Buckeye Limited Convention | 2023 | Part IV | New York Central Hudson 8997
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- The Buckeye Limited Convention was underway at the Mill Creek Central Railroad as New York Central Hudson #8997 was brought up to steam. A number of hobbyists were arriving at the railroad and several other live steam locomotives were being prepared for service. As the 8997 was steamed out of Barney Yard, we did some railfanning of the railroad on the Valley Division and the Mountain Division. Climb aboard and enjoy this video from the Buckeye Limited Convention here on The Steam Channel.
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A great convention and fantastic locomotives and trains in 7.5 inch gauge.
I Love NYC Hudsons would you all Restore NYC Hudson 5406 a J3a class for me Please.
But there are no hudsons (from the NYC) to preserve!
How long is a 4-8-2 and a 4-6-2 steam locomotives in 7.5" gauge 1/8 scale and how much do they weigh!
6-8 feet long and between 750 and 1500 pounds.
What’s on those green posts people slap as they go by?
Thats for the signalling system on this railroad. Instead of sensors they use slappers XD
Green posts release the block, the yellow post takes it in your direction of travel. It's a pretty decent compromise between automatic signals and the headaches that come with it, and no signals at all. Yeah, you can get operator error, but generally the guys are pretty good about operating them correctly. More often than not, it's more common to forget to release, or actually miss the release post so the block stays red for the person waiting on the other side. The operation then becomes walk the block to verify nobody is there or if there is a malfunctioning release pole, or stuck capture pole.
I wonder what appliances (like saftey valves, lubricatiors, or injectors) are common on those live steam locomtives
Some are hand build, some are bought from suppliers. Safety valves are mostly bought.
@@williamwertman24 ah thanks for the info, I ask because I'm a beginner in the hobby and need to know what I need and what's recommended on a live steam locomtive
@west_side_9 Keith appelton is a good guy to watch here on TH-cam especially for a beginner. He deals with fixing and making parts for model engines. Most of his are smaller toy engines but the principles are the same, just scaled down. He does work on a few larger scaled engines.
All steam engines will have lubricators for the main pistons, and safety valves. Almost all will have injectors, but it is not mandatory (but it makes life a lot easier). You can buy or build them all, but for a beginner, you're probably further ahead to buy units from known vendors for reliability.
Also not a bad idea to maybe buy a used first locomotive, provided you have someone experienced go with you to look it over to verify its mechanically sound, and not a clapped out basket case. This will give you something to run and work on to cut your teeth on instead of jumping into what might be more than you can handle initially. To buy a turn key steam engine, you're looking at something like $35-40k Diesels are $10-20k, and the smaller box cabs and more simple locomotives are in the 1500-3000 range.
Used, it can be anywhere from less than half to even more depending on the type and detail level and quality of build.
You should likely figure out where your closest club is located and join or stop out for a meet and start talking with the club members to get a fix on what you want to do.
Good Luck!