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Nostalgia & History > Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT)Date: 02/11/16 21:43 Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: Nomad I missed the steam era. I missed the Alco diesel era. GE tried to make it up to me.
July 1993, at the Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City.  Date: 02/11/16 22:10 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: hogheaded Well, the smoke is to be expected, as it appears that the mechanical department guy is attempting to start the engine. GE's were notorious for emitting clouds of black smoke in the start-up process, until the gasolene-coated gerbils inserted through the cylinder try-cocks were fully on fire. I hope that I'm not being too technical here.
Wonderful photo! EO Date: 02/11/16 23:19 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: E25 Your lead-on is hilarious!
Date: 02/12/16 07:44 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: refarkas Wasn't this Amtrak's "stealth" steam locomotive?
Bob Date: 02/12/16 14:55 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: callum_out In Latin, "fuel abundas nonflamas".
Out Date: 02/12/16 16:24 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: Sasquatch Smoke 'em if ya got 'em.
Date: 02/12/16 18:14 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: mt19a That was always fun to do. Shove the lay shaft wide open at idle and watch the show!!
Date: 02/12/16 18:59 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: hogheaded refarkas Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Wasn't this Amtrak's "stealth" steam locomotive? > Bob Hard to be stealthy when you have an engine full of screaming gerbils. EO Date: 02/13/16 01:24 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: EricSP hogheaded Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > refarkas Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Wasn't this Amtrak's "stealth" steam > locomotive? > > Bob > > > Hard to be stealthy when you have an engine full > of screaming gerbils. > > EO The Screaming Gerbils sounds like a good name for a rock band. Date: 02/14/16 22:24 Re: Smooooooke....(Amtk B32-8, SLC, UT) Author: SSW41 mt19a Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That was always fun to do. Shove the lay shaft > wide open at idle and watch the show!! Every time I see a layshaft lever I do it. I just don't see too many of them any more. |