Modernized Steam Engines

[Anonymous]

I have been reading how some people want to bring the BigBoy back to life. Another feller wants to make a bigger engine than the BigBoy. These are all good ideas and could be done.
My idea is to build a brand new steam engine modeled after a 4-8-4 Northern using completely new type of fuel like propane or methanol to heat the water. Completely computerize the machine and use modern composit metals to build it. I realize this would be expensive. However, it is my belief that if steam technology would have continued it would have eventually been computerized.
Has anybody every had this idea before?

[Anonymous]

I have been reading how some people want to bring the BigBoy back to life. Another feller wants to make a bigger engine than the BigBoy. These are all good ideas and could be done.
My idea is to build a brand new steam engine modeled after a 4-8-4 Northern using completely new type of fuel like propane or methanol to heat the water. Completely computerize the machine and use modern composit metals to build it. I realize this would be expensive. However, it is my belief that if steam technology would have continued it would have eventually been computerized.
Has anybody every had this idea before?

[Anonymous]

seems I read a story in MR about a guy who ran steam in the modern era with coal and computerized tecnology, ,was a few years ago, maybe one of the MR guys can help, was certainly a good way to run steam with todays vehicles

[Anonymous]

seems I read a story in MR about a guy who ran steam in the modern era with coal and computerized tecnology, ,was a few years ago, maybe one of the MR guys can help, was certainly a good way to run steam with todays vehicles

[Kent]

The CPR Empress was touring Canad a just a couple weeks ago, at 1930s steam 4-6-4 Hudson H1b, fully restored and converted to oil burning. I took about 100 picture when it was in town. Even got a shot on the cab and one of the passanger cars[8D]

I think it was $3,000,000 to restore it.

[Kent]

The CPR Empress was touring Canad a just a couple weeks ago, at 1930s steam 4-6-4 Hudson H1b, fully restored and converted to oil burning. I took about 100 picture when it was in town. Even got a shot on the cab and one of the passanger cars[8D]

I think it was $3,000,000 to restore it.

[emdgp92]

Trainwreck, I think you're referring to the ACE 3000 engine that was in MR and Trains years ago.

[emdgp92]

Trainwreck, I think you're referring to the ACE 3000 engine that was in MR and Trains years ago.