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| Author: | SD70dude [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Alberta Railway Museum steam |
Fresh from her 5-year inspection and recertification (kind of like a diet 1,472 Day, everything receives non-destructive examination but the tubes stay in), ex-CN 4-6-0 1392 returned to service on August 4, 5 and 6, our Heritage Day long weekend. She performed beautifully, and we are looking forward to another 5 years of steam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAh3qTc_6zQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ouqz2ryo4 Some other sights from the Museum: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34315 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34316 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34355 |
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| Author: | ebtrr [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
She looks and sounds great! Really like her whistle. Two questions - 1) What is the meaning of the "20%" marking on the side of the cab? 2) Is your enclosed water tower original? Is it operable, as it appears to be missing its spout. |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
Beautiful. Canadian steam is inspiring. |
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| Author: | SD70dude [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
Christopher, 1). The 28% notation is the locomotive's haulage rating. In CN's classification system each 1% equals 1,000 lbs continuous tractive effort. 2). The water tower is originally from Gibbons, AB, about 8 miles north of the Museum. Unfortunately it is not operable, while the structure is still strong enough to support itself a full tank of water might be asking too much. We still have the spout, it was taken off a couple years ago to make painting the water tower easier. Hanging it on the tower again is on the to-do list, but hasn't happened yet. We use a tank car and auxiliary tender for water storage, and a gas Honda pump is used to water 1392. |
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| Author: | PaulWWoodring [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
Doesn't Canada exempt historic steam locomotives from the ditch light requirement like our FRA does? Or did the museum just decide to add them anyway? |
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| Author: | SD70dude [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
Paul, I will have to look at the regulations again but I believe you are correct. We did not use them when operating on the Alberta Prairie Railway last year, and their 20 mile line is full of crossings. However, I believe there was a time when ditchlights were required on ALL locomotives up here. That is why they were added, along with a second dynamo to power them. CN 6060 has ditchlights too, since at least 1989: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=25745 |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
What is 6060's status, or should that be another thread? |
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| Author: | SD70dude [ Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alberta Railway Museum steam |
6060 has been out of service since 2011, and is in need of some major, expensive boiler work. I can't remember exactly what though. She was on display outside the shop at Warden, AB for a time last year, and absent any news I imagine she still looks like this: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=30004 |
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