Steam Powered Mechanical Porn

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 07/22/2018 at 16:13 • Filed to: trains, Trainopolink, steam locomotive

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Rocky Mountain Express in 4k HDR

And if you’d like to spend 20 mins learning about the controls on such a machine:

Jayvincent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/22/2018 at 16:30

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amazing, thanks

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/22/2018 at 18:28

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That braking system in essence is still in use in trains and highway tractor-trailer units.

I just spent a very pleasant hour leading about the implementation of brakes on trains. Mechanical systems are pretty darn cool. 

wafflesnfalafel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/22/2018 at 18:33

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nice -

We are getting some folks making some neat drone videos with engines running at speed too - was watching one of the 4449 make the run up the Columbia River Gorge earlier this year a couple days ago.  It’s pretty cool a few big steam lived long enough to be captured by our new amazing camera technology.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > wafflesnfalafel 07/22/2018 at 22:25

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Link?

wafflesnfalafel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 07/22/2018 at 22:53

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you bet - this one is neat because you can see the  pretty dramatic change between the western (wet/green) side of the state and eastern (arid) side of the state as the train makes it’s way up the gorge.