Feb 5th, 2017: Carver in Training

Diaphone Jim · 02-10-2017, 10:31 AM

I just found a nice 17 minute video about Big Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5dEc5VeNw

xoxoxoBruce · 02-10-2017, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

How on earth did they move 50,000 lbs of coal per hour?!

With an auger.

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

I just found a nice 17 minute video about Big Boy

That the real, "rollin' coal"
Jim, don't obsess about Big Boys, it'll give you feelings of inadequacy.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2017, 12:11 AM

I ran across these pictures of monster locomotives in South Africa, but can't find any information about them.

Looks like coal tenders on both ends, and at least 16 drive wheels on the green one.

02-11-2017, 12:11 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I ran across these pictures of monster locomotives in South Africa, but can't find any information about them. Looks like coal tenders on both ends, and at least 16 drive wheels on the green one. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I just found a nice 17 minute video about Big Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5dEc5VeNw

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