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Jolly, very interesting! Thank-you! I guess the only thing the engineer doesn't do is steer! ;-)
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GO DAWG, those are great pictures. I'm surprised you were able to get that close with no big crowds in your images. Nice work, and I wish I would have been there.
I love these AIRRAIL videos. Gosh, the weather for this run has just been great. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kh6RP_QSq0Y" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
I'll bet a lot of railroad modelers are burning the midnight oil and a lot of cash putting together replicas of the train represented on this run.
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I have the 844 and a lot of the cars but I doubt I will get a Big Boy or a diesel to go with them. I have too much stuff already.
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Have you ever seen a train run over a 930? LOL. This was taken the day of the Porsche Timeline at Lake Arrowhead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbO82Y3bGSs This is some of the stuff I'm doing to my mountain home...These Big Boys are 5 feet long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01xvORZe2P0 The weather was rough this year and is getting better so I can get back to work! I still obviously have landscaping to do! I don't live at this home full time, so I can only mess around with it 2 days a week max! I have repainted the house since, the weather is brutal! I do have some pretty cool rail snow plows...LOL |
Damn, how many feet of track to you have?
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Wow. Unreal!
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Emissions and pilot-less locomotives:
I pass a major switching yard and a facility that unloads domestic autos (from Detroit I guess) aimed for the west coast market. All streets, along with the tracks I'm able to see, are covered in warning signs that the locomotives may not be piloted. I suspect that they ARE piloted, but from a remote location. And these are HUGE locomotives. And re emissions, the locomotives around So Cal no longer "look" like the soot emitting engines of old. And I believe they cannot idle forever like they used to. |
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ruh-roh.......:eek:
https://youtu.be/oq77z-9hUXY Ooops. Here's a better video of it running Great angle at about 1:12! (sorry if this was posted before) https://youtu.be/vrxe_Vbswcg |
You guys in the flyover states are pretty lucky, because this bad boy is coming to some tracks near you!!
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm# I couldn't find anything in the schedule for upcoming runs through the PNW. I sure do hope I get a chance to see her run in my area someday.... |
Just passed by O'Hare. I was busy yappin' on the phone and almost missed it.
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Very coll - thanks for sharing!
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It is in West Chicago, ( a western suburb of Chicago), on display Saturday and Sunday. My oldest son and I are going to see it tomorrow morning.
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I'm going to see it tomorrow with the kids.
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More photos - you could touch the engine and get grease and oil on your hands. When the wisthle blew, you got sprinkled with water drops. I know what a million pounds look like. There was a tanker truck fill with oil to replenish the engine. Everyone was polite - My son and I enjoyed the expereince.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1564320155.jpg
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