The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society uses the old wheel slip test method to observe NKP 765's running gear in motion, ensuring safe operation on the mainline.
Built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1944, this historic steam engine now hauls passengers. Learn more about NKP 765 here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uK0Zbx0L0nI.html
I hate to be that guy, but the Polar Express was based on the Pere Marquette 1225. This is the Nickel Plate Road 765. Very similar (and made by the same company) but not the same.
THIS LOCO 765 is N.K.P. with 69"D. drivers; but P.M. 1225 used as P.X. has 70" D. drivers!! and both types are designed by VAN SWERIGEN BROS. in 1940s for WW2, Plus ➕ CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO 2-8-4 Kanawha like 2716 now being rebuilt in Raveena, Kentucky. ok on Mon., September 18, 2023A.D. p.s.: P.M. 1225 is being repaired in Owosso, Michigan, with repairs to Axles and wheels, plus 2 cranes lifted 1225 boiler back onto wheels, almost READY TO ROLL!!!!! MON. SEPTEMBER 18, 2023A.D.
Diesel electric will probably never reach the power output of steam. But they are magnitudes more efficient and safer. Steam power is nothing to shake a stick at.
This definitely woulda been me in 1899. As it is now ,the shop forklift and my self propelled push mower can do a burnout😂 If its got a wheel, i wanna see a burnout, I don't care if it's a bicycle ❤😂😂
@@MrTheHillfolkhaha whenever it rained our canopy never stopped it so i would come flying out of the warehouse and chuck her sideways coming round the corner
@@ownagesniper1which is the exact reason why I'm going to drive a petrol car once I get my license. An EV might be smart for my specific application but they feel soulless
@@clutchitup8565see all those sparks? That's a ton of friction, I have no doubt steam engines could do this but the grease is to prevent it from taking off
@@drink15😂 Yeah i was like 13-14 and one of the older kids was doing burnouts around the hood as me and my buddies futzed around on our bikes. Hed always stop and oblige when one of us did the twirly thing with our finger to indicate a burnout. Lol we were like 30-40 feet behind him one day when he lit em up and threw sparks 😂 we were dodging crap flying 😂 Nice timing too,it was like 8pm on a summer night ,semi-dusk and was a nice show. He didnt mean to spark us out ,it was funny though ,he apologized later on when we saw him again and we all had a laugh again 😂
За такие трогания с места, машиниста очень серьёзно наказывали с отстранением от работы, потому, что это ведёт к пропилам рельс и забросу воды в трубки пароперегревателя, вследствии чего, был нужен капитальный ремонт паровоза из-за прогара этих трубок....
Ive been a class one locomotive engineer almost 25 yrs now and never knew this. Steam engineering is a whole different world, a force to be reconed with!!!. 😏👍
I just had the most surreal like time-warp moment, where I saw THIS as the technology that changed the world. Computers and electronics are amazing, motors are impressive, but there's something about the RAW POWER of the machines of the gilded age. You really just feel it in this clip. Super cool. And feel a little more connected to my ancestors from the PRR.
The 'slip' allows mechanical engineers to check the motion action. It's done by coating the rails with grease. In the steam era some railway/railroad companies had special rolling roads, the French had one as did British Railways. These test beds were capable of of also testing a locomotive traction output versus coal consumption.
Also the PENNSYLVANIA RR HAD A ROLLER TEST STAND IN ALTOONA, PA.!!!!! OK.SU.FEB.11.2024A.D.!!!!! A CLASSIC MOVIE 🎬 IN B/W SHOWS T-1 4-4-4-4 STREAMLINER ROLLING IN 1 PLACE IN ALTOONA!!!!
@@phillipelder5850those are called Mechanical stokers and most newer steam locomotives have them to put coal into the firebox however the Fireman is still present to top off the firebox in certain areas
@@MiguelMorales-ll6sy yes many times with my family as a tradition during the Holiday season! Yeah the derailment scene on frozen lake what great movie!
