Don't try this with your model

[RAM]

Found this on Utube.  Get your umbrellas out.


http://www.flixxy.com/train-vs-flood-buenos-aires.htm

[BestSnowman]

Wow, I'd hate to be one of the pedestrians down there.

[pdlethbridge]

at least they weren't playing on the tracks. I wonder how his traction motors are doing?

[Loco Bill]

Tough way to get your bath

[jettrainfan]

*grabs some G scale track, a hose and a LGB 0-4-0* Well, they said it could stand water!

[on30gn15]

at least they weren't playing on the tracks. I wonder how his traction motors are doing?

Might be a diesel hydraulic.

Or if it has traction motors -->

In 1958 PRR's GG1 fleet was put out of service by a superfine snow that got through Japanese silk snow screens over air intakes and then into traction motors where it shorted out armature windings.

As result of that PRR mechanical department developed an epoxy coating which allowed motors to even be operated submerged.
See Alvin Staufer's book Pennsy Power for the tale.

[jward]

that locomotive appears to be some sort of emd export model. emd doesn't build locomotives with hydraulic transmissions, other than a few well known examples. so it definitely has traction motors.

did anybody catch the speed limit sign that says "20"?

being in argentina, that means 20 kph or about 12 mph. i guess down there engineers don't have to obey speed restrictions. up here he's have been in serious trouble for going that fast.....

[NarrowMinded]

thats wild, I find it really funny that after getting drenched the people re open their umbrella's I geuss it makes them feel a little dryer.


NM

[pdlethbridge]

They didn't want to get their umbrellas wet

[Guilford Guy]

being in argentina, that means 20 kph or about 12 mph. i guess down there engineers don't have to obey speed restrictions. up here he's have been in serious trouble for going that fast.....

Must be fun getting something like that back on the tracks when you can't even see the railheads!