desrtrat Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 first, i'm not a train buff, but i enjoy old things with a history. Union Pacific Rail Road towed this steam engine into where i work last week going to Cheyenne WY. to be refurbished back to working condition. to say the least, this thing is HUGE..from coupler, to coupler is 132' long, weight is a little over 1.2 M lbs, top speed 80 mph, can pull approx 500,000 lbs. here's a few pics back in the day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSSS Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 1.2 million pounds?! Wow! That's hard to imagine. I'll bet that thing ate some coal! Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1SCSS Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Very cool!!! That train is huge!!I like all the details on old loco's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 That is cool as all get out. Are you going t6o get to work on it? It will take some pretty impressive equipment to work on that monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggs Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 That's cool man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Cool pics, fine piece of history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoney23 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Oh man were the buffs out that day! That's bad ass man! I been driving those locomotives since july of '06. The new ones obviously. Would of loved to run an old steam engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Oh man were the buffs out that day! That's bad ass man! I been driving those locomotives since july of '06. The new ones obviously. Would of loved to run an old steam engine. they were out, but not as many as we expected.. this is what the back head end of the fire box will look like.. front pivot joint..designed to be able to round 20* turns reverser.. no cheep plastic tool here.. now thats a drive wheel.. some info.. Power type Steam References:[1] Builder American Locomotive Company Serial number 65572 Build date September 1941 Configuration 4-8-8-4 UIC classification (2′D)D2′ h4 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading wheel diameter 36 in (914 mm) Driver diameter 68 inches (170 cm) Trailing wheel diameter 42 in (1,067 mm) Wheelbase 72 ft 5.5 in (22.09 m) Length Locomotive: 85 ft 3.4 in (25.99 m) Overall: 132 ft 9 1⁄4 in (40.47 m) Width 11 ft (3.4 m) Height 16 ft 2 1⁄2 in (4.94 m) Weight on drivers 540,000 lb (244,939.9 kilograms) Locomotive weight 762,000 lb (345,637.4 kilograms) Tender weight 342,200 lb (155,219.3 kilograms) (2/3 load) Locomotive and tender combined weight 1,250,000 lb (566,990.5 kilograms) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 28 short tons (25.4 t; 25.0 long tons) Water capacity 24,000 US gal (91,000 l; 20,000 imp gal) Boiler 95 in (2,400 mm) Boiler pressure 300 lbf/in2 (2.1 MPa) Firegrate area 150 sq ft (14 m2) Heating surface: – Tubes and flues 5,035 sq ft (468 m2) – Firebox 720 sq ft (67 m2) – Total 5,735 sq ft (533 m2) Superheater type Type A Superheater area 2,043 sq ft (190 m2) Cylinders 4 Cylinder size 23.75 in × 32 in (603 mm × 813 mm) Top speed 80 mph (130 km/h) Tractive effort 135,375 lbf (602.18 kN) Factor of adhesion 4.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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