RJ Corman's Chinese 2-10-2 QJ Class steam engine on its maiden run May 24, 2008 after departing Nugent sand in Louisville, KY slowly eases past Tumbleweed on River Rd only ten minutes into its run.
@psycotria BTW, when I say,'I also doubt that we have them "all over the place." ,' i mean " In good enough condition to make such undertakings financial sense."
Why spend $2MIL, unless the goal is to have a museum piece. In the case of Chinese locos, they are ready to go back to work for 10 more years.
not much really would have to be done to bring a QJ "2-10-2" or a SY " 2-8-2" up to FRA standards the Engine's were built up until the 90's using American designs and standards there almost the same as many engines built in the USA mechanically but ascetically they look a bit different. in my opinion I enjoy seeing steam run in any form from any country right now china is scraping many of these and we should preserve engines from china " the rest of the world" beside American locomotives.
Uh, what is the story behind this steam engine? We've got steam engines all over the place- why not take a non-working one, fix it, and make it run instead of getting a Chinese one? I'm just curious about the story behind the story- does anyone know?
Not sure about the bell. The QJ's in China had Whistles, they just used the horns most of the time. The couplers are the same in China as here in North America.
It did cost alot to restore its rj corman hes a millionare
club2comedy 5 months ago
Beautifully restored....nice machine
pyrofella 6 months ago
Awesome loco. WOW
petro062 1 year ago
@psycotria BTW, when I say,'I also doubt that we have them "all over the place." ,' i mean " In good enough condition to make such undertakings financial sense."
Why spend $2MIL, unless the goal is to have a museum piece. In the case of Chinese locos, they are ready to go back to work for 10 more years.
psycotria 1 year ago
Looks like a copy of a Russian design... This locomotive is very similar to the Russian L-5049.
bladerizer 1 year ago
not much really would have to be done to bring a QJ "2-10-2" or a SY " 2-8-2" up to FRA standards the Engine's were built up until the 90's using American designs and standards there almost the same as many engines built in the USA mechanically but ascetically they look a bit different. in my opinion I enjoy seeing steam run in any form from any country right now china is scraping many of these and we should preserve engines from china " the rest of the world" beside American locomotives.
traindude70 1 year ago
@Trailltrader Because this one was already working?
hollywood1340 1 year ago
Uh, what is the story behind this steam engine? We've got steam engines all over the place- why not take a non-working one, fix it, and make it run instead of getting a Chinese one? I'm just curious about the story behind the story- does anyone know?
Trailltrader 1 year ago
Boiler rebuild, and somehow they must have had an FRA inspection done.
sgprailfan 2 years ago
Not sure about the bell. The QJ's in China had Whistles, they just used the horns most of the time. The couplers are the same in China as here in North America.
criind 2 years ago