yeagh she slipped a bit there but hey could have been a little faulty sanding gear to blame also she has a beautiful voice how many chimes is that whistle my sound is kinda crap so i can tell if its a 3 or 5 chimer
I wouldn't mind seeing the mars light on her. It gets boring seeing just SP 4449 with the only mars light. NKP 759 doesn't count since she hasn't run in 30 years.
Maybe they wanted the wheels to slip. It could be one way to observe the rods at higher RPM without running the engine full out. Im just thinking if they went through the process of greasing the tracks than it seems logical that they wanted slippage for some reason.
@articoli too much throttle or the brakes hadn't released fully yet would be my guess. Either way nice to see steam alive rather then cold and dead like up here in the great white north.
Hi, it wasn't throttle time. Part of the problem, if you watch closely, when he stops, the wheels stop, but the engine slides forward a few more inches. Right before this run occurred, they had swabbed the rails with some sort of grease or other liquid. Whether to make it slide or not, I didn't find out. So, I think the slippage was in part due to that. If memory serves, the engineer was Richard Melvin, who is about as veteran as they come. I was a bit surprised as well, but it happens.
@TheAFWBlog Trains almost always slide to a stop. Heck most wheeled vehicles slide to a stop. The sliding builds friction which causes the vehicle to stop.
yeagh she slipped a bit there but hey could have been a little faulty sanding gear to blame also she has a beautiful voice how many chimes is that whistle my sound is kinda crap so i can tell if its a 3 or 5 chimer
rinalin 3 months ago
Stamped her feet a little there... nice loco..
fjbutch 4 months ago
the 765 just did a moon walk
tlxrailroad 7 months ago
steam engines are fantastic
xsellsbrod 10 months ago
I wouldn't mind seeing the mars light on her. It gets boring seeing just SP 4449 with the only mars light. NKP 759 doesn't count since she hasn't run in 30 years.
PereMarquette1223 1 year ago
Maybe they wanted the wheels to slip. It could be one way to observe the rods at higher RPM without running the engine full out. Im just thinking if they went through the process of greasing the tracks than it seems logical that they wanted slippage for some reason.
nurfhearder 1 year ago
The US engines are monsters compared to the UK ones (where I'm from) ! Amazing
FetidToecheese 2 years ago
There must have been grease on the rails. She shouldn't slip like that with no load.
articoli 2 years ago
@articoli gets her goin though
TheBrett56 1 year ago
@articoli too much throttle or the brakes hadn't released fully yet would be my guess. Either way nice to see steam alive rather then cold and dead like up here in the great white north.
jay600katana 6 months ago
Looks much better without that ugly mars light.
SouthernRR4501 3 years ago
There has been much debate about the Mars Light, but I agree you with, I like it better without the light.
It's been suggested that Mars lIght was like a wart on the nose of NKP Berks
BSmith2277 2 years ago
Hey TheAFWBlog! When can NKP #765 pull excursion trains to California and team up with ATSF #3751? Perhaps soon in the future!
juligirl00 3 years ago
Hi, you should forward your suggestion to the FWRHS as I have no official connection with them. It would be a sight to see!
TheAFWBlog 3 years ago
Hi,
Haha when the horn blew you jumped hahah...But nice.....
-AuburnRails
AuburnRails 3 years ago
Let me guess, during a throttle time, right?
rookie.
I'm not say engineers who spin are bad it's just a huge waste for an engine running light to spin and unheard of from a vet. engineer.
lennyos 3 years ago
Hi, it wasn't throttle time. Part of the problem, if you watch closely, when he stops, the wheels stop, but the engine slides forward a few more inches. Right before this run occurred, they had swabbed the rails with some sort of grease or other liquid. Whether to make it slide or not, I didn't find out. So, I think the slippage was in part due to that. If memory serves, the engineer was Richard Melvin, who is about as veteran as they come. I was a bit surprised as well, but it happens.
TheAFWBlog 3 years ago
@TheAFWBlog Trains almost always slide to a stop. Heck most wheeled vehicles slide to a stop. The sliding builds friction which causes the vehicle to stop.
Jemalacane 1 year ago