Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
For those of you on the East Coast... When you want to air out your Benz for a ride (in the spring, of course), check out the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore. Lots of years since I was there, so my experience is anecdotal. http://www.borail.org/ for more infomation Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:45:50 -0500 "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have a scanner, but next time I'm over at a friends, I'll see if > they can do anything with large picture. Do you have a camera? Take a picture of the picture ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
We rode the V&T (Virginia & Truckee) last October while in Virginia City. We were really, really disappointed that they used a diesel yard engine to shuttle us down and back on the mile or two of active track they have open at this time. As a consolation we went to the railroad museum in Carson City, where a number of the old V&T engines now reside. For train buffs, there is no better train museum than the one in Sacramento, CA. Especially if you go during one of the weekends when they have all the train enthusiasts visiting - especially the folks that do the G gauge live steam engines - those are really cool. Dan --- E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mitch, > > sorry about the picture. The train in picture > behind the fence is one that > is on display here, so hence the reason it's fenced > off. It was also the > best quality pic of the train I could find by doing > a google for it. All > the pics I have of the train, are the large format > ones, as originally > issued by the factory. I do have a couple of the > train, or one of them, as > it's rolling off the line in Montreal, with my > Grandfather and a few others > on the design team standing beside it. I don't have > a scanner, but next > time I'm over at a friends, I'll see if they can do > anything with large > picture. If I have any luck, I'll post them. Off > hand, having stood beside > up close to the train, I'd say the drive wheels are > about 6' tall or so. > It's a big hunk of a machine, and makes even W140 > look kind of tiny. :-) Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
Hi Mitch, sorry about the picture. The train in picture behind the fence is one that is on display here, so hence the reason it's fenced off. It was also the best quality pic of the train I could find by doing a google for it. All the pics I have of the train, are the large format ones, as originally issued by the factory. I do have a couple of the train, or one of them, as it's rolling off the line in Montreal, with my Grandfather and a few others on the design team standing beside it. I don't have a scanner, but next time I'm over at a friends, I'll see if they can do anything with large picture. If I have any luck, I'll post them. Off hand, having stood beside up close to the train, I'd say the drive wheels are about 6' tall or so. It's a big hunk of a machine, and makes even W140 look kind of tiny. :-) Ed 300E On 17/02/2008, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > E M wrote: > > > Here is a pic of the train. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantmac/413632532/sizes/o/ > > > Rats. After the talk about drive wheels & cylinders, I was hoping > to see the wheels and connecting rods on the engines in question. > Gerry's has people standing in front of it, and yours is sitting > behind a fence. > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
E M wrote: > Here is a pic of the train. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantmac/413632532/sizes/o/ Rats. After the talk about drive wheels & cylinders, I was hoping to see the wheels and connecting rods on the engines in question. Gerry's has people standing in front of it, and yours is sitting behind a fence. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
Ah CNR I see. My uncle was a chief engineer with them in blue river, then station master in north battleford before he retired. I you look at the headlamp he was responsible for the ones that rotated so the beam would light up the track to the left/right on turns in the rockies so the crew would have a chance to see the washed out track/bridge or pending Moose on curves Oddly those are hyped features on the new mercedes of this era... On Feb 16, 2008, at 4:12 PM, E M wrote: > Gerry, > > Here is a pic of the train. I was lucky enough to be allowed on > this very > train while it was undergoing some restoration. They would do over > 100 mph > (160 kph) on a straight run. Sitting in the cab and looking down > the length > of it, I can tell you, it must have been an amazing experience at > speed! I > still have an old iron pan that was used to cook breakfast on, > during those > long runs from Canada to the US. I was told, they would attach a long > handle to the pan, open the furnace doors and hold it right inside. > The > heat must have been incredible during the hot summer months. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantmac/413632532/sizes/o/ > > Photo not taken by me, credit to the photographer who posted it. > > Ed > 300E > John 1983 300TDt 368k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 172k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 180k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
