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Started by Ernie K, February 13, 2016, 05:30:42 PM

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Ernie K

February 13, 2016, 05:30:42 PM
Hello.
I'm looking for a steam loco. The only specification is that it must be an oil burner such as an 2-6-0, 4-4-0 or 4-4-2.
Hopefully, it can come with DDD and sound. Any advice?
Thanks.
Ernie K

RAM

#1
February 13, 2016, 09:57:25 PM
Well you can do what the prototype did.  They made an oil tank to fix into the tender.  It is not that hard to make a top or you can buy one that will fit a small tender.

Ernie K

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February 13, 2016, 10:07:41 PM
Thanks for that.

Rick Abramson

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February 13, 2016, 11:22:37 PM
The only RRs I know of that had oil burning 4-4-2s was the AT&SF and MILW. The NH had some oil burning 2-6-0s.

electrical whiz kid

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February 14, 2016, 08:56:37 AM
Rick;
I am somewhat surprised to find that the New Haven had any oil burners.  Where were they at?

Rich C.

Rick Abramson

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February 14, 2016, 09:04:36 AM
Rich:

They were 2-6-0's that were converted to oil for use on the wire train so as to not leave sulphur deposits on the catenary.

Rick

ebtnut

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February 16, 2016, 11:50:15 AM
On a related note, the Western Maryland converted a couple of their big Pacifics to oil burning as a result of the City of Baltimore passing a smoke abatement ordinance.  As a general rule, railroads east of the Mississippi burned coal; out west, mostly oil burners.  It was mostly a matter of cost and availability.  The D&RGW, for instance, burned coal becuase there was coal available on-line in Colorado. 

Len

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February 16, 2016, 01:16:05 PM
There are a couple of pics of the NH 2-6-0 oil burners on the 'Fallen Flags' site:

K-1c Class #309: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nh/nh-s309afm.jpg Note the platform on the modified passenger car behind the loco for servicing the overhead wire.

K-1c Class #315: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nh/nh-s315ahv.jpg

Len


If at first you don't succeed, throw it in the spare parts box.

Trainman203

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February 16, 2016, 06:26:47 PM Last Edit: February 16, 2016, 06:34:51 PM by Trainman203
The SP and Cotton Belt all had oil burning 2-6-0's, 4-4-0's and 4-4-2's.  MP used oil burners south of Little Rock on the Louisiana Division and the Gulf Coast Lines and had examples of each of these.  Western and Southwestern roads generally converted to oil fuel around WW I due to cheaper cost in general.

Oil burning steam engines were fabulous to see at night with over firing creating sizable orange  flame flashes outside the bottom of the firebox, I remember it well.  You can see a mild example beginning around 2:48 on this video-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iozs1csc3mY
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