Random TRANSPORTATION pictures

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Originally Posted by wswartzwel

I shot this last week as it passed through town.

That is a GREAT photograph

[wswartzwel]

Thanks, I get lucky every now and then with my camera.




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[kghjr]

+1 on the fantastic photo.

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

I shot this last week as it passed through town.

Here's a close-up. Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, the only 4-8-8-4 remaining and the largest steam locomotive in the world. In Hugo, CO.









There was a 20 mile long bumper-to-bumper stop-and-go traffic jamb and it was gone

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Originally Posted by kghjr

[SIZE="2"]+1 on the fantastic photo.



Here's a close-up. Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, the only 4-8-8-4 remaining and the largest steam locomotive in the world. In Hugo, CO.

Not the only one 'remaining'... there are eight remaining as far as I know.

Of the original 25, it's the only one running, having been restored the last couple years.

There are still 7 others on display; one about a mile from my home.

[billybek]

That is a very cool engine.
The biggest engine on Canadian rails was the Selkirk and it was a 2-10-4 non articulated engine.
Even that was limited in its usage and range due to the weight of the unit.

My old SC.

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[Hawkeye's-911T]

The biggest engine on Canadian rails was the Selkirk and it was a 2-10-4 non articulated engine.

Hey Bill
Is that old 5900 still on display in Calgary?
It used to be near the old Mewata Stadium & Armouries.

Cheers
JB

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Originally Posted by kghjr

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There was a 20 mile long bumper-to-bumper stop-and-go traffic jamb and it was gone

What I love about these old steamers is that the mechanism is all out there so you can watch it work.

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T

Hey Bill
Is that old 5900 still on display in Calgary?
It used to be near the old Mewata Stadium & Armouries.

Cheers
JB

Yes, it is still around but it had moved from the Mewata location to the front of Heritage Park.
I think it had moved in the early 80s and I remember them putting down temporary track and pulling it along. Took a few days to get there.
It is apparently too far gone for restoration and it sits enclosed in a fenced area. I remember as a kid you could climb all over the darn thing along with the Tanks by the Scarcee barracks and the Hawker by Tecumseh.

CN had an engine and vintage cars in service a few years ago but not sure if it is still running. It was stored in the private rail car facility downtown and was able to tour it a few years back.

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