Central Oregon Area Live Steamers (COALS) located in Bend Oregon. 7.5" Gauge Live steam locomotives including an oil fired Pacific, a propane fired Allen 10 wheeler and a Jet-A Fuel fired 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone.
Oregon is home to many live steam railroads. Including the world's largest miniature railroad at Train Mountain. Oregon is also home to several full sized standard and narrow gauge steam preservation railroads and groups.
Any idea what the reason they decided on Jet A for fuel on the 2-8-8-4 and who built the injector for it. Its all very nice and seems to steam nicely. Im sure the BTU rating on Jet A is extremely high and helps but I wonder why standard Kerosene wasn't used as a cheaper alternative. At any rate the fire sure stayed hot.
Burns clean and he can get Jet A easily from a local gas station. Idk about the injectors though, this engine has been down for repairs for a couple years now as the air pumps need rebuilt.
Just wondering, what would happen if someone showed up with an HSR (High Speed Rail) set like a Hitachi 800-series? I get the feeling that it probably wouldn't go over very well...
I mean they could bring one. However, They would have to abide by the track speed limit which is no faster than 7 MPH, and 5MPH if you are hauling any public during the open house. Hypothetically speaking if they could go 10-15MPH which would be close to their prototype speed full sized, Then it would end very poorly as we do not have tracks built for high speed movement. Train mountain for example has leveled steel rail in some places and you could probably, safely, reach higher speeds.
building an engine the size of a yellowstone would be upwards of 350-400k, assuming you go all out with the detail... not to mention you'd be at it for 10-15 years before it's done
@@electronics4fun524 just depends on your motivation and skill level. Most Locomotives take thousands of hours to complete from scratch over the course of a few years.
She's heavy for sure and it's a chore to re rail it. But the owner knows how to do it fairly easy and can do it with ease if it derails. Our hydraulic lift cries when it lifts it.
