Streamliners at Spencer

cabby · June 12, 2014, 12:15am

I have tons of photos and videos for you vintage diesel fans from the Streamliners at Spencer event at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

I’ll start off with a video of the CN Alco FPA-4.
I’ve been real busy, so I’ll probably be adding photos and videos for the next month or so.
Ralph

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TWKjWIml3g[/youtube]

Noel_Wilson · June 12, 2014, 12:19am

Been watching them on FB … Question Ralph…How come there so much smoke on starting to roll?.

Need a tune up maybe?? lol. Keep them coming…

David_Maynard1 · June 12, 2014, 12:53am

Gee, I thought it was just getting up a good head of steam. It signaled it was starting to move forward and then it sat and simmered for a while.

Oh, wait! Its a diesel. So, was it Alco’s intention for its products to mimic steam locomotives, so the steam freaks would accept them?

And its an FP, so why is it hauling freight cars?

cabby · June 12, 2014, 1:16am

David Maynard said:

And its an FP, so why is it hauling freight cars?

They had a limited amount of track to run at the museum, and a boatload of operable engines.
It may have pulled the passenger train on one of the 4 days of the event.
They switched engines frequently so that every day would be different.
Ralph

cabby · June 12, 2014, 1:20am

Noel Wilson said:

Been watching them on FB … Question Ralph…How come there so much smoke on starting to roll?.

Alcos are pretty well known as “smokers”.
I’m sure it has something to do with the design of the diesel engine.
The older they get, the more they smoke
Ralph

David_Maynard1 · June 12, 2014, 1:55am

But smoking isn’t supposed to be good for ya.

John_Bouck · June 12, 2014, 2:23am

Did you see the flivver drive by on the road @ counter 19? Or were you watching the loco.

cabby · June 13, 2014, 1:05am

Good catch, JB. Didn’t notice it until you pointed it out

Next up, the Juniata Terminal excursion. This was a $1000 a head excursion from Charlotte, NC. to Spencer, NC.
The PRR E8 is one of the former Conrail OCS units.
The Observation car is quite historic, having carried several Presidents. It also carried JFK’s body.
Ralph

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRVkkLBMgBI[/youtube]

David_Maynard1 · June 13, 2014, 2:25am

Yea, cool, but ditch lights on an E8 just doesn’t seam right to me. Darn FRA regulations…

Noel_Wilson · June 13, 2014, 4:31am

Ralph Berg said:

Noel Wilson said:

Been watching them on FB … Question Ralph…How come there so much smoke on starting to roll?.

Alcos are pretty well known as “smokers”.
I’m sure it has something to do with the design of the diesel engine.
The older they get, the more they smoke
Ralph

Thank’s Ralph… Sure glad I quite smoking years ago and due to now older you would not be able to see me at my age now then… lol…
That was a good ans. you had. Ralph… Proud of you.