Heavy Metal

[amazinblue82]

for you folks who know you CAT diesels.

first two really hard to start .. common for their applications/particular models OR just the way they get sometimes?

 

[67newport]

 

[67newport]

 

[67newport]

 

[67newport]

 

[Snotty]

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Interesting shot. Lee/Grant tanks being assembled next to the Sherman which superseded them.

 

[barnfind]

Big Bud 747

 

[amazinblue82]

Dont think this beauty is here:

source: Southern Pacific 4449 - Wikipedia

Southern Pacific 4449, also known as the "Daylight", is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad's "GS-4" class of 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives and one of only two GS-class locomotives surviving, the other being "GS-6" 4460 at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. GS is an abbreviation of "General Service" or "Golden State," a nickname for California (where the locomotive was operated in regular service).

The locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Southern Pacific in May 1941; it received the red-and-orange "Daylight" paint scheme for the passenger trains of the same name which it hauled for most of its service career. No. 4449 was retired from revenue service in 1956 and put into storage. In 1958, the Southern Pacific donated the locomotive to the City of Portland, Oregon.
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Configuration:
Whyte 4-8-4 Northern
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia. 80 in (2,032 mm)[1]
Length 110 ft (34 m)[1]
Width 10 ft (3 m)
Height 16 ft (5 m)
Adhesive weight 275,700 lb (125,100 kg)
Loco weight 475,000 lb (215,000 kg)[2]
Total weight 788,730 lb (357,760 kg)
Fuel type Bunker oil
Fuel capacity 6,275
Water cap 23,300 gal
Firebox:
Firegrate area 90.4 sq ft (8.40 m2)
Boiler pressure 300 psi (2.07 MPa)

 

[amazinblue82]

This would be something to see.. interest facts too. about 3 minutes

 

[67newport]

USS Iowa (BB-61) shortly before launching at the New York Navy Yard, August 1942

 

[67newport]

Big Bud 747

• Height: 14 feet (4.3 m) to top of cab[1] New tires are about 1 foot (0.30 m) shorter than original tires lowering height several inches.
• Length: 27 feet (8.2 m) frame; 28 feet 6 inches (8.69 m) to end of drawbar
• Width: 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) over fenders; 25 feet 6 inches (7.77 m) over duals[clarification needed][1]
• Wheelbase: 16 feet 3 inches (4.95 m)[1]
• Tires: 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter;[1] 39.6 inches (1,010 mm) in width;[4] (38 x 35 16 ply duals)[citation needed]
• Weight: 95,000 pounds (48 short tons; 95,000 lb) shipping weight;[1] over 100,000 pounds (50 short tons; 100,000 lb) when 1,000-U.S.-gallon (3,800 l; 830 imp gal) tank is full;[1]135,000 pounds (68 short tons; 135,000 lb) fully ballasted[4]

• Fuel capacity: 1,000 gallons (diesel fuel)[4]
• Hydraulic reservoir: 150-U.S.-gallon (570 l; 120 imp gal) tank[1]

• Detroit Diesel 16V92T: 16-cylinder, two-cycle engine[4]
• Power: originally 760 horsepower (570 kW), but later increased to 860 horsepower (640 kW), then to 960 horsepower (720 kW)[4] but is now at 1100 hp
• Displacement: 1472 cid (24.1 L), or 92 cid (1.5L) per cylinder[4]
• Induction: 2 turbochargers, 2 superchargers[4]
• Starter: 24 volts;[1][4] all other electrical is 12 volts[4]
• Alternator: 75 ampere[1]

• Forward speeds: 6[1][4]
• Reverse speeds: 1[1]
• Torque: 3,100 pound-feet (4,200 N⋅m) at 3401 rpm

 

[Snotty]

This would be something to see.. interest facts too. about 3 minutes

I was wondering it that was the 10 or the 210? When I attended Fuller Seminary in '82-'85 it was COOL to see trains running on the center of the Freeways! Alas, with the exception of some light rail, they do so no more. You can still see the braces on the overpasses where the trains used to roll under; the overpasses are still covered with dark soot! Cars run there now.

 

[3175375]

I was wondering it that was the 10 or the 210? When I attended Fuller Seminary in '82-'85 it was COOL to see trains running on the center of the Freeways! Alas, with the exception of some light rail, they do so no more. You can still see the braces on the overpasses where the trains used to roll under; the overpasses are still covered with dark soot! Cars run there now.

I believe that the gold line (Metro) is running on those tracks.

 

[67newport]

Turrets of the New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35) under construction

 

[BigblueC]

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The energy and force required to do that

 

[Snotty]

I believe that the gold line (Metro) is running on those tracks.

They are running on the 210, but not the 10. The 10 tracks are gone; part of the freeway now.

 

[3175375]

SAC museum, Omaha, NE.
Very nicely organized museum.
Lots of items, including a great presentation on Gary Powers.

 

[67newport]

Classic view of six USN battleships firing broadsides during a training exercise.The battleline consists of USS West Virginia (BB-48),Colorado (BB-45),Maryland (BB-46),Tennessee (BB-43),California (BB-44) and New Mexico (BB-40). Photo was taken off of California in February 1927.

 

[67newport]

USS Ohio

 

[amazinblue82]

I will have to quote my dearly departed grandmother .. "Ham Murcey".

WTF kinda machine can do this?