Promontory Point: We stopped at Promontory Point on the way to Yellowstone the first week of October. They may be replicas, but they are gorgeous. More information:...

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

We stopped at Promontory Point on the way to Yellowstone the first week of October. They may be replicas, but they are gorgeous.

More information: http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Promontory_locomotives

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Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Well captured series!!
Pat

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

Thanks, it was almost more fun than Yellowstone :)

Mojaveflyer Loc: Denver, CO

Nice photos! Lots of history represented there.

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

The story of how the replicas got built is really amazing.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice. Sharp and colorful.

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

kpmac wrote:

Very nice. Sharp and colorful.

Thanks, looks like I deleted the EXIF data when I saved to jpeg. Taken with a Nikon D750 24-70 f/2.8 lens, 1/1000 at f/8. focal length 70mm, ISO 200.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

claytonsummers wrote:

We stopped at Promontory Point on the way to Yellowstone the first week of October. They may be replicas, but they are gorgeous.

More information: http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Promontory_locomotives

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

claytonsummers wrote:

We stopped at Promontory Point on the way to Yellowstone the first week of October. They may be replicas, but they are gorgeous.

More information: http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Promontory_locomotives

Very nice!
But, a question, are those engines actually hot or is the smoke from smoke bombs?

GrayGhost

Very nice. Must never forget history. Thanks for sharing
73
GG

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

Rich1939 wrote:

Very nice!
But, a question, are those engines actually hot or is the smoke from smoke bombs?

Thay are real steam locomotives. The Jupiter burns wood and the 119 burns coal. The replicas were built in the 70s based on photos and what little documentation was available, but were built to be as accurate as possible. They were built to modern standards, however, so they are safer and more reliable than the originals.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

claytonsummers wrote:

Thay are real steam locomotives. The Jupiter burns wood and the 119 burns coal. The replicas were built in the 70s based on photos and what little documentation was available, but were built to be as accurate as possible. They were built to modern standards, however, so they are safer and more reliable than the originals.

Thank you but my question was, were they hot? Very often display engines use smoke "bombs" so visitors will get the feel of how they looked in the day without incurring the expense and wear of actually building a fire in their belly. (and filling the tender and engine with water

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

Rich1939 wrote:

Thank you but my question was, were they hot? Very often display engines use smoke "bombs" so visitors will get the feel of how they looked in the day without incurring the expense and wear of actually building a fire in their belly. (and filling the tender and engine with water

Yes, they were. That is live steam and smoke. The park fires these up and drives them out almost every day. I'll see if I can post a video later.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

claytonsummers wrote:

Yes, they were. That is live steam and smoke. The park fires these up and drives them out almost every day. I'll see if I can post a video later.

Thank you, that is really cool to "hear" !!

claytonsummers Loc: Orange County, CA

Here is the only video I took. I need to practice taking video more...

https://youtu.be/raxBYOdfFS0