Post by BuckSkin on Aug 13, 2021 16:55:15 GMT
Note >> I have since fixed this photo so you can click it for a larger view.
Note > Keep an eye on this thread, as I intend to add more photos as I get them ready.
Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Texas Pacific - Mile 126.6
Combined Weight = 1,664,000 pounds
Combined Horsepower = 17,800 hp
Take note of the combined weight and consider that, just a few miles ahead, is the very high, very long, South Fork Trestle that was constructed in the mid-1800s.
South Fork Trestle is long enough for all four locomotives and half the cars in this train, each one weighing over a quarter-million pounds.
Considering the horsepower, the railroad has the huge advantage of adding unlimited power, all controlled by the lead engine/operator, even if that added power is mid-train or at the very end; if the load or terrain requires, just add more locomotives.
Those four locomotives can probably launch that train and achieve 60-MPH quicker than the car you are driving.
The reason for mid-train "helpers" and end of train "pushers" is to lessen strain on coupler knuckles and to boost brake air pressure and to quicken the drop in pressure when the brakes are applied.
The strain of the entire train is on the frame and coupler of the very first car.
This is my first effort at damage control as per this post:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/thread/8063/unintentional-camera-adjustment-dilemma
Same location, eight weeks earlier, looking in the same direction - North:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/85473/thread
Same location, eight weeks earlier, looking in the opposite direction - South:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/85474/thread
Note > Keep an eye on this thread, as I intend to add more photos as I get them ready.
Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Texas Pacific - Mile 126.6
Combined Weight = 1,664,000 pounds
Combined Horsepower = 17,800 hp
Take note of the combined weight and consider that, just a few miles ahead, is the very high, very long, South Fork Trestle that was constructed in the mid-1800s.
South Fork Trestle is long enough for all four locomotives and half the cars in this train, each one weighing over a quarter-million pounds.
Considering the horsepower, the railroad has the huge advantage of adding unlimited power, all controlled by the lead engine/operator, even if that added power is mid-train or at the very end; if the load or terrain requires, just add more locomotives.
Those four locomotives can probably launch that train and achieve 60-MPH quicker than the car you are driving.
The reason for mid-train "helpers" and end of train "pushers" is to lessen strain on coupler knuckles and to boost brake air pressure and to quicken the drop in pressure when the brakes are applied.
The strain of the entire train is on the frame and coupler of the very first car.
This is my first effort at damage control as per this post:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/thread/8063/unintentional-camera-adjustment-dilemma
Same location, eight weeks earlier, looking in the same direction - North:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/85473/thread
Same location, eight weeks earlier, looking in the opposite direction - South:
photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/85474/thread
