I wasn't the only one who sat up on the hill south of Scribner watching the switching action. I was a few years too late for the 900's, but I did get to watch the FA's. These days I enjoy riding my bike on the former UP roadbed out there. Great video!
I love these trains! Especially the articulated steamers.
The articulated steamers are the strongest land machines ever created. All iron and brute force. Something very satisfying about that.
SP&S and NP had some spectacular steam locomotives that deserved being preserved, especially those massive challengers
these are some handsome looking challengers, very nice footage
I believe the S,P&S challengers were among the heaviest and most powerful of this wheel arrangement.
I wasn't the only one who sat up on the hill south of Scribner watching the switching action. I was a few years too late for the 900's, but I did get to watch the FA's. These days I enjoy riding my bike on the former UP roadbed out there. Great video!
Thanks Dean
Thanks Stan!
nice! what a shame none of these survived! the sp&s ones, I mean.
900 series on SP&S were Challengers.
Thanks!
simply amazing, would you happen to have anything on SP&S alco RS1's? SP&S #50 to be specific.
In the future maybe we get get the people who build the prr t1 to build a Spokane portland and seattle challenger
@hallsflat Thanks!
How do you start a steam engine from rest if the rods are at 9 and 3 o'clock exactly? Just curious.
+Gary Hallgren ,
They are never at 9 and 3 exactly. The drivers are quartered.
So, if one is at 9 o"clock the other side is at 12 or 6 o'clock .