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Union Pacific 844 To Cheyenne On Saturday
Jul 25, 2017 15:46:27 #
Jul 25, 2017 15:47:15 #
Mojaveflyer wrote:
Last Saturday the last steam engine purchased by t... (show quote)
Great image!!!!!!
Jul 25, 2017 15:48:42 #
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Jul 25, 2017 15:59:00 #
My Grandfather worked for the Denver and Rio Grande back in the day. And the Nacozari Mexican RR and was in Nacozari the day the dynamite train exploded which was one of the largest man made explosions in history before the A-bomb!
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Jul 25, 2017 22:18:48 #
UP 844 is the only steam engine that is never retired by the railroad. This engine is is a 4-8-4 type Northern used to pull freight or passenger cars. It was first introduced into service in the early 1944 as an FEF-3 Northern as 844 (8444 from 1962 - 1989) when a diesel locomotive was numbered 84r from the factory and after scrapted in 1989 the 8444 was returned to its orginial number. This locomotive is part of the Union Pacific Heritage fleet as see Heritage service oulling the Union Pacific Heritage Fleet Passenger Cars.
Jul 25, 2017 23:23:21 #
Jul 26, 2017 00:10:25 #
On the train side, it seems every steam loco I see these days has a diesel "helper". Do they not trust them?
Jul 26, 2017 00:12:37 #
Jul 26, 2017 00:13:53 #
GrumpyOldBeardGuy wrote:
On the train side, it seems every steam loco I see these days has a diesel "helper". Do they not trust them?
I believe part of it is to reduce the amount of work the steam engine has to do to move the train... Less work = reduced wear and tear on the steam engine's parts.
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Jul 26, 2017 00:46:01 #
The diesel helper is to provide head end power to run the air conditioning and the lighting of the passenger cars. Steam engines where not equiped with a generator to supply power.
Amtrak has an extra diesel locomotive on every passenger train to do the same job. Supply power to the lights, air conditioning or heating units.
Amtrak has an extra diesel locomotive on every passenger train to do the same job. Supply power to the lights, air conditioning or heating units.
Jul 26, 2017 04:23:08 #
The diesels UP uses behind the steam engine do not provide hotel power for the train. They have two modified baggage cars with generator sets in them for heat and light for the train. The diesels used are freight engines. All of Amtrak's engines used for intercity passenger service are set up with an extra generator to run off the main diesel for power the train's lights and heat.
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