A.C.E. 3000 steam loco

[Anonymous]

What ever happened to the Ameican Coal Enterprises' modern steam loco? Has the project failed, or is it still in development?

[dknelson]

I think what happened is that oil got cheap again. I seem to recall seeing a photo of a frame with drivers though -- did that get scrapped?
Speaking of dead projects -- anyone remember the Marlboro cigarette excursion train?
Dave Nelson

[Modelcar]

...Yes on the Marlboro train. I believe some or all of the equipment was sold off to various locations.
QM

[Anonymous]

The ACE 3000 story is told in full on the "ultimate steam page" site,go to your favorite search engine and type in those keywords. Nothing larger than a scale model was ever built. The reasons are many,go to the website.......
Marlboro train:The two F59PHI locos were sold to a commuter agency,most of the cars were scrapped by Colorado Railcar before ever turning a wheel.

[Anonymous]

Were not the Australians working on a coal-fired engine, using powdered coal and water as an injection mix?

Anyone know about this?

[Anonymous]

Can't speak to Ausies, but UP tried this with the No 80 (later renumbered 8080) in 1960s.
Good writeup of this coal-burning gas-turbine-electric loco by Thos. R. Lee in The Streamliner, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 12-34. Many color photos, too.
Hank Morris