Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Pep]

With all of the planning and engineering that went into this rail yard how did we wind up with a bus stop on the middle?!?!?

must have been a government operation..

 

[dyoung]

Borrowed from the U.S. site.

 

[Rruuff Day]

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Dominos. Topple one and they all go...

 

[Black 03 Z06]

 

[1 BAD 9T9]

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There have to be SUPER DUPER flanges on these rail car wheels for this to work......obviously it does.

 

[1 BAD 9T9]

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Here is a 4 minute video of four locomotives pulling a VERY LONG freight car train through the Tehachapi pass in California. Watch and you will be amazed at how it does this.

 

[LE BARON]

Back in day when we got snow in the winter!

 

[Black 03 Z06]

 

[Black 03 Z06]

So where exactly did your rail come off the rails?

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Our investment in infrastructure is paying off...

 

[Dave91TM]

Our investment in infrastructure is paying off...

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The math wizard figured as follows: tensile strength of 2 inch chain = 200lbs, max load of train car is 197000lbs. If we ignore the zeros on the train we get 197lbs. using 4 wraps of chain at 200 gives 800lbs or a factor of safety of 4... oughtta hold, and we can take the pillar right out!

 

[LE BARON]

Our investment in infrastructure is paying off...

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I believe the crews on the railways were called chain gangs. Or was it bull gangs?

 

[dyoung]

Dangerous goods placard says 1987 is ethanol or alcohol...better than oil if it lands in the river.

 

[12cents]

Dangerous goods placard says 1987 is ethanol or alcohol...better than oil if it lands in the river.

Alcohol is miscible in water and burns with no flame. Not something I would want in the water near where I live.

 

[LE BARON]

Alcohol is miscible in water and burns with no flame. Not something I would want in the water near where I live.

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I often put water (frozen) in alcohol and have not noticed any detrimental effects when imbibed.

 

[dyoung]

I wasn't saying it was good for the river, only better than the problems oil would cause. The next train may be oil.

There are 2 bridges on the BNSF mainline from Seattle to Vancouver that I go under with my boat and each time I hope I get through before they fall down.

Real scary when you are under them with a train going over them.

 

[OL Yeller]

Alcohol is miscible in water and burns with no flame. Not something I would want in the water near where I live.

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So...Alcohol in water = Bad. Water in Alcohol = Good ... Gotcha, carry on

 

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[Black 03 Z06]

 

[OL Yeller]

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They might be able to run them down but passing is a whole other issue.