Posted by Dean on September 25, 2018 at 12:08:24 from (68.39.250.30):
In Reply to: Re: OT: Torque posted by jeffcat on September 25, 2018 at 10:34:24:
In 1977 I rode the Chessie Steam Special between Cincinnati, OH and North Vernon, IN and back. The train was powered by former Reading 4-8-4 2101. The 4101 had a booster, I believe, on the 4 wheel trailing truck.
The 2101 pulled our 18 car special with around 2,200 passengers from Union Central Terminal in Cincinnati, OH to the Wye in North Vernon, IN, about 70 miles west and back unassisted. Unbeknownst to us, two EMD units were following us about one mile behind. They never coupled.
The route included the 12+ mile hill out of the Ohio River valley starting just west of my small farm and continuing to Milan, IN. Our train was down to around 25 MPH as we passed the steepest part of the hill near Moores Hill, IN. The sound was spectacular as the exhaust reverberated from the hills on either side of the valley.
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