The Locomotive thread

[3798j]

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[Ingraman]

I should be seeing this locomotive in about a month:

I won’t be on the ride to Reno, though. : (

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Ingraman

I should be seeing this locomotive in about a month:

I won’t be on the ride to Reno, though. : (

I'm quite jealous!

[Ingraman]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

I'm quite jealous!

If you’re in San Diego, this won’t help you, but an email from UP Steam Club that showed up in my inbox this morning will help those between Wyoming and Texas who want to see UP’s Big Boy. Here’s an excerpt:

“The "Heartland of America Tour" will start Thursday, Aug. 29 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and include nine additional states: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The eight-week tour concludes in late October.

Scheduled Display Days:

Sunday, Sept. 8: Rochelle, Illinois (Chicago metro area)

Sunday, Oct. 6: Houston, Texas

Thursday/Friday, Oct. 10-11: Fort Worth, Texas

Additional route details with locations and times will be shared closer to the tour.”

[3798j]

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[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by 3798j

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Historical footnote:

"In 1885, the 650-foot Union Pacific Railroad’s Dale Creek Bridge in southeastern Wyoming, first built of wood in 1868, had granite abutments and steel girders added to its 1876 steel frame."

[3798j]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Historical footnote:

"In 1885, the 650-foot Union Pacific Railroad’s Dale Creek Bridge in southeastern Wyoming, first built of wood in 1868, had granite abutments and steel girders added to its 1876 steel frame."

Nicknamed the "spider web", it swayed when trains crossed it.
"The original bridge was replaced in 1876 by an iron bridge. Engineers installed guy wires on both the wooden bridge and its iron replacement in an attempt to stabilize the structures. Frankly, the iron bridge did not look like an improvement over the original."
"A dangerous crossing (it swayed in the wind) that required trains to slow down to 4 mph."
"The metal one had a couple revisions that didn't prove to be a great improvement. It was totally dismantled in 1901 in favor of another route."

[Colorado Expat]

I'm in the 4 Corners, and have ridden both the Durango & Silverton and the Cumbres & Toltec - both great trips!

However, I have to show the Nevada Northern Railway's #93 - an Alco 2-8-0...

I took part in their "Be the Engineer" program last October - got to drive the thing for about 2 hours.

[Chappers 71]

Merchant Navy Class locomotive Clan Line now passes through my local station & runs past the back of my house a couple or so times a week….which is nice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Mer...5028_Clan_Line

[M_Six]

This engine was mentioned earlier in the thread. It'll be passing through my area in early Sept. Might have to go grab some pics as it goes by.

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/4014/