Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

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Leaning into the curve...

 

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Remember the Chevrolet Vega? They purpose built rail cars to ship them. This is how they did it.

 

[Rruuff Day]

Remember the Chevrolet Vega? They purpose built rail cars to ship them. This is how they did it.

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Wow... No wonder they were always flooded when they got to the dealers....

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Freight Yards...fascinating and dangerous places

 

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Huge industrial complex with their own locomotives...Caption says Morenci Copper Mine

 

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[nascar03]

I love the engine numbering system they used at the mine.

1...2...3... aahhh.?.... A...

graham

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Yes our forefathers had a difficult time, poverty and hunger. They kept searching to help themselves like this family of "hobos".

 

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Lots going on at American Smelting and Refining...

 

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Next stop...River Street...

 

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Big wheel being machined. Pretty sure it is a steam locomotive wheel with the counter weight for the driving rods. Shorter spokes on one side. Anyone know for sure what is happening in this pic? That is one big machine, think Tourmax has one in his garage!

 

[Pep]

It almost looks like a metal router for lack of a better word. They seem to be cutting the hole for the hub out.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

The evolution of a city...product and people arriving by ship transported to trains and trucks or just live on the other side of the tracks. The round structure in the front is the remains of a locomotive turntable from the steam era. Steam locomotives were typically shorter than the diesels that replaced them. Steam trains were dangerous machines to run backwards with tender up front so railways used the turntable a lot. They ran out of room to make this one bigger.

 

[Pep]

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Found a bit more about #513. The Railway is the New Haven and the town is Sanbon, Connecticut. Fascinated by these old maps. Thought you might find it interesting.

 

[nascar03]

great detective work Murray.
this would make a nice small model railroad switch layout.
and a great background story.

graham

 

[Black 03 Z06]

great detective work Murray.
this would make a nice small model railroad switch layout.
and a great background story.

graham

Amazing the detail Graham that scale railroaders can get in their "switching" yards. You're right it would be a nice set up.

 

[Pep]

A nice video on Train(s).. nothing funny or out of normalishnessish with this ..nope..

The Exciting of Trains

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Here is the station from 513

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Emptying the ash pan on the Durango and Silverton steamer...