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Nostalgia & History > Alcohaulic at BayshoreDate: 08/12/05 18:24 Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: photobob Alcos contribution to SP's experiment of using drive shafts instead of traction motors. They certainly looked unique the nose was kind of like those U-50's. Thats a U-25 in the background.
Photobobs website http://www.snowcrest.net/photobob/index1.html Date: 08/13/05 00:30 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: john1082 Given the extremely short short hood, driving this beast must have been kinda 'sporty' in areas with lots of grade crossings.
Date: 08/13/05 01:19 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: MrMRL So was there still a bathroom in that beast?
Robby F. (Mr. MRL) Date: 08/13/05 06:42 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: TOTAL john1082 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Given the extremely short short hood, driving this > beast must have been kinda 'sporty' in areas with > lots of grade crossings. Actually, you sat up so high, and the locomotive was so massive (at least to us at the time), we never gave it much thought. Date: 08/13/05 08:09 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: filmteknik I've always found it odd that these and the K-M's were called hydraulics when in fact the transmission is primarily mechanical with gearboxes, cardan shafts, couplings, and, yes, hydraulic torque converters. I would call it a mechanical transmission or at least mek/hydro. I don't know if a real hydraulic transmission is feasible for a locomotive (engine turns pump, hydraulic motors turn wheels) but that's what comes to mind when someone says hydraulic.
Date: 08/13/05 11:38 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: st2k British railways had hydraulic road locos I rode behined them on the run from London to Plymouth in the early 70's. I recall they where the smoothest starting trains I had ever experienced back then. I left the UK to come to the States in 73 so I do not know how long they where in use. I am sure one of our UK members can give us details.
ST2-K Date: 08/13/05 12:55 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: stretch What type of engine is that?
Date: 08/13/05 13:01 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: topper stretch Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What type of engine is that? Alco DH643. Date: 08/13/05 13:02 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: topper MrMRL Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > So was there still a bathroom in that beast? Yes. Date: 08/13/05 14:29 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: photobob Heres the beast on the point of the TBX about to leave Bayshore for Oakland.
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 08/13/05 15:27 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: NorCalRailfan Isn't a part (like a truck?) of one of the Alco hydro's in the CSRM collection at Sacramento? Or am I thinking of a KM?
H Date: 08/13/05 19:13 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: TonyJ NorCalRailfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't a part (like a truck?) of one of the Alco > hydro's in the CSRM collection at Sacramento? Or > am I thinking of a KM? > H I think it's the Voight (sp) transmission that's are CSRM. - Tony J. Date: 08/13/05 19:26 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: truxtrax TonyJ Wrote:
> I think it's the Voight (sp) transmission that's > are CSRM. - Tony J. close Tony, it's Voith :>) Butch,,,,,here we go Date: 08/13/05 21:07 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: topper NorCalRailfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't a part (like a truck?) of one of the Alco > hydro's in the CSRM collection at Sacramento? You are correct, sir! One truck and a Voith transmission from the 9801 was donated to CSRM before the three units were sold for scrap in 1973. Date: 08/14/05 09:18 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: espeeboy topper Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > MrMRL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > So was there still a bathroom in that beast? > > Yes. > Nothing like sitting on the John when working on the job... Date: 08/15/05 16:26 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: pecosvalleychief Hm. Looks like a Cocker Spaniel to me.
Date: 08/15/05 22:20 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: Finderskeepers Here is more ugly for ya
http://www.trainnet.org/Libraries/Lib006/SP9800.GIF Date: 08/15/05 22:47 Re: Alcohaulic at Bayshore Author: fjc With that cold air blowing in from the bay, and the fog, I bet there was alot of Alcohaulics at Bayshore ;-)
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