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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 03:21:20 No.1414614 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1414619 >>1414645 >>1415219

The greatest and biggest steam train is finally running again. Have you gone to see it yet?

Current route schedule:
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLsUofb8WNk

What a site. No steam train can even come close to this amazing feat of engineering. Share your stories/pictures if you've seen it already!

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 03:26:32 No.1414617 Report

Quoted By: >>1414676

That's a big boy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 03:31:47 No.1414619 Report

Quoted By: >>1416166

>>1414614
>No steam train can even come close to this amazing feat of engineering.

I'd be more impressed if that Y6 in Roanoke was restored. Cooler engine in every way. Not into the Big Boomer

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 03:50:19 No.1414627 Report

Quoted By: >>1414628 >>1414639 >>1414928 >>1415682

Not a lot of diversity in this restoring team...

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 03:59:08 No.1414628 Report

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>>1414627
SHUT

IT

DOWN

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 04:15:03 No.1414631 Report

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Feed the beast.

Over 7,000 HP.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 04:18:49 No.1414633 Report

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Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 04:48:08 No.1414639 Report

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>>1414627
.....so that explains it!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 05:25:17 No.1414645 Report

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>>1414614
>nooooooo, you can't claim America has the biggest steam locomotive ever built

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 06:48:49 No.1414664 Report

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Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 07:35:44 No.1414676 Report

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>>1414617
for you

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 20:25:53 No.1414928 Report

Quoted By:

>>1414627
Technically there is a black boy on their team.

Just known for his other traits

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Nov 2019 22:47:37 No.1414988 Report

Quoted By: >>1415023 >>1415040

How much coal does it burn per hour of operation?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 00:10:57 No.1415023 Report

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>>1414988
>coal

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 00:43:42 No.1415040 Report

Quoted By: >>1415221

>>1414988
>his steam trains still burn coal.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 07:12:17 No.1415219 Report

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>>1414614
It's coming to a town near me soon, I plan on going to see it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 07:14:27 No.1415221 Report

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>>1415040
baste satania poster from /g/

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 06 Nov 2019 01:38:43 No.1415674 Report

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*sips*
Now THAT'S a steam engine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 06 Nov 2019 02:03:59 No.1415682 Report

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>>1414627
Sure there is, I see tall people, short people, old people and young people. There's people with white safety hats and people with yellow safety hats. People with gloves on and people with gloves off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 06 Nov 2019 14:21:35 No.1415856 Report

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I fuckin slept through it

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2019 00:40:50 No.1416166 Report

Quoted By: >>1416175 >>1416177

>>1414619
>UK trian seethe, the post
how can you not like the most powerful steam train ever built anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2019 01:01:15 No.1416175 Report

Quoted By: >>1416192

>>1416166
Tractive Effort:

Virginian X-A 2-8-8-8-4 166,300 (compound) 199,560 (simple)
Virginian AE 2-10-10-2 147,200 (compound) 176,600 (simple)
N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 170,000 (simple expansion mode, with booster)
Erie P-1 2-8-8-8-2 160,000
GN R-2 2-8-8-2 153,000
N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 152,206 (simple expansion mode, before mid-1950 modifications)
WP M-137/151 2-8-8-2 151,000 (with Franklin trailing truck booster) 137,000 (without booster)
DM&IR M-4 2-8-8-4 140,000
UP 4-8-8-4 135,375

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2019 01:09:24 No.1416177 Report

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>>1416166
but... but... the Y6 is cute!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2019 01:41:32 No.1416192 Report

Quoted By: >>1416400

>>1416175
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Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2019 09:00:14 No.1416400 Report

Quoted By: >>1416732

>>1416192
Horsepower:

DBHP: Drawbar Horsepower
IHP: Indicated Horsepower at cylinders
CHP: Calculated Horsepower

PRR Q-2 4-4-6-4 ... 7,987 @ 57.4 (IHP)
C&O H-8 2-6-6-6 ... 7,500 @ 40MPH
PRR S-1 6-4-4-6 ... 7,200 DBHP
PRR S-2 6-8-6 ... 6,900 (IHP)
NYC S-1-b 4-8-4 ... 6,680 (IHP) 5,070@85mph (DBHP)
WM M-2 4-6-6-4 ... 6,345
DM&IR M-4 2-8-8-4 ... 6,250
PRR T1 4-4-4-4 ... 6,[email protected] (DBHP) 6,[email protected] (IHP) (w/o tender)
SP AC-12 4-8-8-2 ... 6,000@40MPH
UP 4-8-8-4 ... 6,200 (DBHP) 6,000@37MPH (CHP)
N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 ... 5,600@25MPH (simple expansion mode, with booster)
SP GS-4 4-8-4 ... 5,500@55MPH (DBHP)
N&W A 2-6-6-4 ... 5,300@43MPH (DBHP) 6,800@38MPH (IHP)
N&W J 4-8-4 ... 5,300@40MPH (DBHP)6,000 (IHP)
AT&SF Madam Queen 2-10-4 ... 5 ,000 (DBHP)
UP 4-12-2 ... 4,750 (IHP)

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Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2019 01:47:07 No.1416732 Report

Quoted By: >>1416734

>>1416400
On Coal. I makes over 8k now oil.

BIGGEST
AND
BADDEST

STAR AND STRIPES FOREVER.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2019 01:56:51 No.1416734 Report

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>>1416732
Source?

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