TSRR 201 struggling to move the T&P 610 into the Palestine shop - 1080p High Definition

TSRR 4-6-0 #201 struggling with wheel slip while moving the Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 #610 into the Texas State Railroad shop at Palestine, Texas, March 27, 2010. The T&P 610 was out of the shop for the filming of an episode of the PBS television series, Great Scenic Railway Journeys, taking place that day on the Texas State Railroad. A longer version of this clip available at JLD's RailFan HomePage: rail.JDavis.US
Crew Credits:
Roger Graham - Engineer
Vance Nickerson - Fireman
Clayton Argenbrite - Conductor
Zack Jacobs - Brakeman

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• TSRR
• 201
• T&P
• 610
• steam
• locomotive
• train
• engine
• Texas
• State
• railroad
• Palestine
• 4-6-0
• 2-10-4
• physics
• static
• kinetic
• friction
• rotational
• motion
• reciprocating
• mass
• force

[Fireheart528]

@CN413Fox I agree completely! I say we oughta bring steam engines back to revenue service if its at all possible!!!

[CN413Fox]

I wish some company like BLI made a model of 610 in HO Scale.

[Cockroach2008]

Both of those machines should have been cut apart, put into a furnace & melted 65 years ago! The headlight on 201 makes a very nice target with a high powered rifle at about 7:40. Just squeeze off a round & watch the glass shatter & the lamp fail! Better yet, 201 makes a very good target with a Barret 50 caliber field gun at a distance of 2 miles while under full steam! Vapor & water pouring out all over the sides & parts falling off!

These are great targets for the black market in pieces!

[hiteckredneck129]

Just aint enough tractive effort for the poor little loke

[crazyracer12]

Wasn't the brake off or something? Should be able to push more than that engine with ease.

[grvolans]

nice catch of the engineer fighting to keep the wheels from slipping!!

[milkymoocowmoo]

The engineer was really working it there, good job. If you watch in HD you can actually see the loco shaking when the wheels slip :)

[Fireheart528]

@yourweathertodayHD The 844 is still in revenue service. I see absolutely no reason why they can't or couldn't, even if a steamer needs more maintenance than a diesel!

[Fireheart528]

@LycoValleyRRFan Thanks, i'll check that out.

[LycoValleyRRFan]

@CN413Fox I saw a very nice brass 610 in HO it was only like $2,000. I think it was at"Uncle Dave's Brass".

[yourweathertodayHD]

@Fireheart528 It's not, otherwise the railroads would have.

[pooleandrew]

there's a diesel right there...why wasn't it used??