Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Dave91TM]

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Not much new under the sun, how about that "angry bird" front end design on the Chrysler wagon, although now the critics have angry bird, Darth Vader and Predator designs to complain about.

 

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This brings back memories of when they used` to change wheel bearings after cars were railroaded to California because of static bearing damage. They must have come up with a cure 'cos I don't think the dealers do that any more.......lol

 

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One of the best bosses I ever had, Al Thain, was with Champion Road Graders. He was telling me a story of how they were getting turbocharger failures on their graders. Did not take him long to see a pattern that all the failures happened on rail shipments. What he discovered was when the machine was backed onto a flat car the wind would spin the turbo backwards with no lubrication. Fixed that.

@1 BAD 9T9, you might know Al's son in law, Bill Denny from St. Thomas, Ontario. He ran an altered for years but now races a super modified. He has a paint and body shop in St.Thomas.

 

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One of the best bosses I ever had, Al Thain, was with Champion Road Graders. He was telling me a story of how they were getting turbocharger failures on their graders. Did not take him long to see a pattern that all the failures happened on rail shipments. What he discovered was when the machine was backed onto a flat car the wind would spin the turbo backwards with no lubrication. Fixed that.

@1 BAD 9T9, you might know Al's son in law, Bill Denny from St. Thomas, Ontario. He ran an altered for years but now races a super modified. He has a paint and body shop in St.Thomas.

Hey Murray, I am sure others have old railroad stories that they can share here.

Sorry I do not know Bill Denny - likely after my time.

 

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Elvis arrives

 

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Luv those stretch jobs !!!!

 

[OL Yeller]

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They could have parked in the lot instead of on the grass...sheesh

 

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They could have parked in the lot instead of on the grass...sheesh

Yes Yeller, but engines and exhaust in those days did not run hot enough to start grass fires.......lol

 

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[Mike B]

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Murray, sure looks like maybe your black 2003 Z06..........nice car. Train not bad either.

 

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The CCF Payroll Train