RE: [ihc] Steam Locomotive no IH content, but fun--

[Ted Borck <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Steven Stegmann wrote:

> Ted,
>
> I couldn't get the URL to work.  Would you mind
> checking it?
The URL is wrapped.

--
Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided

> --- Ted Borck <tborck@domain.elided> wrote:
>
> > This is the largest one I've seen:
> >
> > 125' 8", 770.910 lbs.
> http://www.hfmgv.org/collections/Collections/transportation/
> > railroad/allegheny.html
> >
> > If you're ever in Detroit - visit the Henry Ford
> > Museum and expect to
> > spend at least one full day.
> >
> > --
> > Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Steven Stegmann wrote:
> >
> > > There's a UP "Big Boy" in the St. Louis County
> > > Transportation Museum.  Hard to imagine something
> > like
> > > that moving.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > --- Greg Hermann <bearbvd@domain.elided> wrote:
> > >
> > > > At 11:30 PM 10/24/04, John M. Adams wrote:
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-ihc@domain.elided
> > > > [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> > > > > > Greg Hermann
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:42 PM
> > > > > > To: ihc@domain.elided
> > > > > > Subject: [ihc] no IH content, but fun--
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Saw a 148 wheeler (highway) rig today !!!!
> > > > > P.S. If that WAS an E60C or equivalent loco like
> > > > their other ones, its
> > > > > weight is typically between 185 and 195 U.S.
> > tons
> > > > (plus or minus a few
> > > > > pounds... :)
> > > > Sorta light compared to, say, one of the UP's old
> > > > 'Big Boy' steam mallets
> > > > !!! Climbed and looked all over one of them once
> > at
> > > > the Forney
> > > > Transportation Museam once in Denver, before they
> > > > moved it. 1,250,000 lbs.
> > > > of iron in one of those critters !! :-)
> > > >
> > > >  If you add the weight of the two tractors, the
> > > > "jeeps", the
> > > > > carrier beam... Man, I don't want to think what
> > the
> > > > total weight of that rig
> > > > > was.
> > > > Had to be in the neighborhood of 600 K lbs,,
> > maybe
> > > > even north of that,
> > > > including the ballast on the two tractors.
> > > >
> > > > Must really be a LOT of art involved for the two
> > > > tractor drivers to
> > > > coordinate their driving!
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > > How do get a rating to drive something like that?
> > > > It's not like there's
> > > > > much opportunity to practice! Wish I could have
> > > > seen it...
> > > > > Any pictures?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > John A.