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This set of posts will be open for all non-RS locomotives and power. The first will be an early, not so successful, attempt to build a steam turbine locomotive. /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140304112334_Steam Turbine.jpg http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/upturb/upturb.htm Regards John ******************* We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.” <> Ralph Waldo Emerson John, I once found an interesting old article on these while searching the net. Showed them building the units and all that - wish I had bookmarked that now! Originally posted by JRG1951 - March 04 2014 :  11:27:21 AM

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Baldwin 4-8+8-4-750/8-DE the first Genset locomotive. Designed to use 8 8 cylinder diesels http://yardlimit.railfan.net/baldwindiesels/guide/4-8-8-4-750-8-de/index.html /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140304134800_Baldwin.gif Regards, John ******************* Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. <> Ronald Reagan Originally posted by JRG1951 - March 04 2014 :  1:55:20 PM

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John, The Baldwin Centipedes needed a Midas Brake shop to keep them on the rails from what I read. A real challenge with 16 axles and 32 sets of brake shoes. Regards, John ************************** Originally posted by JRG1951 - March 07 2014 :  5:33:28 PM

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This set of posts will be open for all non-RS locomotives and power. The first will be an early, not so successful, attempt to build a steam turbine locomotive. /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140304112334_Steam Turbine.jpg http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/upturb/upturb.htm Regards John ******************* We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.” <> Ralph Waldo Emerson Originally posted by JRG1951 - March 04 2014 :  11:27:21 AM

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Rock Island RS2m... John Originally posted by zebrails - March 04 2014 :  7:51:21 PM

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Found this gem on layout tour last year. Originally posted by metalsmith1 - March 15 2014 :  02:26:25 AM

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This is a steam locomotive but I just found it odd. It's the first locomotive to run in the Mississippi valley in November 8, 1835. http://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2012/05/secret-new-locomotive.html /tyco/forum/uploaded/kovacste000/20140316103525_Replica.JPG The one in the picture is an exact replica of the original locomotive. The picture taken in 1948. Originally posted by kovacste000 - March 16 2014 :  10:35:42 AM

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God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time. <> Robin Williams Originally posted by JRG1951 - April 28 2014 :  12:15:01 AM

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C&NW Crandall Cabs <> Old modified E8/E9 Union Pacific B Units. /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140428001204_Crandall.gif http://www.american-rails.com/crandall-cabs.html Regards John ******** God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time. <> Robin Williams Wow...now THAT is cool. Funny thing, I have a couple of those cabs and a E7 shell laying around. I sense another project on my list. That Westinghouse/Baldwin turbine was a great find too, I was not aware of that one! Originally posted by JRG1951 - April 28 2014 :  12:15:01 AM

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Glenn, I agree everything is as it should be, but it is fun to laugh at the irony from time to time. Regards, John ***** You're born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there's a loophole. <> Billy Graham Originally posted by JRG1951 - April 28 2014 :  10:12:43 AM

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/tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140529141751___S160A.gif /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140529141846___S160b.gif More Info Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USATC_S160_Class Regards John ******** Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood. <> Daniel Burnham Originally posted by JRG1951 - May 29 2014 :  2:22:45 PM

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Whitcomb WWII 65-DE-19A Military Diesels. Two Buda (correctly pronounced beauda) DCS-1879, 283 HP at 1200 RPM, engines were used for prime movers in each locomotive. The electrical equipment was supplied by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. and consisted of two 197-A main generators, four 970-A traction motors and the various standard Westinghouse control equipment. http://www.robertsarmory.com/whitcomb.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_D._Whitcomb_Company http://www.jeff-z.com/wks/locoroster/602/rhp.html /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140605113343_Whitcomb.gif HOW TO HIDE A 65 TON LOCOMOTIVE “Whitcomb Diesel locomotives built here in Rochelle have played an important part in this war on almost every front. Being smokeless and easy to camouflage against air attacks these locomotives have been extensively used where standard coal burning locomotives proved impractical. In our January 12th 1945, issue of the Leader we printed an interview with W.F. Eckert, chief engineer at Whitcomb in which he told how Whitcomb built locomotives had solved the English and American transportation problem in north Africa, German bombers had blasted most of the regular locomotives as their smoke was easily spotted by the fliers. Rochelle Whitcomb Diesel locomotives were then camouflaged as regular box cars. In the make up of trains the location of the “ box-car-locomotive”was constantly changed to elude the Germans in their bombing attacks. The plan proved very successful, and it has been credited as one of the major forces in the British success in the drive from Egypt to Tunisia during the latter four months of 1942 and early 1943.” The Rochelle Leader May 4, 1945 Regards John ........................... I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. -- Will Rogers Originally posted by JRG1951 - June 05 2014 :  11:51:49 AM

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It's not a locomotive, but hear me out. Does anyone have any clue what this was? Or for that matter what the heck those trucks are? Originally posted by PRR 4800 - June 05 2014 :  11:17:21 PM

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quote: It's not a locomotive, but hear me out. Does anyone have any clue what this was? Or for that matter what the heck those trucks are? Originally posted by PRR 4800 - June 05 2014 :  11:17:21 PM PRR: The boxcar is a UP crew-training car, as I recall reading somewhere. By allowing the effects of rough handling to be easily observed, it helps crewmen develop proper cargo-damaging techniques. The trucks are some sort of high-speed freight design. Symington-Gould maybe? There were several designs that came about, around that time, which usually involved extra springs at the journals, to reduce unsprung weight and improve the ride. UP used similar trucks on their express boxcars. Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 06 2014 :  09:02:46 AM

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This is a beautiful set of locomotive, but rare in 2014. EMD FP9As /tyco/forum/uploaded/JRG1951/20140918194734_PanAmNo1.gif http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locopicture.aspx?id=146135 Regards, John A man and a woman, who had never met before, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train. Although initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, the two are tired and fall asleep quickly -- he in the upper bunk and she in the lower. At 2:00 a.m., he leans over and gently wakes the woman, saying, "Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold." "I have a better idea," she replies. "Just for tonight, let's pretend that we're married." "Wow! That's a great idea!!" he exclaims. "Good," she replies. "Get your own damn blanket." Originally posted by JRG1951 - September 18 2014 :  7:52:06 PM