Test Running in Style

Drawbar · **Joined:** Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:50 pm **Posts:** 3

Pretty cool, I don't know that I've ever seen Young valve gear in motion but if you're gonna give it a whirl, why not use the Worlds Largest Switcher to boost it 'round?

Cheers, Dave

ironeagle2006 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:27 am **Posts:** 142

That and making dang sure the bearings on the axles are well lubed. You can bet house money that UP has packed the bearings on 5511 and 3985 as full as possible with lube to make this trip as easy as possible.

wilkinsd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2022 1:37 pm

5511 is the only complete locomotive extant with Young Valve Gear. There is the frame, cylinders, and complete running gear, including Young Valve Gear, to a former Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 0-6-0 that's at NMOT in St. Louis. It usually resides on a flat car in the tunnel, out of public view.

Steamguy73 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:15 pm **Posts:** 635

Some really cool photos taken of the events

https://m.facebook.com/groups/americans ... 601245249/

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2605

Discussion on Young here, complete with an entry from the originator of this thread from 2009.

https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/ ... ear.55582/

daylight4449 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2022 12:00 am

wilkinsd wrote:

5511 is the only complete locomotive extant with Young Valve Gear. There is the frame, cylinders, and complete running gear, including Young Valve Gear, to a former Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 0-6-0 that's at NMOT in St. Louis. It usually resides on a flat car in the tunnel, out of public view.

So I guess I can pull my nerd card here... 5511 is one of two complete locomotives with Young Valve Gear, the other one being in Quebec.

Quebec, North Shore and Labrador 702. Originally built for the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario, and later Ontario Northland. The other surviving member of the class, 701 has Baker valve gear as fitted at some point during a rebuild. I'm not a expert on the Ontario Northland, so can't say much else other than what's seen on the two existing examples of that railroad's pacifics...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=3725237

J.David · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:08 pm

Thanks for noting and sharing this Dylan!
I have learned something new! J.David

kevin kohls · **Joined:** Tue May 03, 2005 8:35 pm **Posts:** 298

Pretty sure that EBT #17 also has Young Valve gear.
Kevin K

kevin kohls · **Joined:** Tue May 03, 2005 8:35 pm **Posts:** 298

No, you are correct EBT #17 has Southern valve gear.
Kevin K

Steamguy73 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:15 pm **Posts:** 635

Sorry to dig up an older thread, but the equipment train has set off from Cheyenne. Due to arrive in Silvis in approximately a week.

https://youtu.be/cDENF2q9wrE

Interestingly is the inclusion of former C&NW F7 401 at the end. 401 wasn’t included in any of the donation lists for equipment, wonder where it might end up.

Trainkid456 · **Joined:** Thu May 05, 2016 6:30 pm **Posts:** 240

Steamguy73 wrote:

Sorry to dig up an older thread, but the equipment train has set off from Cheyenne. Due to arrive in Silvis in approximately a week.

https://youtu.be/cDENF2q9wrE

Interestingly is the inclusion of former C&NW F7 401 at the end. 401 wasn’t included in any of the donation lists for equipment, wonder where it might end up.

I saw a comment on Facebook that said it's headed for the Boone & Scenic Valley. Doesn't UP have one or two other F units sitting in Cheyenne?

Thomas

QJdriver · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:25 pm

We gave up the chase sometime around noon. The Donation Special was stopped on the mainline about a mile and a half west of their first service stop at Burns, Wyo, with an eastbound freight halted about five carlengths behind them. Anybody know how far they got today ??

QJdriver · **Posted:** Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:41 pm

My spies tell me they made it to Sidney. Those guys must be exhausted.

traindude70 · **Joined:** Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:29 pm **Posts:** 32

5$ bet that U.P is going to tear down the remaining stalls of the Cheyenne round house once things quiet down. Seem's to me like the reason they donated all the equipment. With them tearing down Tower 55 as we speak is some money grubbing exec is wanting to lower tax value and the one hurdle he had was to dispose of all that clutter in that pesky round taxable structure harming his profit margin... Just my .02 and speculation....