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 Posted - April 07 2015 : 3:04:59 PM
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The part of modeling railroad I enjoy most is scratch building. I'm all the time looking for something to build that is odd and unique. Last week I seen a picture on Railpictures.net of a set of 4 stationay steam locomotives used as a source of steam and hot water for a locomotive faclity. Me modeling a steel mill and know that a couple mills did the same thing, I wanted to try to build one. Here is what I have done after a couple days of building and painting. The 2 locomotives are Tyco 0-8-0s that I had in storage and needed to be used for something. I still have to had scenery and a few more touch ups.
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 4:42:20 PM
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That's a cool model of a cool concept.
I like the film of rust over everything. About 2 hours drive from my home is a steel mill that had steam locomotives in day to day use through 1980. I'd stand on a bridge nearby and watch them switch. Everything had rust on it, even the aluminum bridge railings. A couple hundred yards away, steel was being poured from a ladle into ingot molds and the mist from the pour was burning in flames, so I think the rust was burned steel settling from the air.
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 5:35:32 PM
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quote:That's a cool model of a cool concept.
I like the film of rust over everything. About 2 hours drive from my home is a steel mill that had steam locomotives in day to day use through 1980. I'd stand on a bridge nearby and watch them switch. Everything had rust on it, even the aluminum bridge railings. A couple hundred yards away, steel was being poured from a ladle into ingot molds and the mist from the pour was burning in flames, so I think the rust was burned steel settling from the air.
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That would probably be it. Very interesting concept, though. I don't believe I've seen anything like it except I've seen locomotive boilers as generators and stuff.
-Steve
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 7:18:10 PM
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| Definitely a quality job on the engines and buildings.....
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 7:38:48 PM
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Very interesting! Not something I've seen modeled before, and very well done.
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 8:12:19 PM
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Very cool idea and well executed.
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 9:52:06 PM
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Dang Don. Really nice job. Looks like Gary gonna have some interesting competition there.
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 12:01:06 AM
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That's an interesting scene with all the supporting structure built around and through the locomotives.
Also, I couldn't help thinking that the Tyco locos were an appropriate choice, since PowerTorques have a tendency to make the locos stationary anyway!
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 09:09:56 AM
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No competition from me. Just an admiration for a quality job. But I am eying an old Chattanooga Choo-choo in a whole new light.
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 11:57:04 AM
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quote:That's an interesting scene with all the supporting structure built around and through the locomotives.
Also, I couldn't help thinking that the Tyco locos were an appropriate choice, since PowerTorques have a tendency to make the locos stationary anyway!
Originally posted by gmoney - April 08 2015 : 12:01:06 AM
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Yeah, Powertorques never really had the best reputation, even when running at their best. I was lucky to find one running well at the train show and it's a Chattanooga 2-8-0. Very handsome locomotive.
-Steve
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 Posted - April 08 2015 : 7:16:02 PM
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That is beautiful. I love the exhaust ducting you built. Somewhere in one of my books on the end of the steam era there's a shot of 3 or 4 steamers -- big Mikes, IIRC -- lined up as stationary boilers for steam heat & power at the backshops. Nice to see it in model form.
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 9:02:45 PM
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| Pretty terrific scene there and a great use for some old Tyco iron!
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 9:05:07 PM
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| aren't the side rods usually disconnected when doing this?
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 9:05:52 PM
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| That is pretty fine Don. I'm curious about the tenders remaining hooked up to the locomotives. Be interesting to see how the operation ran from day to day (e.g., what they brought in to fill the tenders with and so forth. It is definitely intriguing to see something different.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 07:52:56 AM
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Sorry for the delay in getting back to everyone. I contacted the photographer of the locomotives and got the ok to post his pictures here.
Tenders
Connection between locomotives and tender. Yes that is a guy in the cab shoveling coal.
Overall shot of the facility.
Rail crane loading one of the tenders.
Units with the exhaust stacks coming out the sides of the boilers.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 09:52:52 AM
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I guess in Europe there was a lot of very powerful 2-10-0 decapods sitting around with no purpose so they got used in this manner. I much rather see them pulling trains full of rail fans.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 10:43:46 AM
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The US did this also during the time steam was being replaced with diesels. Northwestern Steel & Wire used steam that they bought for scrap up until the mid 60s. They also used the larger steam locos to supply steam to their plant. In the Sept 1970 issue of Railroad Magazine shows a picture of a CB&Q 2-10-4 supplying the steam.
In some case yes the side rods are disconnected and in others there not. Really depends on the owners.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 3:22:34 PM
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NSW used those switchers (former Grand Trunk iirc) until 1984. What's really crazy is they bought a pair of Alco diesel switchers to replace them... and when they decided the steamers still worked better, they KEPT the steam, and gutted the switchers down to the frames and used them as idler flatcars! Found that story in an old Trains mag from the late 80s a while back.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 4:02:48 PM
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What issue was the article in? I like to get a copy of it? They also used Alco parts to power a couple of there traveling crane. Which is my next build.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 8:07:15 PM
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| Thanks for posting those photos of the actual operation Don. Surrealistic.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 8:29:06 PM
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I wonder what kind of set up they use for dumping the ashes?
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 9:56:55 PM
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Good question Jerry. I sent the photograph the question of how the ash was removed. In one of the pictures I can see a small shoot under the ash pan of the locomotive. and I am thinking the brick structure has something to do with the removal. This Is one lart I did not model. May have to add look over the model and add it in if I can without doing too much damage.
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 11:42:06 PM
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well one CB&Q loco was used for this type of purpose
Its now on display at the Colorado RR Museum
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 11:55:13 PM
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quote:well one CB&Q loco was used for this type of purpose
Its now on display at the Colorado RR Museum
Originally posted by microbusss - April 09 2015 : 11:42:06 PM
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Is that the big 4-8-4?
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Posted - April 12 2015 : 1:01:50 PM
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My Trains mags are boxed up at the moment but when I find it I'll pm ya.
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Posted - April 23 2015 : 12:24:41 AM
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Small update on the stationary steam locomotive. Not been able to work onit much due to health issues and waiting on parts. but it is coming along nicely.
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Posted - April 23 2015 : 01:30:51 AM
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| Pretty slick Don. Looks like that gondola's been around the block.
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Posted - April 23 2015 : 08:08:44 AM
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Along with great concept and execution you've got some very nice detail in that scene. A winner.
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