When it comes to steam locomotives

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Originally Posted by Rusty Traque:

Originally Posted by smd4:

Lee, you're simply wrong. Developments in 19th century steam weren't just accomplished by a bunch of shade-tree mechanics tinkering with their "hot rod" until something worked. There are scores of textbooks filled with enough formulae to kill a horse from back in the day.

So while (shockingly) the only difference you see between the 999 and the LFT is size, I assure you it goes far deeper than that.

Also, not all 4-4-0's were ancient history.

Baldwin Locomotive Works, class of 1927:

Superheated, piston valves, Walschaerts valve gear, 63" drivers and nary an arch bar truck to be found.

Rusty

HOLY SEABOARD!!!I gues their is an exspcetion to every rule.That looks pretty slick.She might have been used in fast mail service or maybe fast freight.Hey mike,lionel.I bet this is a great story behind this locomotive.

7/28/139:31 PM

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Originally Posted by overlandflyer:

Originally Posted by seaboard streak:

When it come to steam locomotives I like the late steamers.They could get the job done.And for those who think steam locomotives smoked all the time. That's wrong because in old films you could see the steam locomotive running.You had to some time look real hard to see the smoke. ...

depends where and when you're filming. i ran a coal fired locomotive a few weeks ago in SoCal with some good Pensy coal for fuel, in 80° weather, and i agree, the majority of the time it was hard to see more than a wisp of smoke blasting out. but move that same locomotive to a Riverside winter morning in the low 40's, and you'll see a much different stack output. of course it's technically condensed steam and not smoke, but it's still a sight to enjoy.

cheers...gary

Why you lucky so and so!!I did get to blow the whistle of southern 604 at the nctm.And take a ride behind n&w 611 to wv.

7/28/139:51 PM

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jaygeeOGR Forum Member

2 bad Pennsy Jays never had red cab roofs, or Q2 tenders. Mike did a terrific job on his boiler casting, then set it down on a AT&SF 2-10-4 chassis! Never heard the whole sound set for this Proto 3 beast, but the whistle sounds pretty close.

7/28/1311:03 PM

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Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by seaboard streak:

Originally Posted by Rusty Traque:

Originally Posted by smd4:

So while (shockingly) the only difference you see between the 999 and the LFT is size, I assure you it goes far deeper than that.

Also, not all 4-4-0's were ancient history.

Baldwin Locomotive Works, class of 1927:

Superheated, piston valves, Walschaerts valve gear, 63" drivers and nary an arch bar truck to be found.

Rusty

Actually, nothing that glamorous.

The C&IM's three 4-4-0 ran local passenger service between Peoria and Springfield Illinois until 1955 (87 miles) and Auburn and Taylorville until 1932. (28 miles)

In fact, because the C&IM was an Insull property at the time, the passenger equipment was essentially interurban carbodies with steam road compatible undercarriages.

Although there was some general freight hauling, the C&IM was essentially a coal hauler for the purpose of feeding Commonwealth Edison generating plants. Road power was 2-8-2's and 2-10-2's.

Rusty

7/29/1310:04 AM

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