Mike, Marvelous! You have to wait for it, and then the experience is sensory overload! Regards, Bob S.
On 11/7/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those with the interest and the bandwidth, here is 611 at full chuff. > http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.php?id=927 > > > > From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2007/11/07 Wed AM 06:13:23 GMT > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: More stream power > > > > N&W was one of the last of the great US roads to dieselize, although UP > > would run steam longer after dieselization (UP tried just about > > everything possible as motive power in the 1950's, but was primarily > > diesel early on). > > > > The J's weren't freight locomotive's, they were fast passenger > > locomotives (The large drivers are typical for passenger units, most > > freight locomotives had smaller-drivers which were slower, but offered > > more traction). N&W's great freight locomotives were the Y Class > > Mallets, which were 2-8-8-2's with 16 drive wheels(the J's were > > 4-8-4's). There were 14 J's, but only 8 of them were streamlined (the 5 > > prewar J's and the 3 built in 1950, the other 6 built during WW2 lacked > > streamlining as an austerity measure). > > > > -Adam > > > > > > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Interesting. That makes the N&W Mechanical Department the > > > manufacturer. 'See, we don't need any of those stinking diesel > > > locomotives! We can be just as pretty with steam.' > > > > > > More seriously, I think the coal service of the N&W operated steam for > > > longer than most railroads. Moving the heavy coal drags was a chore > > > that suited the steam power's performance characteristics. With the 4 > > > main drive axels on that locomotive, she had to be in freight service. > > > > > > Regards, Bob S/ > > > > > > On 11/6/07, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hey Bob, > > >> > > >> In this case, the manufacturer was the railroad. The N&W built a lot of > > >> their own engines and all of their coal hoppers, all in the Roanoke > > >> shops. > > >> At one time they had 4 of these J series engines, but only 611 is left > > >> > > >> Bill > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob > > >> Sullivan > > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:52 PM > > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> Subject: Re: More stream power > > >> > > >> Prettied up with a streamlined exterior. In the '50's, the locomotive > > >> manufacturers were trying to hold onto their customer base. Not as > > >> much muscle visible here. > > >> Regards, Bob S. > > >> > > >> On 11/6/07, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=200851&nseq=10 > > >>> > > >>> Not my photo, but a classic steam locomotive built at the Norfolk and > > >>> Western shops in Roanoke, VA. It was built in 1950 and was arguably the > > >>> most efficient steam engine ever built. > > >>> > > >>> Bill > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > >> follow the directions. > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > >> follow the directions. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > >> follow the directions. > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
