting.
George
Great stuff, and Jim Herron always does an excellent job of synchronizing the sound.
Nothing looks more formidable then the front end of a J1 2-10-4! It was said that the Pennsy engine could start a heavier train, but once moving, the Santa Fe engine could move it's train faster. Explainable through horsepower ratings, and, ultimately, boiler pressures: Pennsy/270 and Santa Fe/310. What a moment in time!
This the stuff of family lore, as my father and friends were active in the newly formed Ohio Railway Museum in Worthington, during this period and watched, chased and rode that summer. In Columbus, the 5000's were too long for the turn table, so they rigged an extension for the back wheels of the tender. Two railed bolted on to the table rails at an up angle. They used this when they needed to service the locomotives in the round house. The tender had to be nearly empty for it to work. Pennsy got these engines in after they had been serviced and handled them back all wore out.
Here is a nice sound clip of both PRR & ATSF
According to author Don Ball the Pennsy officially classed the leased 5011's as J1(o.f.), the o.f. denoting that they burned oil.
The biggest problem with the 5011's was their 109 ft, 8 in wheelbase. In order to turn them on the 110 ft turntable in Columbus extensions to the bridge rails were made, angling up at a 45 degree angle. The 5011's tender had to be almost empty as it was backed up these extensions, lest the weight of the tender bend the extensions.
Stuart
Hello Guys and Gals..........
OHH those are GREAT photos of the S.F.5011's, keep the photos coming guys !!!!
the woman who loves the S.F.5011,2678
Tiffany
Great shots! Too bad that during this same time, these great locomotives were subjected to the same level of care, or worse, as the PRR steamers at Columbus and elsewhere. It was in this time period that Penn's Diesel collection began taking it on the chin as well...a situation that never improved. One can only hope that a 5011 will run again someday.
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