Literally the FIRST RU-vid short that is actually good. I hate shorts with the fire of 1000 galaxies but this one gets a pass. Very nice. Love those old steam locomotives !!! :D
!!NO!NO! WRONG!!! British 🇬🇧 steam locos with 4472 FLYING SCOTSMAN 60103 4-6-2, OR 4468-MALLARD, has counter balance weights casted directly into large Driving Wheels at 80" Diameter. ok!!!!! mon., September 18, 2023A.D.
And it took no sweaty train crew 😅 NGL steam trains are just so beautiful when they slip, but when it happens in the wild you always get a sweaty train crew 😅
@@irishboi7596//2-8-4 Berkshire; and KANAWHA on C&O in West Virginia, arrived in 1940 era in WW2. BUT...by 1950s diesels arrived for freight like: E.M.D. GP-7; and ALCO RS-3; and Fairbanks Morse H-10-44; or BALDWIN RS-12; and others. But by 1950 even the NEWEST AND BEST STEAMERS like 765 were seen as old fashioned antiques; but 765 and any Modern "SUPER POWERED" were hauled away to junkyards and melted down for Scrap:!!!!! But America 🇺🇸 Railroad Fans realized that many historic steamers with highly advanced features DISAPPEARED!!! LIKE THE MILWAUKEE ROAD HIAWATHA 1935 ALCO 4-4-2!! AND THE N.Y.C. 20TH CENTURY LIMITED J3A STREAMLINER 4-6-4-HUDSON WITH ALL 275 LOCOS DESTROYED BY SCRAP!!!!! THUS: the Railroad fans volunteered to start preserving steam in Museums and Excursions. And starting very small with only a small amount like Steamtown in Vermont; the NRRM National Railroad Museum in Green Bay Wisconsin; or Travel-Town in Los Angeles California, some small steam locos were saved; yet larger locos like the 4-6-2 PACIFIC, and 4-8-4-NORTHERN, were set up in city parks as statutes that pay tributes to the "YE GOODE OLDE DAYS of the Pioneers!!" . Some larger locos were used on the FINAL FAREWELL TO STEAM Excursions!! HAPPILY, 😊 , the current number in 2024A.D..of HISTORIC Trains is well over 500; and now includes diesels ⛽ or electric Trolley 🚎 car. Historically, the steam 2-8-0 Consolidation was replaced by GP7'S in 1950s. Gp7s were replaced by other diesels like SD-70 -A.C.E.!! YET...soon the SD70ACE will Also be in Railroad Museum's. THAT IS PROGRESS!! GET PHOTOS 📸 NOW!! HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE DAY 💝 ❤ 💖! WED. FEB.14, 2024A.D.!!!!! GOD ✝️ BLESS 🙏 EVERYBODY WITH WISDOM AND LOVE ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕!!
It’s crazy that Man can build something so massive. I bet just two of those train wheels weigh as much as my truck. and the fact that the machine can move that weight that fast. It’s crazy when you think about it.
Nowadays railways try to prevent slipping, because it’s bad for the rails and wheels… So this was done with some lubricant for the purpose of inspection, so they prevented most of the damage…
This would be a dream to do. I worked for a guy whose friend and a subcontractor for the company we worked for. He was a talented welder and had what i thought was called M&NF 12 that he was doing restorations on and seeing the sheer size of it was a hell of a feat for a 70yo man
I can't even explain the feeling that this just gave me when I was a little kid I literally was infatuated with steam engine trains and I haven't thought about them for years as an adult but this just brought something back like a core memory
The start-up of steam locomotives is so cool to me especially from cold starts, fantastic machines and I'm glad there are people out there who still care about keeping them running and maintained though I'm sure plans to electrify trains is beginning to take hold.
They still do that slip test today? I didn't know that. I know the railroads do back in the steam era and that tactic still used today. Very interesting.
We don't even clean the fucking toilets in modern locomotives. Believe it or not, they knew how to railroad back in the day. We today are still trying to figure it out.
