For all of You Train Lovers

[Photon440]

The first steam engine to run on rails, built in 1804 by Richard Trevithick. Even at a mere seven tons, it still kept breaking the cast iron rails.

 

[Ceedawg]

Love trains, got a lot of toy trains. Rode the CSX train down to see dad back in the summer, first time in 25 years and was very nice. I want to go west to see the Big Boy under power some day

 

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something you didn't have to do with steam

 

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[Photon440]

something you didn't have to do with steam
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...unless your steamer was burning oil, which some did.
By the way, that 4,000 (imperial) (5,000 U.S.) gallons or so in that tank will be burned up in about 1,000 miles. Take your typical train going from Vancouver to Edmonton for that distance, and factor in three engines for the trip... (okay, just two if it's a light load like empty grain cars).

CN used over 460 million U.S. sized gallons of #2 diesel in 2018.

 

[Richard Cranium]

something you didn't have to do with steam
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Still beats the hell out of shoveling coal!

 

[YY1]

Oh, yes you did, it was just a LOT dirtier although it didn't quite smell as bad.

 

[YY1]

In fact, you had to do it twice, each time.

 

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[YY1]

Wow, that looks like it's next to someone's house!

 

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[YY1]

The Shay geared loco works most like an IC engine than any other EC engine.

 

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[YY1]

https://trainmasters.uscreen.io/pages/chubb-sunset-valley-track-plan

2600 sq ft, four decks and it's been around since the 1970's.

Owner is a professional electrical/electronics engineer who invented his own scale prototypical signal system and an early (Heathkit based) computer interface.