For all of You Train Lovers
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I threw those switches hundreds of times.
....and on a recent weekend away from home.....
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In a rather unusual move, here's a situation that called for moving a locomotive on city streets, without tracks.
Back in the 1998 Quebec ice storms which left much of the province without power, a CN locomotive (actually, two) were lifted from the comfort of its rails and driven down the pavement toward city hall, in order to use its generators to provide power to run the city offices. The wheel tracks remained in the roadway long after the winter had ended.
Two Montreal Locomotive Works M-420s, lifted by crane, drove 1,000 feet to their destination and then their 1,950 hp. ALCO engines were run at a constant speed to provide the required 60hz power needed.
Read more about it here: How Canadians Derailed a Train and Drove It to City Hall for Power After a Brutal Ice Storm
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Back in the 1998 Quebec ice storms which left much of the province without power, a CN locomotive (actually, two) were lifted from the comfort of its rails and driven down the pavement toward city hall, in order to use its generators to provide power to run the city offices. The wheel tracks remained in the roadway long after the winter had ended.
Two Montreal Locomotive Works M-420s, lifted by crane, drove 1,000 feet to their destination and then their 1,950 hp. ALCO engines were run at a constant speed to provide the required 60hz power needed.
Read more about it here: How Canadians Derailed a Train and Drove It to City Hall for Power After a Brutal Ice Storm
That Time a Canadian Town Derailed a Diesel Train and Drove It Down the Street to Provide Emergency Power
Even in a suburb of Montreal that’s well versed in dealing with winter storms, inclement weather can still overwhelm basic services like power, an issue
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No politics. Just posting for context.
The O&A Railroad was chartered in 1848 and ran between Alexandria and Gordonsville, with another section running from Charlottesville to Lynchburg. It was a strategic player in the Civil War as it was the only railroad that connected the capitals of Washingon, D.C. and Richmond. It underwent significant damage during the war and subsequent repair in the late 1860s.
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