c-series don 8,737 #2 Posted November 21 (edited) That is so awesome, I watched it twice! ‘Merica! 🇺🇸 Edited November 21 by c-series don 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,655 #3 Posted November 21 c-series don , wife and I traveled for 30 years , always had a what's going on info sheet , for close related anything , seen them in montana and oregon , the mere presence of something so big and powerful . had a similar opportunity , heading to jedediah smith , national forest calif , smith was the lead guide for lewis and clark , anyway , took a jet boat trip up the rogue river , oregon , over 1,000 hp ! had to experience it . every time we went , we had a back up plan , if we were close to killer whales , we went . carlsbad caverns at night is , incredible , time traveler , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #4 Posted November 22 We've been up Mt Washington in NH on the Cog Railway. Anyone who gets the chance.. should. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,737 #5 Posted November 22 I too have been on the cog railway. At the base people were dressed in long sleeve shirts, at the top men were working in full one piece suits with face masks, wool hats and gloves!! Crazy temperature difference in such a short trip. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #6 Posted November 22 4 minutes ago, c-series don said: I too have been on the cog railway. At the base people were dressed in long sleeve shirts, at the top men were working in full one piece suits with face masks, wool hats and gloves!! Crazy temperature difference in such a short trip. Known for the most aggressive weather in the world! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,282 #7 Posted November 22 11 minutes ago, c-series don said: I too have been on the cog railway. At the base people were dressed in long sleeve shirts, at the top men were working in full one piece suits with face masks, wool hats and gloves!! Crazy temperature difference in such a short trip. I summited Mt. Washington on foot with my son via Tuckerman’s, the Lions Head, and then cairn to cairn across a fog-shrouded Alpine Meadow in March one year. We came out onto the parking lot at the top with icicles in our beards only to see folks who came up on the cog train wearing shorts and tees and bewildered looks! Had a photo op at the high point marker, some hot chocolate and soup in the cafe, and then hiked back down. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,175 #8 Posted November 22 Still amazes me that such unimaginable torque can be transmitted from slick steel wheels to slick steel rails! My mind says it would just spin in place, and then constantly slip for the duration of the trip once in motion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,648 #9 Posted November 22 4 hours ago, kpinnc said: Still amazes me that such unimaginable torque can be transmitted from slick steel wheels to slick steel rails! As a road collision investigation cop we didn't have to worry about that until Sheffield decided to re introduce a tram system many years after it had ripped out the last one because it was no longer necessary. So we had cars and trucks on rubber/tarmac sharing the same space as trams on steel/steel contact. In the early years there were lots of crashes between road vehicles, pedestrians and the "Supertram". Mainly because everyone thought the tram could stop on a sixpence (dime) and they would pull out/walk into it's path expecting it to stop....it didn't. We treated the coefficient of friction between rail and steel wheel as being 0.1, the same as a rubber tyre on black ice! Braking initially slowed the wheel rotation, heavier braking might lead to a lock up and sliding, emergency braking triggered a "sanding command" which released dry sand in front of the wheels to increase friction, "Oh Sh1t!" Braking dropped powerful electromagnets onto the rails to wring out the last bits of friction. As an aside, in driver training as a cop, we were always told of the acronym "B B F F S B" if the instructor shouted that you were probably in the Sh1t already. It stood for Brake, BRAKE, for f@#ks sake BRAKE! There usually wasn't time to repeat the instruction. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,655 #10 Posted November 22 @kpinnc the tiny imperceptible torque / rail engagement is the real art , when you think of all the tonnage of added cars / engines , its an amazing art , that was the mass transit of the era , they also plow snow , like nothing else , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,655 #11 Posted November 22 @kpinnc ever drive PIKES PEAK ? how about , leaving sedona arizona , go back the old way , up thru JEROME , no guard rails , down rt 666 to phoenix ? prong horn antelope , stop you on the way , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #12 Posted November 22 10 hours ago, Handy Don said: I summited Mt. Washington on foot with my son via Tuckerman’s, the Lions Head, and then cairn to cairn across a fog-shrouded Alpine Meadow in March one year. We came out onto the parking lot at the top with icicles in our beards only to see folks who came up on the cog train wearing shorts and tees and bewildered looks! Had a photo op at the high point marker, some hot chocolate and soup in the cafe, and then hiked back down. We went up Mount Washington by foot via the Ammonoosuc trail which is on the railway side of the Mountain. It's a nice enough trail with a fair amount of things to see but it's extremely well traveled by inexperienced, poorly dressed, unprepared people that just shouldn't be there. I love the fact that the Summit is made accessible to everyone but it was very disconcerting to be surrounded by masses of flip-flop wearing, Walmart plastic bag carrying, glossy eyed awestruck folk just ambling around in their clean dry clothes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,188 #13 Posted November 22 (edited) 35 minutes ago, peter lena said: …down rt 666 to phoenix ? I bet they call that section of road “The Devil’s Highway.” 😎 Steve Edited November 22 by wh500special 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,927 #14 Posted November 23 Love that. Beautiful scenery. I can't even imagine what it's like to run something like that. Way different then what I've run. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,655 #15 Posted November 23 @Bill D last time there , early morning drive in , pronghorn antelope everywhere , most scenic was the early morning , ground fog . as we approached the camper area , just off road , there was a rising rainbow mist , was doing a slow spiral rise , stopped , just , to get the sun rays breaking thru rainbow mist rising . another spectacular , late after noon , overload , IS MEXICAN HAT . arizona / utah border , you are just an insignificant spec . pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
