Wil's Slide Box

LegomanBill May 8, 2017

  1. LegomanBill

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    It is 750mm gauge loco, built by Baldwin in 1922.
     
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  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    OK. Thanks. Essentially equivalent to what we would know as 30" gauge here.
     
  3. LegomanBill

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    Ferrocarriles Argentinos 2-8-2 2 (Again), Argentina, Late 1978 (Beyer Patton)
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    ENAFER Peru 2-8-0 107 (a 3ft gauge loco), Peru, Late 1970s (Beyer Patton)
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  4. minesweeper

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    Is the turntable built on a grade?
     
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  5. LegomanBill

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    I don't think so, it is just the angle of the photo.
     
  6. LegomanBill

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    RFIRT 2-10-2 117 (750mm gauge), Argentina, Late 1978 (Beyer Patton)
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    Ferrocarriles Argentinos 2-10-2 1343, Salta, Argentina, February 1972 (Beyer Patton)
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  7. LegomanBill

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    FCPCAL 2-6-0 103, Asuncion, Paraguay, March 1972 (Beyer Patton)
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    Ferrocarriles Argentinos 4-6-0 1069 (1000mm gauge loco with idler cars for 66" gauge switching), Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1972 (Beyer Patton)
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  8. Mike VE2TRV

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    Nice locos!:)

    1069 almost looks like a Shay. Am I seeing things or the cylinders are driving at least two jackshafts instead of the the wheels directly? The wheels that peek out from under the frame look a tad small for regular steam loco drivers too.
     
  9. acptulsa

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    You're seeing things. Specifically, you're seeing cranks outside the frame, on the ends of the axle. The Rio Grande K-36 class is the same way. Ever ride the Cumbers & Toltec, or the Durango & Silverton?

    So no, the wheels can't be driven directly because the cylinders are outside the frame and the wheels are inside. But the axles are driven directly enough; the cranks are built right onto the ends.

    Technically, no jackshafts. Just the usual driveshaft and connecting rods. But the driveshaft does look like a jackshaft because the cylinders are mounted above the cranks, at an angle.

    And yes, the wheels are small. Even measured by other locomotives that run on a gauge of 39" or less, they're beyond switcher tiny. If you're looking for speed, you're on the wrong page (so far).
     
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  10. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    It certainly is unique as to anything I have ever seen. Where was it built? When? I am certainly curious...
     
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  11. r_i_straw

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    The cab and boiler look very European. British or French.
     
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  12. Mike VE2TRV

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    Thanks for the info! :)

    I've never ridden any of the Colorado narrow gauge lines you mentioned...:( some day, perhaps!:)
     
  13. LegomanBill

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    That I forgot. It was built by Kitson & Co. in the UK in 1890.
     
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    Ferrocarriles Argentinos 4-6-2 4664 (Meter Gauge, ALCO 1919), Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1972 (Beyer Patton)
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    Ferrocarriles Argentinos 4-6-2 3026, Arroyo Aguilar, ARgentina, March 1972 (Beyer Patton)
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    D&RGW Rotary OM throwing snow east of Chama, NM, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    Cumbres & Toltec K-36 487 (with fans onboard) shoving Rotary OM east of Chama, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    The rotary train taking a stop, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    Rotary OM and K-36 487 on Lobato Trestle, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    Rio Grande Rotary OM, The Narrows, NM, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    C&TS Rotary Special, The Narrows, NM, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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  18. HemiAdda2d

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    That is so cool! Hard to find early C&TS photos from that vintage!
     
  19. bremner

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    I totally agree
     
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    The Rotary Special heads out of The Narrows, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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    C&TS Caboose 0503, with a healthy compliment of railfans, east of Chama, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)
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