Thanks, Ed, good picture. I never heard of the long handled skillet so it must be a Canadian invention. I was up in the cab several times as a grade schooler, but never got to ride anyplace but the passenger cars. Dad never complained about the heat, even when he had to wear a wool uniform in the summer. He did complain about the coal smoke, though. Gerry > Gerry, > Here is a pic of the train. I was lucky enough to be allowed on this very > train while it was undergoing some restoration. They would do over 100 > mph > (160 kph) on a straight run. Sitting in the cab and looking down the > length > of it, I can tell you, it must have been an amazing experience at speed! > I > still have an old iron pan that was used to cook breakfast on, during > those > long runs from Canada to the US. I was told, they would attach a long > handle to the pan, open the furnace doors and hold it right inside. The > heat must have been incredible during the hot summer months. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantmac/413632532/sizes/o/ > > Photo not taken by me, credit to the photographer who posted it. > > Ed > 300E > > On 16/02/2008, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Yes Gerry, one of my Great Grandfathers was an engineer, (driving them), >> and >> my other Great Grandfather was a mechanical engineer, he (designed them). >> Ed >> >> Fascinating! Was that the really big engines with many driving wheels >> for >> climbing the mountains? I've seen pictures of engines with two sets of >> steam cylinders which were used for that purpose out west. Would be >> interesting to see pictures of the 6000 if you can send them. >> Gerry >> >> P.S. Attached picture (if it comes through) is the type engine used on >> the >> Louisville, Ky / St.Louis,Ill run during the early 20th century. I >> remember >> only the bigger engines as a child during the 1930s. Father was crewman >> with uniform. >> -- >> -- >> He was part of the team that designed the 6000 steam engines, used by >> Grand >> Trunk and Canadian National. I still have the original factory pics as >> they >> rolled off the line. >> Ed >> 300E >> >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1272 - Release Date: 2/11/2008 > 5:28 PM > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT....Steam trains
Gerry, Here is a pic of the train. I was lucky enough to be allowed on this very train while it was undergoing some restoration. They would do over 100 mph (160 kph) on a straight run. Sitting in the cab and looking down the length of it, I can tell you, it must have been an amazing experience at speed! I still have an old iron pan that was used to cook breakfast on, during those long runs from Canada to the US. I was told, they would attach a long handle to the pan, open the furnace doors and hold it right inside. The heat must have been incredible during the hot summer months. http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantmac/413632532/sizes/o/ Photo not taken by me, credit to the photographer who posted it. Ed 300E On 16/02/2008, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes Gerry, one of my Great Grandfathers was an engineer, (driving them), > and > my other Great Grandfather was a mechanical engineer, he (designed them). > Ed > > Fascinating! Was that the really big engines with many driving wheels for > climbing the mountains? I've seen pictures of engines with two sets of > steam cylinders which were used for that purpose out west. Would be > interesting to see pictures of the 6000 if you can send them. > Gerry > > P.S. Attached picture (if it comes through) is the type engine used on the > Louisville, Ky / St.Louis,Ill run during the early 20th century. I > remember > only the bigger engines as a child during the 1930s. Father was crewman > with uniform. > -- > -- > He was part of the team that designed the 6000 steam engines, used by > Grand > Trunk and Canadian National. I still have the original factory pics as > they > rolled off the line. > Ed > 300E > > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT....Steam trains
Yes Gerry, one of my Great Grandfathers was an engineer, (driving them), and my other Great Grandfather was a mechanical engineer, he (designed them). Ed Fascinating! Was that the really big engines with many driving wheels for climbing the mountains? I've seen pictures of engines with two sets of steam cylinders which were used for that purpose out west. Would be interesting to see pictures of the 6000 if you can send them. Gerry P.S. Attached picture (if it comes through) is the type engine used on the Louisville, Ky / St.Louis,Ill run during the early 20th century. I remember only the bigger engines as a child during the 1930s. Father was crewman with uniform. -- -- He was part of the team that designed the 6000 steam engines, used by Grand Trunk and Canadian National. I still have the original factory pics as they rolled off the line. Ed 300E On 16/02/2008, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did someone in your family work on the railroad? > Gerry > --- > > - Original Message - > From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ha ha ha! Oh, and I do have one too. > > Ed > > 300E > > On 16/02/2008, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Just put some Mobil1 0W30 in it, and CHANGE THE FUSE! > >> --R > >> archer wrote: > >> > Does anyone have an old railroad watch? I have my fathers; an Elgin. > >> > I remember him having to take it in to a "certified" watchmaker > >> > periodically to get its accuracy checked. It was running in 1939 > >> > when he retired from the railroad but it doesn't run now. Watchmaker > >> > said it would have to be disassembled so the dried oil could be > >> > cleaned out of the jewel bearings and that it would then be good as > >> > new. He wanted a big price to do it, so I declined. Watchmaker said > >> > such watchs were common and not worth a great deal as antiques. The case was gold plated and the movement was 21 jewel IIRC. > >> > Gerry -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 41855 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080216/09c7c1e2/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
