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Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures) - Pile Driver OB
Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:46 PM

This next chapter comes from the Colorado Railroad Museum where D&RGW OB Pile Driver was the highlight event on a cold October day.


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Sunday, October 2, 2011 7:53 PM

West Side Lumber Company #12

Now D&RGW OB was not the only thing running that day and here Lisa catches Shay #12 backing down the loop.
West Side Lumber Company #12
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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Monday, October 3, 2011 9:00 PM

D&RGW #5771 and #5762 Diesel Electric Locomotives

Here is another fun shot I took while they get setup for the demonstration...
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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:31 PM

DG&L #119 and D&RGW #49

Here is another shot I took of another special engine here at the Colorado Railroad Museum...
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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 8:45 PM

Standard Oil Saddle Tank Engine #1

While Lisa was watching for the Shay to come around the loop she also got a shot the Standard Oil Saddle Tank Engine #1.
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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:29 AM

West Side Lumber Company #12

Lisa took in several shots of Shay #12 as it pulled cars around the loop and I picked just a few to show off the action...


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Friday, October 14, 2011 9:58 PM

Our CO-STAR

When the D&RGW used the OB Pile Driver it would have been brought to the site by being pushed by a MOW train and it this case D&RGW #346 did the duty...









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Posted by gbrewer on Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:22 AM

An engine was not only used to move the OB to the work location but also to provide the steam since OB was neither self propelled nor does it have a boiler of its own.

Glen Brewer

Bob Richardson and the Founding and development of the Colorado Railroad Museum

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:11 PM

Great Follow-on Glen!!!  Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:14 PM

D&RGW Pile Driver OB

OK, time to meet the STAR of this event, Denver and Rio Grande Western OB; Pile Driver. Here are a few shots Lisa took of OB before they started their demonstration of it's operation.


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Monday, October 17, 2011 10:43 PM

D&RGW Pile Driver OB

While Lisa was getting some outside shots I tried to get a few interior ones...


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:21 PM

D&RGW Pile Driver OB

Lisa will also setup and take several shots as they raise the driver into place. I will pick these four that give you the idea of the strobe shot look of it moving up into place...

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Saturday, October 22, 2011 6:43 PM

D&RGW Pile Driver OB

With the Pile Driver upright it's moved over a pole that needs to be driven deeper into the ground.

The weight is lifted a foot or so higher then the poll height as you can see below.



It is then dropped onto the pole pushing in a bit deeper into the ground

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:10 PM

Fun with Fruit

Oh Yea, they made it fun to watch a few times. What the heck are they doing with the Cantaloupe!!!!!!!




Squish!


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Monday, October 24, 2011 7:40 PM

One More Time

You knew a Watermelon was going to show up...





Splat!


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:11 PM

Video!!!!!!!

Now given most of these photos are ones Lisa took you might ask what the hack was Darren doing. Well, my old Camcorder was starting to fail and with the cold and snow of that October day I decided to leave it at home and just take my little Poin t-n-Shot with me; but, it does take video; so...
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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 9:38 PM

Denver HO Model Railroad Club

If you watched the video to the end you will see that after the D&RGW OB Pile Driver completed we headed inside and downstairs to warm up a bit and enjoy the HO layout...


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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 9:40 PM

The End

Well, this concludes the 2008 season of Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures) Trip Reports with one last set of photos from the HO Layout...


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