Doing their bit to recreate the old steam days
CSSHEGEWISCH It looks like either of two things, it was idling for a long time and the hostler or engineer opened up the throttle, blowing out all the carbon, OR it's a blown turbocharger.
It looks like either of two things, it was idling for a long time and the hostler or engineer opened up the throttle, blowing out all the carbon, OR it's a blown turbocharger.
Too much black smoke for "A". I'd agree with "B". Overfueling like mad trying to get the engine RPM up, but there is no air being blown into the intake manifold.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
That actually looks like a diesel runaway ...
Is ALCO back doing rebuilts?
Great picture! I'm sure the ALCO-holics will love it!
A link to #71 burning at Rosevelt road facilityy.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8716963
just too hot everywhere ??
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.