turbine territory

[samfp1943]

These turbines were pretty much confined to upen country runs, noise being an issue in urban settings. There was a story told that at one time a crew had spotted an idling turbine under a bridge, possibly in Cheyenne, and the exhaust heat liquified the asphalt on the bridge..

[Anonymous]

ok, another question regarding this, anyone know which horn did these UP turbines have on them?

[Anonymous]

Anyone know which was starting and continuous tractive effort of 10000hp big blow and 4500 veranda?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by APG45

I remember reading somewhere, I think it was Union Pacific: Salt Lake Route, that operating in arid, windy conditions caused a lot of problems with the turbine blades (sand abrasion). Combined with the inability to run them through urban areas, it meant that there were few routes they were suited for. I know I'm probably talking out my**** but how much truth is there to this?

electro-ortcele, there is a free .mpeg of a UP turbine on the MRR website under Resources/photos, audio, video. It will give you an idea of the sound they made at low speed. Sounds like an airplane taxiing---medium/high pitched whine.

I've seen the video, but the sound is mixed with that diesel that is behind it.
I've got a new pentrex video comming in a few days (UP's mighty turbines), so I guess I'll get lots of great sound recordings of it.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

...Hi electro-ortcele.....Guess I better clear up what's in the picture in my Bio...On the right is our granddaughter and that's me relaxing on the bench with communications radio in hand and my green pickup in the background....Now it has been replaced by a blue one....Pic was taken a few years ago...not many though.....Location is at our hiking, walking trail which is constructed on the ROW of a CSX rail line.....30 plus miles of smooth paved trail...!
On the engines...Don't remember too much specifics on the sound as we were passing them in our several test automobiles and simply got real close as the tracks were parallel to the highway at that point but I do remember they were large and massive and certainly different....That was nearly 40 years ago.....

yea, I knew you were the man on the left of course, i was just joking [:)]

[Modelcar]

...Hi electro-ortcele.....Guess I better clear up what's in the picture in my Bio...On the right is our granddaughter and that's me relaxing on the bench with communications radio in hand and my green pickup in the background....Now it has been replaced by a blue one....Pic was taken a few years ago...not many though.....Location is at our hiking, walking trail which is constructed on the ROW of a CSX rail line.....30 plus miles of smooth paved trail...!
On the engines...Don't remember too much specifics on the sound as we were passing them in our several test automobiles and simply got real close as the tracks were parallel to the highway at that point but I do remember they were large and massive and certainly different....That was nearly 40 years ago.....

[MJ4562]

I remember reading somewhere, I think it was Union Pacific: Salt Lake Route, that operating in arid, windy conditions caused a lot of problems with the turbine blades (sand abrasion). Combined with the inability to run them through urban areas, it meant that there were few routes they were suited for. I know I'm probably talking out my**** but how much truth is there to this?

electro-ortcele, there is a free .mpeg of a UP turbine on the MRR website under Resources/photos, audio, video. It will give you an idea of the sound they made at low speed. Sounds like an airplane taxiing---medium/high pitched whine.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

...I remember seeing some of them..{up close}, right along side the highway while on an automotive test trip someplace out west but can't remember just where....I do remember they took my eye as being massive and impressive and different.....

Since you saw one of these things, I assume then that you are not the guy on the right on that picture in your profile [:D]
I wish I lived back then!

How did they sound? People say like a jet plane, but is it a high pitched whine like when a plane is on the airport or more of an afterburner-like rumbling sound?

[Modelcar]

...I remember seeing some of them..{up close}, right along side the highway while on an automotive test trip someplace out west but can't remember just where....I do remember they took my eye as being massive and impressive and different.....

[M636C]

UP Turbines were based in the locomotive depot in Green River Wyoming. I've seen excellent pictures of different types of UP turbines with the very distinctive Bluff Rock in the background. One winter photograph suggests that the turbines would have worked very well in the cold weather - turbines are much more efficient in cold weather.

M636C

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me, in which states were UP's turbines used.
Form pictures I know that they were used in Utah for sure, but which other states had GE turbines running through them?