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Published: 2015-07-09 01:16:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 270; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 4
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Description Atlantic and Pacific 4-6-4 number 670 speeds through the Cascade Mountains with the "Pacific Limited". When she reaches Long Beach, she will turn around, be serviced and hook up to the "Atlantic Limited". When she reaches New York, she will be turned, serviced and hooked up to the Pacific Limited. An endless cycle, that has only been broken once, when the "Pacific Limited" derailed around "Beaver Tail" curve in the Rockies, and the schedule was fouled for months. These trains leave New York and Long Beach twice every day.
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Rockyrailroad578 [2015-07-09 02:45:48 +0000 UTC]

How'd that derailment happen?

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Engine97 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2015-07-09 02:54:26 +0000 UTC]

One of the 671's tires slipped free. Smashed up the rails and the boiler.

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Rockyrailroad578 In reply to Engine97 [2015-07-09 04:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Dear me! Better than broken coupling rods though.

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Engine97 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2015-07-09 04:55:02 +0000 UTC]

I suppose, those would tear the cab right off!

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Rockyrailroad578 In reply to Engine97 [2015-07-09 05:02:49 +0000 UTC]

And everything along the sides of the boiler!

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Engine97 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2015-07-09 05:10:10 +0000 UTC]

But that tire almost pulled the rods off at 75+ mph!

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Rockyrailroad578 In reply to Engine97 [2015-07-09 06:44:16 +0000 UTC]

Dear me!

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Engine97 In reply to Rockyrailroad578 [2015-07-09 16:36:13 +0000 UTC]

Luckily no one was killed.

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SteampunkPup261 [2015-07-09 01:26:51 +0000 UTC]

nice! hope they have other engines for this cycle.

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Engine97 In reply to SteampunkPup261 [2015-07-09 02:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Many others

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SteampunkPup261 In reply to Engine97 [2015-07-09 12:36:37 +0000 UTC]

that's good.

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SAR500 [2015-07-09 01:20:02 +0000 UTC]

Roller bearing fitted?

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Engine97 In reply to SAR500 [2015-07-09 02:48:55 +0000 UTC]

The only way to have a passenger engine!

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SAR500 In reply to Engine97 [2015-07-09 03:25:54 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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