Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

UP #4014

On the move to the restoration shop!

There is video at the link.


Note the engine number of the lead diesel. (The trailing diesel is #4884.)

Steam locomotive 101, in case this is a new topic to you.
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6 comments:

Ole Phat Stu said...

And because most people don't know how locomotives go around corners (after all, solid axles and no steering wheel), here's my explanation :-

http://www.savory.de/blog_sep_09.htm#20090904

4/29/2014 11:07 AM
Old NFO said...

A real piece of history, and I've actually seen it sitting at Pomona... sigh

4/29/2014 4:44 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

I saw 4012 decades ago, when Steamtown was in Vermont.

4/29/2014 4:56 PM
CenterPuke88 said...

Having stood next to the tracks about 4 years ago when UP 844 steamed by, I find it impossible to comprehend just how big UP 4014 really is. 844 was impossibly huge...and 4014 is about 150% larger in most numbers.

4/29/2014 10:33 PM
LRod said...

How are they going to resolve that number problem? The last time that happened (844) they made the 4-8-4 8444 until they finally retired the Geep that was carrying 844. That might have been before they decided to have a steam program.

Now, one might think they'd honor their heritage and keep 4014 on the Big Boy and give the SD70 something else. What are the rules for road numbers, and who makes them?

LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired

4/30/2014 12:37 PM
Deadstick said...

Ole Phat Stu's right, with a couple of additions:

On larger engines with 4 or more driver sets, one set is usually "blind", with no flange. That makes a slightly smaller radius possible.

In articulated engines, with two sets of drivers and pistons, one set is hinged to the other. As the engine goes around a sharp curve, you can see the front end of the boiler swing way out over the outside rail.

4/30/2014 1:40 PM

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