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Santa Fe 3751 was out this past weekend

الموضوع في 'What's Going On' بواسطة mike1522, بتاريخ ‏30 إبريل 2013.

  1. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    While getting all caught up with the Great Britain Tour and VT's Cornishman I completely skipped over 3751's annual jaunt to San Bernadino, California. The 4-8-4 can be considered the largest steam locomotives running in the US today. UP Challenger 3985 has been in the shops undergoing repairs for a few years now, that's why

    a 5min clip from 3751's weekend

     
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    Thanks for posting Mike, obviously warm weather as there was no sign of steam anywhere, and very little smoke either.
     
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    I think that steam/Smoke factor has to do with the oil they are using to run her off of. The California desert is dry most of the time. I have heard that some of our locomotives over here burn vegtable oil. I might be mistaken.
     
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    There is nothing so evocative than the sound of a US six chime whistle (except a 5 chime whistle)
     
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    Especially at night echoing down a valley...
     
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