I've seen one of these up close and personnel.
Standing next to the drivers they are about even with the top of my head (they are 68 " dia.)---these things were truly awesome----I have to figure out a way to see this under power
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I've seen one of these up close and personnel.
Standing next to the drivers they are about even with the top of my head (they are 68 " dia.)---these things were truly awesome----I have to figure out a way to see this under power
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Not sure if anyone else is interested in this, but if you are, here are a number of pictures, that can give you a much better appreciation for the mass of this engine.
If you watch the video of 4012 being brought back for display you can see how the frame is articulating to allow it to go around normal RR curves. This is the engine that I have stood next to and walked around in wide eyed amazement
This engine is in Scranton PA.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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You can rest assured I'm interested...Originally Posted by Dave Grubb
...Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Ya had me worried big guyYou can rest assured I'm interested...
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I figured you already suspected I have a partiality toward smoke generators...The bigger the better...Ya had me worried big guy...Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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That's why I was missing your approvalI figured you already suspected I have a partiality toward smoke generators...The bigger the better...
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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