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Published: 2011-07-24 18:02:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 3008; Favourites: 96; Downloads: 0
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UP 844 crossing the CO/WY borderRelated content
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at least it was used for parts - for 844 and not scraped - then again would have been nice to see run with the others
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well what happens to 844s old parts
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don't think it has any old parts ???
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God, you make good steam engines over there!
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we use to
from what i was told the boiler on this (UP 844) cracked some time back and we had to have the Chinese make a replacement.......
we couldn't even make one here in the good ole USA !
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thanks - and to tell the truth - i wish it wasn't there - would make the scene more nostalgic looking ?
i did capture 844 unassisted between Medicine Bow, WY and Hanna, WY last year on her way to Portland OR
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22 cars long...both engines could probably achieve top speed hauling this train by themselves. Not that they would, but could, would, and should are many different things.
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i think the diesel is there for 2 things - safety - like if the have to un-hook for some reason and they'd have a back-up - if something happens to the steam locom. and to power the lights for the other cars ???
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The cars' lights are run by electric generators in the trucks. The diesel is there for the safety of the train, as there's always a possibility of problems with steam engines.
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isn't a DD 4-6-2 ? where The Northern class steam locomotives, have a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4 ????
no matter - it's a sweeet thing to see coming down the tracks !
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I was referring to the diesel.
The EMD DDA40X was a 6,600 hp (4.9 MW) D-D diesel-electric locomotive built by the General Motors EMD division of La Grange, Illinois for the Union Pacific Railroad. Nicknamed "Centennial" and "Big Jack", it uses two diesel engines (each providing 3,300 hp (2.5 MW)), and although recent locomotive designs such as the AC6000CW and SD90MAC have come close, the DDA40X remains the most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive type ever built. It is also the longest single-unit diesel locomotive ever built. Taken from wikipedia. More here:
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Now I wish I had a landscape like that to capture a train pic. That's amazing, great bit of photography. Well done.
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you can have a landscape like that "move' like i did !
and THANKS
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Absolutely great shot. Any chance to get it in hi-res for wallpaper?
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did you get my note i sent you ?????
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Yes, thank you very much. Sorry about no reply from me, I'm a sclerotic bastard
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Vests in the cab? Youpee is getting tacky.
But the 844 looks great nonetheless. Nice one Eddie.
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Hey, safety isn't a joking matter at the railroad (says the janitor who must wear a neon green reflective shirt and blue helmet with eye protection to clean Alaska Railroad passenger cars...)...
I blame OSHA for the insanity. Just stick your usual park playground equipment in the middle of the rail yard, and you can't even climb on it without a safety harness!
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LOL. Fortunately the madness hasn't reached Niles Canyon, where they dress as real railroaders!
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thanks
yeah - that's my next buy - a nice lime green vest - then i can walk around the cheyenne yard like i'm one of them......LOL
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LMAO. Just make sure you fake your employee ID.
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Once a foamer always a foamer. Nice depth and you couldn't have done much better with that curve in the rail.
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thanks, but i need to find a new location ?
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Wonderful shot Ed!
Really cool the way you shot this one.
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thanks - it was one really hot day !
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Steam dragging diesel. the way it should be
Nice
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oh yeah !
i've only seen it once (UP 844) unassisted.....
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