Steam & Excursion > C&TSRR = Rotary #7 = Engineer

Inside the Rotary. Max was the engineer and it was so hot in there the GoPro shut down after only a couple of minutes. The plastic case that holds the GoPro melted so we had to order a new one and the GoPro is no longer working correctly.
 

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

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Thanks for that view Roger and sorry about losing the Go Pro.
Max is short enough to be able to get around in the engine room pretty easily.
I met Max when he and Jeff ran the locomotive on one of our trips out of Antonito a couple of years ago.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Bob3985 Wrote:
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> Thanks for that view Roger and sorry about losing
> the Go Pro.
> Max is short enough to be able to get around in
> the engine room pretty easily.
> I met Max when he and Jeff ran the locomotive on
> one of our trips out of Antonito a couple of years
> ago.

My thinking was it would be a real different look that most folks have never seen.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Roger, a very interesting view of something that most railfans have no idea what is in the inside of a rotary. Sorry your GoPro didn't work but I'm sure you have some other good ideas of things to show.

Elizabeth and Chris

CedarRapids Wrote:
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> Roger, a very interesting view of something that
> most railfans have no idea what is in the inside
> of a rotary. Sorry your GoPro didn't work but I'm
> sure you have some other good ideas of things to
> show.
>
> Elizabeth and Chris

We still have a lot of things we want to try.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Excuse my ignorance but, the engine is mounted with the piston running parallel to the track. Then you have to have some type differential to turn the blades I would think. My question is why not mount the engine so the piston operates vertically and the drive wheel is at a 90 degree angle to the track, then the shaft to the blades could mount directly to the drive wheel. Or is it just a case of me thinking, which usually does not lead to good results.

Thanks 

Sam

Trainhand Wrote:
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> Excuse my ignorance but, the engine is mounted
> with the piston running parallel to the track.
> Then you have to have some type differential to
> turn the blades I would think. My question is why
> not mount the engine so the piston operates
> vertically and the drive wheel is at a 90 degree
> angle to the track, then the shaft to the blades
> could mount directly to the drive wheel. Or is it
> just a case of me thinking, which usually does not
> lead to good results.
>
> Thanks 
>
> Sam

Hi Sam, sorry but I have no idea. I hope someone can answer your question.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Sam, simplest explaination would be that it gives you room for a large enough driven shaft gear to give a
decent reduction ratio to up the torque and reduce the blade speed.

Out 

callum_out Wrote:
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> Sam, simplest explaination would be that it gives
> you room for a large enough driven shaft gear to
> give a
> decent reduction ratio to up the torque and reduce
> the blade speed.
>
> Out 

Thank you for the information.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Thanks for the explanation.

Sam

Trainhand Wrote:
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> Thanks for the explanation.
>
> Sam

It makes sense after Out explained it.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff