Love this signal bridge.............
Chuck - It's a real nice attraction to your layout. Congrats!
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Nice job CHUCK.
Here's a video of the NPR 765 going over the Rockville bridge at noon today.
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laz57
Cool video LAZ,
Now I know what you are saying about. "There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still"
Work crews have finally finished construction on the Mobilgas oil derrick and homemade tank farm.
Sunoco oil derrick is now a Mobilgas derrick.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Tried everything I can think of but can not get photos, from Shutterfly, to load.
Finally !
Rock Island with a consist of ore cars,
It was a busy day but fun was had by all.
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That there was my $10 train car including shipping
Here is pic of my F-3's pulling 2 15" passenger cars I have.
and heres a pic of the train with the passenger cars and some freight cars some came with it some I added to it
All have nice pics. SP I was able to see your pics just by clicking on the links.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
Very nice video, LAZ.
I love that whistle.
Chuck
The switching yard of the Roseyville Division of the NS is busy building trains. Engines waiting for the consist.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Laz great video
And yes guys all the pics are great too.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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dougdagrump Tried everything I can think of but can not get photos, from Shutterfly, to load.
Doug, I use Shutterfly and what I do is open the picture up in Shutterfly and right click on it and copy. Then just paste it into the window below your text.. Like I did above.
I've done the same recently with Photobucket.
Here's another video,not by me, that I found of the Rockville bridge and the 765 and the NS Exec train on the bridge at the same time. Very cool, enjoy I did.
watch?v=fSBc0Q2dF0
Why was there a diesel and a steam engine on the same consist?
AF 1963,
Although the NPR 765 is certified to travel the main line, there is the probability of a break down being of the age and all of the steam engine. The diesel is the NPR Heritage SD 70 that will act as its back up, it doesn't run, incase anything happens to the 765. They don't want to tie up the main line with a broken engine sitting there. It is brought along and pulled by the steamer, even going around Horseshoe Curve the steamer did all the pulling by it self and that is graded at 1.75%. Pretty steep as far as pulling power. They do this even with the UP FEF out in the western part of the country too.
Also the diesel can provide dynamic braking for downhill operation. In the steam days the brakes would be set and the engine would pull the train downhill generating a lot of heat in the wheels ( not to mention the smoke from the applied brakes ). Overheated wheels can lead to broken wheels and the threat of a derailment. The diesel can retard the train ( kind of like an automobile under compression ) using its dynamic brake. Therefore less brake pipe pressure is necessary and the wheels stay cooler and generate less smoke.
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