Is it a engine or a freight car? So which is it?
Modeling on the cheap
Looks like scrap to me, but then... I'm a steam fan!
Jim
looks more like corperate budget cuts... Now if it scrap i wonder if the weight of the scrap chassis is worth enough to pay for it own ticket to the junkyard..
Obviously, it's neither one. With no brakes or brakelines, it can't be anything more than scrap or a special device whose use is undetermined in the photo.
Interesting picture though.
Paul
Looks like a unit being cannabalized for parts, ultimate destination, the scrapper.
Forget to mention it was taken at the NRE shop in Silvis Ill. So most likely used for parts etc. Thought it was weird seeing what was a engine sitting on freight car trucks.
What you are seeing was often refered to as "Shop Trucks". In this case I suspect that the locomotive is slowly being used for parts and these trucks will allow the shop to move the hulk underneath a crane when they want another piece of it. But some shops that did major rebuilds of locomotives would use shop trucks as well if the existing trucks needed heavy repairs that required removal and disassembly.
Also a lot of freight car shops that sandblasted the car bodies would use shop trucks while the car was in the sandblast booth as sand can get between the truck bolster and friction wedges in the side frames and cause problems. They would use old worn out trucks and cycle them between the cars being blasted.
Here's another one on shop trucks (visible under the cab and partially hidden by the bin).
This one was undergoing a rebuild, with the wiring and prime mover work being done in-house, and, I think, the traction motors sent out.Here she is, back in service, although not, by the looks of the trucks, immediately after the rebuild:
Wayne
Larry's Truck & Electric in McDonald, Ohio is one place where locomotives go to die. A few get a second lease on life but most are parted out.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/fan-t/sets/72157624247059542/
There are several more storage areas around Youngstown for LTE as well. Probably 1500 locomotives or so in the area!
Here's another interesting look at locomotive overhauls:
Have Fun! Ed
It reminds me of how they cut up the Loco's to do the filming in unstoppable.
Brent
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