The 'Business End' of a 3-stage Kershaw Snow/Rock thrower has steel cable whips sheathed in Extreme Service plastic that sling everything into the Auger and thence to the Ejection Rotor. Snow, rocks, Road-kill. Gone. Locomotiveman Tom
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Technically, this is a Kershaw Ballast Regulator. Weighs about 46,000/lbs. Mostly used to accurately grade granite rock to proper profile around the ties and rail, but it can move snow and ice as well. Locomotiveman Tom
Good for a cold Sunday afternoon!!
Don't know why, but this puts me in mind of Duluth/Superior
Don't know why, but this puts me in mind of Duluth/Superior
It is indeed a 'Tank Engine'. The water tanks are mounted alongside the boiler, thus no Water Tender car. It is in Salaverry, Peru. Used by Trujillo Railway for the sugar trade. I erred in saying it is in Ecuador. Locomotiveman Tom
Tom, very cool! I like how it's blue paint matches Thomas the Tank. All it needs are some red and black details.
Another method of propelling a Railroad Locomotive is to fit a HUGE and very heavy-duty Air Tank to the frame. Air er up and run on Compressed Air. Very nice in large Roundhouses where Air Line access was no problem. We had one in BN's Alliance, Nebr. RoHo I believe. No Pic. Locomotiveman Tom
Not tethered. Air line couplers located everywhere near large Roundhouses. HK Porter made some big Compressed Air Railroad locomotives. One ran down in Homestake Gold Mine in Black Hills til the 60's. Locomotiveman Tom
I previously mis-typed. RIGHT computer screen is for PTC, ie Positive Train Control, A 'Video Game' look at the track ahead(hills, sidings,Speed Limits, stop signs etc etc.)Not implemented in USA yet. CENTER computer screen is for Info about Lead Engine you are on, LEFT Computer Screen is for running and monitoring Engines at rear of the train and backup for CENTER one, if it fails. Wall of Circuit Breakers is behind you and near one's Left Knee. Radios up near ceiling. High Tech,eh? Locomotiveman Tom
Railroad Sand Towers are filled with dry Silica Sand. Nose of Locomotive has Sand Compartment holding 2/tons that can be pneumatically blown in front of the wheels. Fantastic on steep hills, ice, snow. Locomotiveman Tom
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I've gotta say I love this thread and all the pics/commentary. My son and I love trains. We have a model train layout, N scale, and run BNSF trains. As a kid, I grew up in North Central Illinois less than a mile from the Sante Fe/BNSF dual mainline running from Galesburg to Chicago. The road is elevated over the rails and to this day, I love standing over the trains as they roll on underneath. Now I live in Iowa and can see the Union Pacific dual main from our property. Wasn't planned, just happened when we bought the property. Keep the pics coming. Enjoying the pics!
It would help if I'd post in the right thread, LOL
It's the outer rail for a turntable.
When I was around 15, I help remove/demolish the last remnants of the turntable in Milan Mo., with a scrapper named Buddy (Bugeye) Bauswell, LOL
It's the outer rail for a turntable.
When I was around 15, I help remove/demolish the last remnants of the turntable in Milan Mo., with a scrapper named Buddy (Bugeye) Bauswell, LOL
I'm buying COFFEE. Jeezus...that's quite a Roundhouse. Yes, that Bullgear is attached to a Pinion gear and thence to a large electric motor that propels the Turntable. Juice comes off an overhead source thru a pancake collector swivel. Locomotiveman Tom
Your Milan, MO turntable has no overhead steel Truss support. So, back in the day it was rotated by MULES?? Later, an electric power 'collector ring' connection beneath the Pivot point could be installed I suppose. Hmmm.
