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| Author: | jim templin [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Strategic reserve locomotives |
Interesting German language video about the Swedish steam locomotive strategic reserve. Too bad there isn't a tin shed somewhere in the Midwest like the one about seven minutes into this video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh-7kisw ... re=related |
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| Author: | Zak Lybrand [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
My god, that's incredible! I would have loved to have been on the team who did all that research, and finally found the locomotives. I do have one question, though. At approximately 25:05, they show the coal in the tender, and it appears that there is a stream of water coming up from underneath the coal pile. What is that? |
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| Author: | JohnHillier [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
It looks like the sheet between the coal and water busted a hole and they used a broom handle to plug it up. I wish I was better with German still, or whatever languages they are using throughout the program. |
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| Author: | Frisco1522 [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
I thought our strategic reserve steam engines were stored out in the desert in an Area 51 type location. |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
Only the NYC Hudsons. The Pennsy Q2's, J1's and T1's are in a quarry. The warehouse of GG1's is along the tracks in New Jersey. |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
jim templin wrote: Interesting German language video about the Swedish steam locomotive strategic reserve. Didn't Finland also save some of their steam locomotives for a "Strategic Reserve"? Les |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
The Soviets did, for a long time. |
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| Author: | robertmacdowell [ Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
The U.S. runs one of the most successful and cost-effective strategic reserve programs for locomotives. They have tricked nonprofit organizations into caring for the equipment. |
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| Author: | Gary Gray [ Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
Richard Glueck wrote: Only the NYC Hudsons. The Pennsy Q2's, J1's and T1's are in a quarry. The warehouse of GG1's is along the tracks in New Jersey. Don't forget the N&W A's, J's, & Y's in that tunnel in West Virginia......... |
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| Author: | Scott [ Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Strategic reserve locomotives |
I'm also thinking of the NP Northerns in a special side tunnel off the main line in the mountains of Montana. |
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