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Post by wilder11354 » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 8:39 pm

will be posting several times here
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So they say, i didn't see any!

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White Oak Pond..really? makes lakes down where i live look like puddles.

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L>R sister Linda, Tom my sisters husband, and Lynda my favorite one!

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Self explanatory

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To the right side of station looking up at mountains.

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Enroute to Mt Washington

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half hour before ride.. making sure she's stoked and purged i guess?!?

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At loading area, being cool, and wondering if the Little engine can!!!

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Engine Built 1908, boiler section refurbed in 1981

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Dusk at White Oak Pond,

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Post by wilder11354 » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 8:45 pm

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Yep its a steep ride up to top

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on way down, perspective as to steepness of tracks

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Ice from clouds on mountain at night.

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Atlaantic ocean, light sliver of white on left side of pic between dark ground and gray sky above.

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Geodetic Benchmark, yep we were really there!

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i told you we were there....16*F windchill of 05*f

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Nice veiws!!

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Post by freetown fred » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 9:47 pm

Outstanding pix Bill, thanx :)


 
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Post by warminmn » Thu. Oct. 02, 2014 10:38 pm

I miss hills and mountains. Very nice.

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 8:04 am

Nice pix wildman. So , Im curious about the tilt of that locomotive. Is it like that to accommodate for the grade of the climb, and therefore must tilt the other way for the trip down? Was that a common thing for steam engines in mountainous terrain? I know all these questions,right? Ima have to get me to a Holiday Inn Express.... Glad you got your trip in. Did you send your ins. adjuster a postcard with some moose poop on it? :D

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Post by wilder11354 » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 6:28 pm

the train engine is built with that angle in it so as its climbing the mountain, the water keeps the boiler tubes covered with water. Train stops just short of halfway up and takes on more water for steepest part of mountain 37* grade up ahead to be sure boiler tubes are covered. Engine burns about 1> 1.5 tons coal ascending the mountain. About a hour ride up. Not going fast at all, slow and steady. Engine stays as where its located to passenger car, brakes on pass car, plus engine uses its drive pistons, compression of air to control descent. they are not directly coupled together. pushes car up, engine is its oown brake, passenger car is pushing ever so lightly to barely touching, on engine as they descend mountain.


 
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Post by wilder11354 » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 6:47 pm

pics from ride up Mt Washington. You should be able to see the inclination of train compared to normal vertical if on flat ground.
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Post by wilder11354 » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 6:53 pm

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Post by wilder11354 » Fri. Oct. 03, 2014 6:59 pm

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Steam trail from drive pistons... trailing behind.

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that ssmokes ripping out fast, and fly ash dropping on engine boiler.

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Not too far out from station, shadow on engine cab, left side, from smoke stack smoke, its thick and grayish black.

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Condustor talking about ride, before ascending.

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