Black Hills Central Railroad Accident, July 24, 2009

[rwundrock]

Wasn't that musical piece "Chloe?"

[wi11y1960]

so it became a 2-6-6-1 for a while? whats the big deal?

[TheStrasburg90]

@wi11y1960 You obviously don't know how locomotive classification works. it would be a 2-6-6-0.

[wi11y1960]

@TheStrasburg90 It was a joke. I know how to read wheel arrangements. The 1 reffered to half an axle that you forgot to count.

[TheStrasburg90]

@wi11y1960 No, it was missing an ENTIRE axle, therefore a 2-6-6-0. Watch the pictures from after the accident and you will see the absence of an ENTIRE axle.

[BIOYA50]

Love that music.

What band is that?

Is it available yet? If so where adn the name.

Thank you.

[BIOYA50]

'How do you loose a wheel', said one statement. You lose a wheel due to stress crack's or bad. Jacking up that broken support, chaining it would be the best way before moving. It is not as easy as running to local parts store to buy parts for an old steam locomotive. It was labor intensive, very dirty hard work and dangerous. Unless you have worked on one, you won't ever get a clear picture of what is involved. To the workers who fixed it, JOB WELL DONE BOY'S!!!! Be proud!! Very proud!!

[LNERMallard]

Now it's a 2-6-6-1T.

[TalktomyfaceBoy]

@7urdy1 you are right i love steam engines my favs are steams and always will be.

[7urdy1]

@Cockroach2008 oh, fuck, not you!No one talk to this guy, he's nothing but a troll.

[PRR460]

How the fuck does a train loose a wheel

[marioman19991]

that just prooves how old the locomotive is and plus i rode the train in 2008

[5771Fan]

The 110 is fine. Rode behind it this past Friday, June 5, 2010.

[Chrissy1234Ch]

Did you get a refund?

[tn4774]

Its doing quite well i'm sure of that

[TheFallguy]

What do you mean "had"? This engine is still operating there... I rode it the other day. I think it was doing very well.

[woodykirkman]

That's good news, because after the wheel fell off it was non-operable. It blocked the "main line" until they dragged it back to Hill City with the Diesel engine to keep it from jumping the track.

[TheFallguy]

It didn't go back to Hill City until the repairs were made out in the woods. Just like when she was young. I think it was out there about a week on the siding.

[woodykirkman]

The original plan was to jack up the bolster and tie it off to keep it from dragging, then use the Diesel engine to "lead" it back to the shop. If they left it "out in the woods" for a week, that must not have worked as planned. Its good that it is back up and running. There is a 2-6-6-2 in the local RR museum that came from the Skunk RR in N. California, and I doubt that it will ever be restored to operable condition.

[AmtrakFan454]

@woodykirkman It's currently in Campo, CA, and probably does not meet FRA boiler standards. As it is such a large engine, replacing the boiler would cost 1 or 2 million dollars...and that's not counting the cylinders and affiliated piping, adding more safety devices in the cab like an emergency fireman's brake--you need it if you cross a public crossing, and all the requirements for it to run on an excursion train.

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Would be quite a sight to see it running though.