Random steam pics thread

[WoundedBear]

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CNR 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotive

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In 1942-43 Paducah built twenty additional new 4-8-2s in the 2600 class that were among the heaviest Mountain type locomotives

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[Terry Toenges]

On that India one, are those upper wheels like a flywheel to keep momentum going? If not, what do they do?

[Ken Clark]

 Terry

  The upper set of driven wheels are for the Rack drive on the engine, you can just
make out the the pinon wheels between the two sets of adhesion drivers.

  Ken Clark
   GWN

[Terry Toenges]

I see that now. That's an interesting way to do it.

[Trainman203]

The 6060 is truly a beautiful engine.

[Len]

Reader Railroad Baldwin USATC S160 2-8-0 #1702 as used in 1972's "Boxcar Bertha":



Len

[Trainman203]

Boy was that a chee-z movie.  I thought that Reader 108 was the engine used in it .  But it's been a very long time since I've seen it.

[RAM]

The Reader RR was a great train ride.  A mixed train That did its days work, as you rode along. 

[Len]

Boy was that a chee-z movie.  I thought that Reader 108 was the engine used in it .  But it's been a very long time since I've seen it.

Baldwin 2-6-2 #108 was also used in the movie.

Len

[Trainman203]

I rode the Reader in 1963.  A landmark experience.  Put me forever in the shortline mood for Model railroading.  Never did a mainline layout again.

My dad got to talking to a retired KCS guy on the train.  A couple of weeks after we got home, Railway  Express (remember them?) called to pick up something at the depot.  It was two metal oil drums.  Inside each was a carefully packed KCS kerosene caboose marker lamp. 

[Len]

REA is how we knew Christmas was getting close when I was a kid living near the New Haven 'Shore Line' route. Sometime in the week after Thanksgiving a train hauling 15 - 20 REA cars from New York to Providence and Boston would roll through. That's when we knew it was time to start making the list for Santa.

Len