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Western Railroad Discussion > A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday…Date: 09/05/22 00:12 A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: MrMRL Nice day in Portland, OR yesterday. Among other things, time was taken to visit the ORHC to visit some of the pieces on display...
1. SP 4449 2. NKP 190 3. UP 96 outside w/ SP heater car and local light rail. Date: 09/05/22 00:15 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: MrMRL Date: 09/05/22 06:18 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: Bob3985 It is good to see old UP96 still working.
Wegot plenty of work done out of it when it was here in Cheyenne. Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 09/05/22 07:18 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: ntharalson Good stuff, Robbie, thanks for posting. I believe the heater car is ex-SP&S and was painted to match the 4449. I can be corrected on that.
Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Date: 09/05/22 07:51 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: MrMRL Date: 09/05/22 08:31 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: sf1010 What is a heater car? Steam generator for passenger train?
Date: 09/05/22 08:41 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: dan yep
Date: 09/05/22 09:05 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: asheldrake the steam heater car is used at ORHC to start our steam locos.......I like to tell our visitors "one doesn't wake old guys or old steel quickly". the 96 is the ORHC switcher and is really appreciated.. ORHC is open today. Arlen
Date: 09/05/22 09:12 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: widowsihler I suppose it's just my depraved appetite speaking, but I've always thought the ALCO PA locomotives were the sexiest things on wheels.
Date: 09/05/22 09:23 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: WP-M2051 ntharalson Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Good stuff, Robbie, thanks for posting. I > believe the heater car is ex-SP&S and was painted > to match the 4449. I can be corrected on > that. > > Nick Tharalson, > Marion, IA Ex GN, then WP; served for a time on the Eureka Southern at Willits. Date: 09/05/22 14:20 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: Trainman41 I wish their ALCO PA had been restored to its original Santa Fe Warbonnet colors. Those 4 PA's sent to Mexico, just got the hell beaten out of them, with wrecks and no preservation efforts.
Date: 09/05/22 14:24 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: callum_out 2 of them are preserved and were pretty much in running condition when put away.
Out Date: 09/05/22 14:44 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: HotWater Is the lettering and number on the "Little Boy" steam heater car being repainted?
Date: 09/05/22 15:48 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: mojaveflyer Is the 4449 still operable or is it "stuffed and mounted"?
James Nelson Thornton, CO www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer Date: 09/05/22 17:35 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: HotWater mojaveflyer Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Is the 4449 still operable or is it "stuffed and > mounted"? Still FRA certified and operational at a weeks notice. Date: 09/05/22 20:45 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: BigDave So is the PA operational?
Date: 09/05/22 22:10 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: asheldrake Jack....I understand that the "little boy" will lose both its applied name and number when repainted.......thus removing this visitor question.
as to the 4449 being operational.....the poster much have missed the charter posting a few weeks ago. Arlen Date: 09/06/22 09:07 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: nathansixchime BigDave Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > So is the PA operational? > It isn't far off. Date: 09/06/22 16:50 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: BigDave Another question - what do the letters and numbers under "700" on the side of the SP&S 700's cab mean?
Date: 09/06/22 17:13 Re: A few views from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center yesterday… Author: HotWater BigDave Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Another question - what do the letters and numbers > under "700" on the side of the SP&S 700's cab > mean? Class E1 Weight on Drivers Cylinder stroke and bore Driver diameter |