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02-28-2015 11:07 AM #1
Here's another 100 year old car......
85-year-old man restores century old Cadillac
And a 1928 film showing the building of a locomotive steam engine, 3,685 horsepower.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcbTXlMSCwk
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02-28-2015 12:49 PM #2
The locomotive construction was very interesting. They used the same tools we use today - but in a tad larger size. I loved the planishing hammer! Those builders were tough guys working in a really dangerous environment. Any OSHA inspector watching the film would have a heart attack.
I've had the opportunity to get on board a UP 'Big Boy' 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive (6,000 HP) and a UP DDA40X 'Centennial' diesel-electric (6,600HP). They are amazing machines.Jack
Gone to Texas
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02-28-2015 04:59 PM #3
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02-28-2015 07:49 PM #4
To be clear, the ones I was on were static displays at Kenefick Park in Omaha. However, I did work in Omaha when the UP yards were active near the river on the east side of town. I saw many of the DDA40X units coming into the shop for repair while driving over the bridge on the way to the airport. They're impressive sitting still, but more impressive on the hoof, as it were.Jack
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