QUOTE: Originally posted by jchnhtfd Head end power for the passenger cars. And, rarely, additional tractive effort in mountain terrain. Sometimes the excursion trains are quite heavy! The 3985 (still quite active, thank you!) is fully equipped with regard to safety, signals, communications, and what have you, and can -- and does -- operate anywhere on the system which can accomodate her size and weight. What she doesn't have, as I recall, is a HEP generator.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by jruppert The 4449 has an EMD multi pinned jack for locomotive control on the back of her cab, and the idea comes up sometimes about painting a diesel engine in Daylight colors.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp When SP 4449 came to town in 1989 and ATSF 3751 in 1999, they had to have the fire department come out to put water in the locomotives. Do not confuse this with the locomotives catching on fire (where they don't want it), they did not. Eric, when 261 was running this summer, I was on one of the trips. It was about a 200 mile round trip run. The only time they even bothered to think about water was at LaCrosse. They didn't get much while we waited for the Empire Builder though. Maybe a thousand gallons. The problem was, at the available water pressure, it would have taken all day to fill the tender. They had a schedule to keep, that's why they carry a second water tender. Look at the upper right photo in the group of 4 above. 3985 carries 3!!!! [swg]
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp When SP 4449 came to town in 1989 and ATSF 3751 in 1999, they had to have the fire department come out to put water in the locomotives. Do not confuse this with the locomotives catching on fire (where they don't want it), they did not.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Yes Eric, calling the fire department is an option, if you have the time and can clear the main. Come to think of it, that's exactly what they did in Hastings Minnesota back in the mid 70's when 4449 came through disguised as the Freedom Train.[swg]
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