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Jet loco

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Jet loco
Posted by philo426 on Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:54 PM

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Posted by 8ntruck on Thursday, October 19, 2023 9:56 PM

New York Central actually built a rig along those lines.  Was based on a Budd RDC. Set some speed records while they were testing it.  No applications beyond the testing, though.

They later experimented with the jet engines in a snow removal  operation.

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Posted by pennytrains on Friday, October 20, 2023 12:25 AM

Cool Cool

Big Smile  Same me, different spelling!  Big Smile

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, October 20, 2023 7:48 AM

It is fast too!

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, October 20, 2023 9:12 AM

Simple running gear,an old Lionel 0-4-0 chassis with a freight truck. 

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