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<\/a><\/p>\nShortly afterwards, a Great Northern class S-2 4-8-4 took to the rails, seen here hauling a freight train with several perishables in tow.\u00a0 She had to make speed to arrive at her destination in a timely fashion!<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most interesting thing run yesterday was this Schnabel car.\u00a0 It appears to be a model of the Westinghouse car, WECX 800, which I believe to be the largest Schnabel car in service.\u00a0 She sports 36 axles!\u00a0 These cars are used to transport very large and\/or heavy loads.\u00a0 The car splits in the middle and the load is placed between the halves.\u00a0 In essence, the load virtually becomes a part of the car.\u00a0 The model was built with the aid of 3D printing, and is almost complete, with only the need for lettering and perhaps a detail or two.<\/p>\n And below we have a tidy little passenger train being hauled by what (I believe) to be a British 2-6-2.\u00a0 She is running on the portable loop seen in the background of a photo above, and was a sweet running little thing . . . a pleasure to see.\u00a0 Trevor, if you’re watching, this one’s for you\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n These are just a few of the locomotives performing during this day; quite a few others ran as well.\u00a0 I’ve posted photos previously of others that I’ve seen in earlier years, and a search should yield those posts if you would like to see them.<\/p>\n -Jack<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last Saturday my friend Ron Findley and I drove up to Jackson, Louisiana to watch the steam-up scheduled for the day.\u00a0 This is the home of the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders, and one of the club features is a … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n