SP 745 Steam Locomotive Spill Way

POWER BABY!!! 745 coming off the spill way.

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• 745
• steam
• locomotive
• train
• SP

[chattymagpie1210]

Sorry for being ignorant but what kind of steam engine is 745

[trainmaxx]

745 is a Mikado 2-8-2, 195 psi, 440,000 Lbs, oil burner.

[JonatanGronoset]

Love that whistle. Screechy and haunting.

[Kleman09]

Back off idiot. Stay away from us railfans and our trains!!!

[keikoandgilly]

@trainmaxx

Nothing against oil burning, but I much rather love the smell of burning coal. Let's off more steam really XD

[deloreanman14]

@FrankRHa1 - Actually, if you check the FRA's requirements, all locomotives built after 12/31/1948 are required to have ditch lights; all steam locomotives are exempt. I'd bet those were probably chosen by 745's operators to improve nighttime visibility. Now that's not to say I like them...I think they look horribly out of place.

What a whistle, though!! The hogger's got great cord skills.

[theroadkilledchicken]

the whistle sound like my local tornado siren.

[FrankRHa1]

It would either be ditch lights or bringing back the old mars light. Who knows, with the FRA, steam may be required to have both relativly soon.

[bw4t]

@werksdesign On American steam locomotives we're definitely not accustomed to them, but in much of Europe ditch lights have been around for a very long time -- at least since before WWII. 

[werksdesign]

@bw4t .... ahhhh..... the FRA does ruin a good thing with a great looking steam loco. They look out of place.

[bw4t]

@werksdesign I believe ditch lights are an FRA requirement now for all engines operating on the mainlines. Thus the old steamers need to be retrofitted if they want to go outside YL.

[bw4t]

It sounds almost like there's some pounding in the crosshead(s)? I ran a light Pacific years ago in Florida that had some problems with crosshead pounding. I think it eventually got shimmed. Love this shrieky whistle!! It sure competes with the Nathan 7-chime we had!