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| Author: | whodom [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | More Sunken Locomotives? |
I noticed this photo, which shows a sunken steam locomotive tender, on a site that popped up on my Yahoo "news" feed this morning. There was absolutely no information regarding the location. I searched for matches for the image using tineye.com and got a couple of hits for Viet Namese sites, but they offer no more information than the original site. Any clues where this might be? 
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| Author: | Frisco1522 [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Has a NYC look to it. Or Lackawanna. |
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| Author: | sbhunterca [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
SS Thistlegorm, sunk in the Red Sea in 1941 by a German air attack... https://www.google.ca/search?q=thistlegorm&biw=1680&bih=902&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIkcuSseaSyAIVjKUeCh1nfwy6 http://divezone.net/divesite/ss-thistlegorm-wreck Steve Hunter |
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| Author: | 70000 [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
LMS design Class 8F 2-8-0 which became one of the UK War Department standard loco types and was most probably en route somewhere in the Middle East at the time - most likely Iran. A preserved example... Attachment: 15-249.jpg [ 325.23 KiB | Viewed 11571 times ] Attachment: 15-251.jpg [ 289.88 KiB | Viewed 11571 times ] |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Does the Red Sea qualify as a very large quarry? |
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| Author: | whodom [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Thanks for the info and links. It's amazing how well-preserved some of the vehicles are after so long. Richard Glueck wrote: Does the Red Sea qualify as a very large quarry? LOL. I'm sure someone, at some time has taken at least one rock out of the Red Sea, so I'd say yes. |
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| Author: | Frisco1522 [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Mentioning quarry on RYPN is like tickling a mule in the ass with a straw. Be careful, be very careful. |
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| Author: | dinwitty [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Looks like its mounted on a ship for delivery, would the engine be on it as well? |
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| Author: | whodom [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
dinwitty wrote: Looks like its mounted on a ship for delivery, would the engine be on it as well? There are lots of photos of the wreck at the google link in a post above. Here's a good diagram highlighting some of the things in and around the wreck, including 2 locomotives:  The locomotives apparently fell clear of the ship when it sunk as they're both well away from the hull. |
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| Author: | rrpreservation [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
In the Abacos, located in the Bahamas there is a group of sunken locomotives, I will see if I can find some shots and post them. |
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| Author: | rrpreservation [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:05 pm ] | |||
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Found two shots! - I was going to add the link, but it sent me on a wild goose chase.
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| Author: | boilerwash [ Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
@rrpreservation Those two shots are from the Bonne Terre Lead Mine in Missouri. |
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| Author: | Frisco1522 [ Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Those two shots don't look like a real locomotive. Look at the size of the flanges. |
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| Author: | boilerwash [ Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
Frisco1522 wrote: Those two shots don't look like a real locomotive. Look at the size of the flanges. I never thought this particular one was a real locomotive. However, I've never seen a full encompassed shot of it as a whole to know what it actually looks like. The only thing available on the net are these murky close up shots of certain parts like seen above. From what I have seen it almost looks like something someone built using an Allan Herschell "Iron Horse" park train as inspiration. How something like that ended up in the bottom of a flooded mine is a mystery to me. |
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| Author: | JimBoylan [ Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More Sunken Locomotives? |
The mine wasn't flooded when the locomotives were operating down there, and they weren't removed before the flood. |
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