| Posted by Train'ed Monkey on November 28, 2006 | |
Very rustic feel to this awesome photo. Keep them coming!
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Wow. 30 years ago she was teamed up with Reading T-1 2102 for a doubleheader over horseshoe. 30 years later she's outside the B&O roundhouse in Cleveland out of service. It brings a tear to your eye doesnt it?
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| Posted by Tom Knowles on December 24, 2006 | |
At least she didn't end up like 5629...though appears not far removed from it in this pix. Few know that even though 4070 made her first run unassisted, she was being painted even while raising steam for the trip from Chicago to (South Bend ?.. I forget...it was thirty five years ago) and that on that first run she ran into so many difficulties (having not had proper shakedown runs) that they almost blew her up from low water....She limped into Valpo dead slow so as to not slosh the water off the crown sheet at about ten PM with reduced fire and the injectors would not pick up. They had the hose up and into the tank before the train came to a complete stop. You should have heard that empty,revernberating "Boom" when the hatch hit the top of the tank being opened for the hose. There was a palpable sigh of relief when the injectors picked up and there was still an engine left. (that is the crucial moment.."cold" water on a hot crown sheet) The crew did a magnificent engine management job that day and few have ever said thanks to who ever they were....
She was lame too, and spent many subsequent trial getting the valve gear set right. After all the bugs were worked out, this became a wonderful excursion engine. I hate to see her in this condition, but at least there's hope...
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| Posted by Dana M. on August 28, 2019 | |
Wow, to think this locomotive once plied the rails of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad...since she's been gone from CVSR - they've had to borrow the Nickel Plate Road No. 765 for their annual "Steam In The Valley" excursion events. I wonder if when this locomotive is finally restored again, if they'll loan her back to the Cuyahoga Valley?!
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The 4070 is a USRA engine...over 100 years old!
Over a million dollars is needed for her restoration...need I add that that's going to be difficult?
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