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By the title of the thread, I thought this was about the Affordable Care Act.
Originally Posted by LLKJR:
By the title of the thread, I thought this was about the Affordable Care Act.
LOL... 
Now THAT was genuinely funny.
I'm not taking any sides here. I just thought it was a funny comment...
Here is the original Youtube post from a few years ago, uploaded by the individual that filmed it.
For whatever reason, the person that re-uploaded it cropped the sides and cut out about a minute or so of content.
It really is NOT a "Train Wreck"! It was only a derailment, i.e. one train did NOT run into another train.
Well, as I see it, when the cars are over on their sides it's a bit more than a "derailment"! Did they send out a "wrecker" to fix this?
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
It really is NOT a "Train Wreck"! It was only a derailment, i.e. one train did NOT run into another train.
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Right, I forgot; if it's on the Web, it MUST be true!
Looked pretty "wrecked" to me. 
Kent Louden's comment prompts a question: how many wrecking derricks are left on American railroads? Or is it ALL outside "emergency services" firms like Hulcher?
Originally Posted by mark s:
Kent Louden's comment prompts a question: how many wrecking derricks are left on American railroads? Or is it ALL outside "emergency services" firms like Hulcher?
You are correct Mark. To my knowledge there are no more wreckers/derricks remaining on ANY of the class 1 railroads, nor large regional railroads. Everything is now done by Hulcher, R.J.Corman, or Herzog.
I you listen carefully you will hear the comment of the day, "Its gonna be here awhile"
Well, here's a view from the bad ol' days. And most people think steam ended on the CNJ in 1953!
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I saw a live steam shovel operating in DC several years ago. Not a railroad item, still it surprised me as I figured they were all scrapped or in museums.
Wyhog,
Great photos! Thanks for sharing.
Makes me want to set up a wreck and use my Lionel TMCC crane and boom sound car to clean it up. LOL 
I'll bet that GG1 is pretty heavy.
Suspect the last railroad wrecking derricks were maintained in mountainous terrain, such as Wyhog's Laurel derrick (although, perhaps it might have been better positioned in Livingston?), to pick up wrecks in terrain where the D9's can't maneuver. Ran into steam derricks on the Southern Pacific at Truckee, CA in 2000 and Klamath Falls, OR in 1997. I was stunned, I must confess!
In case you weren't aware, the catapults on our most modern aircraft carriers are steam powered. No other system is able to deliver the right amount of "kick".
Originally Posted by Kent Loudon:
In case you weren't aware, the catapults on our most modern aircraft carriers are steam powered. No other system is able to deliver the right amount of "kick".
All well and good when you have a massive nuclear reactor at your disposal, producing probably 1200 PSI superheated steam!
Originally Posted by Kent Loudon:
In case you weren't aware, the catapults on our most modern aircraft carriers are steam powered. No other system is able to deliver the right amount of "kick".
Actually there is another system which uses linear induction motor technology, and it is slated to be used on the first of the new Ford class carriers currently being built.
haha. My almost two year old was watching that video today and says "uh oh" repeatedly.
