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Title: Strangest engine
Post by: jettrainfan on January 30, 2010, 09:13:32 PM
Figure it would be something fun to do.

i would put down a ACE 3,000.

http://www.martynbane.co.uk/images/modernsteam/ldp/ace/ace3000.jpg

http://paintshop.railfan.net/images/moldover/ace3000-4.gif

Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: jbsmith on January 30, 2010, 09:50:07 PM
European steam always look odd to my eyes,,like this British Stirling

http://kettlesgalore.fotopic.net/p62890926.html

Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: NarrowMinded on January 30, 2010, 10:56:53 PM
There's a couple of strange ones here.

http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=44314

NM
Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: pipefitter on January 31, 2010, 12:52:48 AM
Some 1930's high speed rail  :o

The Rail Zeppelin
http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselman/2006/02/streamlined_pro.html

The Bennie Railplane
http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r069.html

Robert
Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: poliss on January 31, 2010, 09:17:48 AM
Some very strange ones at this website. There's even a mention of one with non circular wheels. Here's the gyroscopic loco to start you off.
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/brennan/brennan.htm
Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: pipefitter on January 31, 2010, 01:27:48 PM
Hey jettrainfan, have you seen this one?

New York Central RDC3 #M497 - second article down
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/train_notes.html

http://rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-m497all.jpg
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-m497.jpg
http://www.nationalcorridors.org/df/df11112002i.jpg

Robert

Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: jward on January 31, 2010, 04:28:52 PM
here are my nominations:

conrail 9920 was an extremely rare (5 total) high hood rs3. it was the only one to be re-engined. note the emd switcher stacks.

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cr/cr9920ags.jpg

penn central/ conrail 9950 was the first of the remotored rs3s, a prototype for the rebuilds that included the 9920 above. it lost its short hood in the rebuilding

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc9950bgs.jpg

one of the pennsy gg1's was cut in half for use as a shop switcher. i have no photo of this one.

the gm aerotrain. nuff said.....
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri4ark.jpg

the alco c-415.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri415ads.jpg

l&n 2292. have an emd switcher with a wrecked hood? try one from an alco rs3 on for size.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ln/ln2292n.jpg



Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: fieromike on January 31, 2010, 05:00:24 PM
My contribution: The Ingalls S2:
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_gmo1900.jpg (http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_gmo1900.jpg)
Title: Re: Strangest engine
Post by: jettrainfan on January 31, 2010, 05:22:59 PM
Quote from: pipefitter on January 31, 2010, 01:27:48 PM
Hey jettrainfan, have you seen this one?

New York Central RDC3 #M497 - second article down
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/train_notes.html

http://rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-m497all.jpg
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-m497.jpg
http://www.nationalcorridors.org/df/df11112002i.jpg

Robert



Yep, pretty cool piece of machinery! Never knew it was a RDC 3, i thought it was a modified coach!