Great! I think most rail fans enjoy the chance to see how these engineering marvels work! Thanks for a very interesting pic!
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| Posted by Tom on October 24, 2012 | |
Permit me to second the above comment and then expand on it. I wish someone with the knowledge to do so, would label this picture for those of us who know nothing of trains, but want to. I also wish we could ask questions somewhere on the site and receive answers to what might seem to be dumb questions. I'm loaded with lots of really dumb questions if this were to ever happen.
By the way, many thanks for opening up the panels on this engine. I've already learned a few things from it. May we please see more ??? Great idea and nice shot !!
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You might want to check out Sean Graham-Whites book GE Evolution Locomotive. This is out of press but you can find this title online or possibly at a local hobby shop. This book has all kinds of details that will assist you. Otherwise feel free to contact me offline.
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Something special about a fresh prime mover!! Clean machine!
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| Posted by ar-ren on October 25, 2012 | |
I had nominated this photo for people's choice. I've a question. What is placed inside radiators wings? Why they so wide? Looks like some water tanks inside, may be something other thing.
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Of course it was a clean machine at the time. She just rolled out of the paint shop in Chattanooga at DeButts yard. She was darn near spotless in Spencer on 2 July of this year. But don't expect her to look like that now. Oh, they keep her washed down as much as possible, but boy has seen been used. Mr. Wick Moorman said at the Famliy Portrait in Spencer that these new EMD's and GE units were working locomotive and he meant it. Seen the Virginian unit last week and it was so dirty from coal dust that it almost broke my heart. But they washed off by the next few days. As for the gentleman asking about his "dumb questions" There are no dumb questions, just dumb answers by folks that think they know everything about the railroad industry, they are the people that dress up as engineers and feel that they have to carry thier handheld radio's at full volume to annoy everyone else.
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Nice idea Brian to show the inner mechanics of this great locomotive. May I take this opportunity to suggest that you add to your credits by throwing out there special recognition to independent railroad artist Andy Fletcher? His Heritage Locomotive renderings (twenty in all!) were the inspiration for the Norfolk Southern Heritage paint schemes as illustrated with this one example shown here. For those who don’t know, Norfolk Southern adopted twenty examples in honor of the 30th anniversary of the NS system. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Fletcher during one of the NS Heritage celebrations that toured Missouri this September. I would assume that the kudos shouldn’t stop there… someone at the top in NS management had approve this idea and allow it to happen. You don’t see ideas like this turn to reality too often in today’s industry so I applaud the brass at NS for all the expense they incurred for their Heritage celebrations throughout their system. Wouldn’t it be great if NS would talk up their great Heritage and show some of these fine examples in the TV commercials that they have airing?
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Paul...I agree. Andy Fletcher does deserve a serious tip of the hat for coming up with the concept and making the proper connections that lit this project into the wildfire that it became and still remains! I also have met Andy and his Mother on a number of occasions...in Chattanooga, Cresson, Altoona and they even visited my wife and I in our home. Truly from the beginning with sketches Andy faithfully produced, to Alan Rider, Mark Duve, the paint shops in Chattanooga and Altoona, Marketing, Visual Communications, all of the NS employees that worked on the units and to every employee that makes Norfolk Southern and the entire Heritage project and awesome treat for all.
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Great shot, different worked.
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Originally Andy Fletcher had 27 originall drawings. I met him is Spencer in July and he not only signed the poster that NS gave out during the Family Portrait, he also signed some of his other artwork he completed. I met Mr. Fletcher again at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum during thier 2nd Railfest. He is a very talented person and super smart. I just wished that NS would have used all of his examples. Still they were all nice to see and get 11 memory cards full of pics and 3 video camera cards full of the locos coming into Spencer and getting ready for the public debut of the locomotives. I would be more than happy to post the pics my wife and I took, but every time we attempt to post a picture. Rail Pictures claims that our pictures have been over edited or over cropped. We have not touched or retouched any of the photos. But hey, cest le vie!
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The engine radiator is on the lest side of the wing, on the right side of the wing is the intercooler to cool the engine intake air after its been compressed by the turbocharger.
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Awesome view! I have been through so many photos on RP but have never come across such a masterpiece. Keep up the good work!
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