Favorite heavy equipment

eford · Jan 31, 2007

I'll have to bring the camera to Union when I go this year. If they haven't torn down the frisco it's always a good one to watch. I think it's a 2-10-0, been a while.

till · Jan 31, 2007

Earl,

The decopod has been out of service for some time now.

They riped it apart before they finished the Shay?!?!!? I just do not understand those guys.

eford · Jan 31, 2007

Told ya it's been awhile.

kmcconaughey · Feb 1, 2007

Bryan, I'm surprised you haven't posted these:

4023 Move 1

4023 Move 2

UPHS website

gcoleman · Feb 1, 2007

Another favorite:it is a palidin tank, one of the larger "Self Propelled guns"

klindstedt · Feb 2, 2007

Kraig,

Thanks for the links about the 4023 move and the UPHS website. The company I work for has been installing fire protection and detection in the new Council Bluffs Unit 4 power plant for the last year and a half. I've driven by the park location several times on the highway when I've had to visit the site, but never had time to stop and check it out. Thanks for solving that mystery...

bmcmeen · Feb 2, 2007

Kraig -

The morning conductor on our "usual" express did actually send me all that stuff when it happened - he's UPRR, ex C&NW, so I get all sorts of stuff. But I've been in the midst of a migration to XP x64 and have been AWOL...

On a more serious note, as an Operation Lifesaver volunteer (working towards being a certified presenter), let me remind everyone to be careful out there around these trains and to be mindful of the tresspassing aspects that we may find ourselves in.

wcompton · Feb 4, 2007

What? No firetrucks?

Bryan- I'll bet you've got a picture of one of CFD's engines.

kweaver · Feb 9, 2007

5pm the Science channel has the evolution of the locomotive.

jegstad · Feb 9, 2007

KEN,

You forgot to mention that was 5pm EST. I cauught the signoff at 5pm CST.

kweaver · Feb 9, 2007

Jim - oops!

jegstad · Feb 10, 2007

Ken,

Not your fault, I forgot the first rule:

Double-check everything

JimE

kweaver · Feb 10, 2007

2nd rule , don't believe anything you read

I'll keep an eye out for it to come on again, I think it was on the History Channel before.

jegstad · Feb 10, 2007

Ken,

I prefer the recursive form of Rule 2:

"Rule 2 - see Rule #1"

dsauve · Feb 11, 2007

The UP Challengers are 4-6-6-4 configurations. Only one is left in use today. It is still owned by UP and runs out of the Cheyanne WY shop.

acasteel · Feb 11, 2007

SO my computer crashed so i dont have anymore of my pics and this is the only one i could find on my dads camera

gcoleman · Feb 12, 2007

Anyone else have any big gun pictures?
This is a mother of a gun. it was used by the Germans in WWII to lob 280mm shells in our boy's direction. I guess I understand what war is hell really means.

acasteel · Feb 13, 2007

<font size="+2"><u>You know, I had a bunch of cool ones but i cant find em....They were me with a bunch of m-16s and an m-60 that i shot and another one was that gun im infront of attached to a 7 ton. Talk about heavy equipment! That thing has bullit proof glass and a cat inline 6 in it.

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