Live Steam, Rails, and Water. NKP 765 rides again
May 4, 2014 17:15:01 #
Really nice, #2 really captures me as it reinforces the metallic features and the power/energy behind that machine.
May 4, 2014 17:17:45 #
Kingmapix wrote:
Great shots. It always amazed me just how much horsepower can be generated by that piston box (or whatever they call it).
Thank you, a couple of terms are common Steam Chest, Cylinder Block, no big deal I knew what your talking about, and yes it's amazing how much pressure and force just boiling water can generate.
May 4, 2014 17:18:36 #
May 4, 2014 17:20:58 #
stevesottl wrote:
Really nice, #2 really captures me as it reinforces the metallic features and the power/energy behind that machine.
That is kinda why I chose that location to give a more dramatic and larger aspect of its power by getting a lower angle of view.
May 4, 2014 18:10:01 #
gtwhogger wrote:
Do they still run the one out of Vancouver BC to Lilouette?
Unfortunately they discontinued the Royal Hudson due to funding :(
May 4, 2014 23:35:39 #
CResQ wrote:
Unfortunately they discontinued the Royal Hudson due to funding :(
That sucks! Probably because of or ex CEO of CN Rail pulled the funding, he always said Steam is a waist of resources! he's a real idiot
May 4, 2014 23:37:24 #
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May 5, 2014 07:30:31 #
gtwhogger wrote:
Caught NKP 765 operating employee special heading east from Elkhart, IN. to Bryan, OH. and back. Caught her crossing the Elkhart River Saturday May 3, 2014
Then her westbound return trip in Millersburg, IN. about 4 hours latter.
Then her westbound return trip in Millersburg, IN. about 4 hours latter.
Great set. #2 is a wall hanger. Very well done.
May 5, 2014 09:43:59 #
Great shots. I rode the 765 in 1968 when I was a Cinder Dick working for the Norfolk and Western R.R, also my Dad was a fireman on the Nickel Plate years ago
May 5, 2014 09:54:01 #
Nickel Plate steamers ran every day near me when I was a kid. I always liked to see them up close when they were stopped at the elevator to pick up grain cars. The line is Norfolk and Southern now, obviously running only diesels, and the elevator is gone. Thanks for the memories.
May 5, 2014 09:56:24 #
May 5, 2014 10:10:52 #
I like #1 the most. The train belongs to the past and sepia color for history expressing. Very nice shot, I can hear it' s rumbling.
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