Something for those of us with a vinyl cutter that occasionally make outsize lettering…
Thanks for that. I’ve often thought the numbers on my C-19 #8 were a bit large. They were professionally cut and maybe 25 times larger than the smaller class ID below…
Near sighted yard foreman
Bob, I’ll guess that the large numbers helped identify the loco by those on the rim of what appears to be a strip mine.
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Cliff,
Plus 1 just for post count and 20 characters after.
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FWIW, I was able to visit a Kennecott copper mine, near Ely NV, a couple years ago. Though a lot larger than the one in the OP pic, this shot from the rim gives an idea of distances.
Those small vehicle-like things to the right of center are pretty big dump trucks.
No way to make numbers big enough for these, at that depth! But back in the day, before decent radio comm’s, and before the pits got that deep, maybe the big numbers helped the dispatcher to identify and direct the loco crews.
It’s amazing to me that both earlier locos and modern trucks have to drive those interminable spirals down and back for each load. Although, the trucks, having much better grade capabilities, can “cheat” with ramps that cross multiple spiral hoops.
What the hell is that thing and did the fireman build his own urinal ?
I don’t know what my life is coming to… Here I am responding to Rooster’s urinal comments and then watching a video article on the history of Mad Magazine.
Sorry Bob… Thanks for the great photos!!
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thanks for that. i grew up with it.
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Me too! Thanks Cliff +2
To answer Rooster’s question, the steam-powered water injector was probably just shut off and excess water is coming out the runoff pipe. Nothing to see here folks. Just normal steam locomotive operation.
Regards, David Meashey
P.S. Usually the high-pressure injector was on the engineer’s side of the cab and the low-pressure injector was on the fireman’s side. So that fireman had probably just added some water to the boiler.
Me too! Thanks Cliff +3
Cheers
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if these are diesels, why do they have pantographs?
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Good point. Electrics then.
At my company, we call that sort of thing “belt and suspenders.”
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