Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:04:46 -0600
From: "Thomas Scott"
Subject: Re: Check out my photos on Facebook
John, I will not join Facebook as well, even though I would like to see your pictures. Maybe you should get some anti-facebook software to be sure you do not get any virus from that source.
Thomas Scott
Monticello, Illinois
The home of the Monticello Railway Museum
Hopefully we will have the Ex Southern 2-8-0 # 401 going this summer. We only have the bearing for the main rods and side rods to finish up and then to install the rods on the engine and finish up the valve linkage and fit
the new pistons and it will be ready to try. We have had the boiler under steam and all of the FRA inspections are done and it passed with flying colors. I hope to see some of you maybe at our RailRoad Days in the fall of
this year when it will be in operation.
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:05:51 -0500
From: Arno Martens
Subject: Re: Check out my photos on Facebook
Hello Thomas,
That is very good news, indeed.
Any time a steamer is returned to operation a bit of history is preserved helping the young ones to learn about the past.
Had it not been for the railroads, bridge building would still be at a lesser technology level than during Roman times, and the continent's map would still have large white spots on it.
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Cheers,
Arno
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:35:50 -0800
From: "Daniel F Morris"
Subject: Royal Hudson
From: Lindsay McDonnell
Subject: Royal Hudson
Royal Hudson at White Rock,BC. and other videos.
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:53:57 -0500
From: Arno Martens
Subject: Re: Royal Hudson
Why, the heck, doe they always have to put the Diesel right behind the loco instead of at the end od the train.
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Cheers,
Arno
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:17:26 +0000
From: Roy Stevens
Subject: RE: Royal Hudson
Physics dictate the reason to have that much dead weight right behind the tender. My question is why have it there at all? No need for dynamics on such a short train.
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:07:53 -0500
From: John Vincent
Subject: Re: Royal Hudson
Roy:
You're right about physics dictating the heavy weight goes a the front of the "string". The "string" doesn't straighten out quite so easily when it goes around curves the weight is put at the front. The reason its there at all is as a safety backup. It also doubles as advertising for the railway (railroad) gracious enough to allow steam to run on its rails. The safety part is because steam locomotives aren't trusted to be able to get over the line by themselves in this day and age. The hosting railroad has a great fear of the locomotive breaking down and not being readily recoverable, hence, holding up valuable freight traffic.
When that locomotive came east, as it did on a number of occasions, it had two F7 "B" units behind the tender. The units were painted maroon to match the tender and the steam locomotive cab had controls to run them with as and when needed. Done that way, the "B" units didn't look quite as in your face as the gaudy BNSF unit. However, there wasn't the advertising factor built into it that BNSF is looking for too.
John Vincent
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:10:38 -0800
From: "Ken"
Subject: RE: Royal Hudson
I have emailed the engineer of the Royal Hudson to get his perspective on location and use of the helper. He may be out of town, but as soon as I hear from him, I will forward his input.
Ken
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:47:17 -0800
From: "Ken"
Subject: RE: Royal Hudson
I just received this message from Mark. He is the head engineer on the Royal Hudson and a personal friend:
As to the Hudson, we brought her down from Squamish on Jan.16 in preparation for a trip from Vancouver to White Rock and return which was done last Monday and Tuesday, in connection with the Olympic torch passing through the area. In fact, we were down in your fair State (Custer wye - seven miles south of the border) in order to turn the train around for the return trip on Tuesday. BNSF was one of the trip sponsors. The locomotive is now back at the VIA station (old CNR depot) in downtown Vancouver awaiting some work at the VIA maintenance facility and , after that, we will take her back home to Squamish sometime later in the Spring, no dates yet. About your question, the diesel was there for emergency back-up and also to give BNSF a little publicity too for allowing this to happen and for co-sponsoring it. It must be behind the Hudson's tender in order to hook up the jumper cable so we can control it from the Hudson's cab if necessary. There is a control box for this purpose beside the automatic brake valve stand. Of course we didn't need it on this trip because there were no severe grades and everything went well mechanically, in fact the locomotive ran flawlessly the entire trip with no problems of any sort. Your friend was right too in that the diesel would be too heavy to be on the tail end, and would cause a rough ride for the passengers banging around back there. Good train marshalling dictates that, whenever practicable, the heaviest tonnage should be on the head end or as near it as possible to avoid excess slack action.
Thanks Mark for the above information.
Ken Olsen
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:12:53 -0500
From: Arno Martens
Subject: Re: Royal Hudson
Thanks for that post, Ken.
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Cheers,
Arno
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:45:37 -0000
From: "Frolin Marek"
Includes some snow plowing extras run on December and January, and also some great construction photos of two new flat cars being built. Pictures show from stack of lumber to near ready to run cars.
Frolin Marek
SR&CL Ry web-master
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:01:23 -0800
From: "Daniel F Morris"
Subject: Amtrak Cascades
I have just posted a short clip of this morning's SB Amtrak Cascades at Everett, WA. Industrial Area. It soon was at PA Junction and then entered the BNSF Mainline to Seattle. All videos shot in the last two years on my
account are WS HDV 1080i, so please take advantage of this.
Enjoy!
Dan
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:28:10 -0000
From: "MICHAEL"
Subject: Re: Amtrak Cascades
What a funny looking train!
Have Fun,
Michale
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:50:19 -0800
From: "Boyd Butler"
Subject: Re: Re: Amtrak Cascades
Hey nice shot Dan, but the weather? what's up? Its sunny and clear on the right side of the state.
Boyd Kennewick Wa.
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:08:46 -0800
From: "Daniel F Morris"
