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Steam & Excursion > Pacing SP4449 up the gorgeDate: 01/19/25 09:43 Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: OKTrainboys Pacing SP Daylight 4449 on day 1 of the journey to Trainfest 2009 with Durango!
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 01/19/25 10:37 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: F40PHR231 Date: 01/19/25 10:47 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: OKTrainboys Was hoping you were still on this board! Thank You!!
Date: 01/19/25 15:26 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: nycman Couldn't find myself in the crowd, oh, because I was aboard. I have a picture much like the one shown of Mike and his family chasing with Durango. What a great adventure that turned out to be as a crewmember.
Date: 01/19/25 18:05 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: OliveHeights What ever became of Durango?
Date: 01/19/25 18:53 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: OKTrainboys A wonderful,wonderful thing! First Chris, now Fitz! Tanner and I actually talked with Durango a couple of weeks ago while at the ORHC. It was fantastic! We called him with a crew member at 9PM Pacific time, and he is in Florida, so it was quite late! So amazing to talk with him.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/25 20:25 by OKTrainboys. Date: 01/20/25 03:05 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: coach Great video! Amazing engineering to have all the rotating weight not tear itself apart. Just amazing to me.
What really surprised me were the wheels under the firebox---they're SPOKED, not solid, like the ones on the lead truck. That really surprised me, given the weight they're supporting. Maybe it has something to do with the booster? Date: 01/20/25 10:15 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: HotWater coach Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great video! Amazing engineering to have all the > rotating weight not tear itself apart. Just > amazing to me. > > What really surprised me were the wheels under the > firebox---they're SPOKED, not solid, like the ones > on the lead truck. That really surprised me, > given the weight they're supporting. Maybe it > has something to do with the booster? Yes, the trailing truck has a spoked wheel set since that wheel set is a larger diameter and thus has steel tires (the solid wheels do not have steel tires), and is also driven by the booster. Date: 02/02/25 19:32 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: ProAmtrak Nice video, what year's that ride of yours!
Date: 02/03/25 09:08 Re: Pacing SP4449 up the gorge Author: wabash2800 Thanks for sharing. A friend and I paced the 765 in Indiana. We had railfans passing us on double-lines to get to their next photo location, though the train was moving pretty much at highway speed. They were angry and we had a close call.
Never again. Our minds are made up. We got some great coverage, but it wasn't worth it in our opinion. Victor Baird Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/25 09:09 by wabash2800. |