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The Real thing - Prototype Talk => North America => Topic started by: capeklr on December 31, 2015, 08:39:15 PM

Title: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on December 31, 2015, 08:39:15 PM

Hi everybody,
just found this video on you tube.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/Wvj7H_CZxmM (https://youtu.be/Wvj7H_CZxmM)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on June 04, 2017, 09:06:08 PM

Hi,
just found a update on the Big Boy.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/DYps9lYmSlA (https://youtu.be/DYps9lYmSlA)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: BigEd on June 05, 2017, 10:18:55 AM

Nice!

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on June 05, 2017, 10:30:49 AM

So who's going to the States for the first run of the Big Boy when its restored?  :biggrin:

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on January 30, 2019, 01:42:41 PM

Aloha,
interesting update on the Big Boy restoration.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/Plt6UgVo9x4 (https://youtu.be/Plt6UgVo9x4)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: ColWer on January 30, 2019, 05:17:06 PM

Nice  :thumb: :thumb:

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: BigEd on January 31, 2019, 03:33:52 PM

I can't wait!!!

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: wesley on January 31, 2019, 08:48:44 PM

Man youtube can be a fun place to visit. Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on April 28, 2019, 08:48:24 PM

Big day for the Big Boy on the 27th of April.
Being fired up for the first time since the restoration.
Steam and smoke.  :thumb:

https://youtu.be/u4Hv7_Z4ypA (https://youtu.be/u4Hv7_Z4ypA)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: ColWer on May 01, 2019, 11:08:24 AM

Being following it. Just lovely.  :thumb:

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on May 06, 2019, 02:30:46 PM

 :biggrin:
The legend under steam again.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/kvKfu_EGZIk (https://youtu.be/kvKfu_EGZIk)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on October 12, 2019, 08:50:50 PM

Hi guys,

just came across this video of the Big Boy steaming through Rainbow Canyon.
Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/0Eja8eJ0RiI (https://youtu.be/0Eja8eJ0RiI)

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: ColWer on October 13, 2019, 01:07:08 PM

Amazing video shots from the drone...

Wondering how close you can REALLY go.  :biggrin:

Nice one.....  :biggrin:

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: BigEd on October 14, 2019, 12:43:32 PM

What I find very interesting is that Big Boy's motion arms work the same but later on different sequence - I wonder if that was caused by wheel slip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdVD2M2xxsM

Title: Re: Big Boy
Post by: capeklr on October 14, 2019, 12:58:41 PM

Quote from: BigEd on October 14, 2019, 12:43:32 PM

What I find very interesting is that Big Boy's motion arms work the same but later on different sequence - I wonder if that was caused by wheel slip?

I guess so, I suppose that the front set of drivers also has a bit less weight on them so they could slip easier.
What I found interesting in this video is that the driver axles are hollow, you can look through them
European loco's to my knowledge have solid axles.