Feb 26, 2021 6:44 AM
BobHubert
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LarryR1
I'd totally pay to watch this.
PoorSucker
Traction is the game here.
WinstonSmith101
Choo Choo, motherfucker.
Turbolibros
piratepigeon50
Choo choo muthafakas
BlackWolfLeon
Oh that's nice!
HighwayStar82
How do we get this up to 88mph?
koops
unmute.
Now that’s advertising
pcdangio
Need some presto logs from back to the future 3
AntiTrollPatrol
I LOVE THIS!
jewson
Rollin coal!
WellThatsOriginal
Rollin' the slow coal
AtsaMattaForMe
IMustGrowUpReally
"Man, I got shafted... now I've got a tender behind..."
NotADutchman
TPV - Trains a Petite Vitesse
ndhmashfan2
LastWaffle
Now that's what id call rolling some coal!
Azraelgargoyle
Greta: How dare you?
Yeah, but do they do tricks?
LesPaulStewart
Unmuting the video and not hearing the jingle for Thomas the Tank Engine is the most disappointing thing I've experienced all day
someone felt the same way you did
lmao That's not exactly the song I remember from my childhood, but it's definitely a good version
Fibarguengoitia
Yeah, the black ones are usually faster
theAught
I live my life one quarter mile of track at a time.
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
You still owe me a 10 second train.
Overnight parts from the Ottoman Empire
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Wait for them to get to the first turn.
JediMasterPickledBadger
C'MON MUTHA FUCKAS C'MON.
TendeAltumAndLoose
That's wonderful, best drag race of all time
Shamorza
What drag race? They whooshed by so fast I didn't see shit.
saysomethingcool
I've never knew I needed steam engine races in my life!!
HavocWraith
I need to be there. Has you ever smelled steam engine oil? So good xD
PostMoThoin
In 1896 they crashed two into each other https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_at_Crush
theresamooselooseabootthishoose
I took part in a different kind of train race - runners Vs train, 10km cross-country. One of the most fun races I've ever run
JackMacksBack
I suspect the runners won, trains are terrible up those narrow cross country paths
Unfortunately the trains had a smoother line! Was still tough though, was about 55 mins or less to beat the train
itsthejacket
Steamed engines? At this time of year?
FleetingExplative
In this part of the country?
In a pandemic??
waitwhoputtisbowlofonionshere
localized ENTIRELY within the confines of your railyard?
HighSorcerer
Great, now I want to buy a steam engine. I can't afford a damned steam engine, I've got bills!
happywalker
they come in sizes for everyone :-)
No way, model trains are a gateway to collecting and before you know it you're planning a trip to Hamburg to visit Miniatur Wunderland.
supraman2turbo
nice mallard
ChristopherHallett
Flying Scotsman or fuck off! J/k, I like streamliners too, it's all good!
zonide
i had to
And I’m glad you did
RoseNoire66613
goodisunpopular
Because fuck the ozone I guess
I mean they didn’t know what the ozone was back in 18whatever
ManOfKent1967
As far as I know, steam and smoke particles has no effect on ozone levels. Pollution and CO2 levels would be more of an issue, though.
sdrawkcabmIpleH
Sulfur emissions contribute to ozone loss. Unless they use sulfur-free (char)coal, which I kinda doubt.
You do realize the black smoke is burning fossil fuels right? You do realize that releases CO2 RIGHT!? How'd you think that steam was made!?
SoIBecameADoona
You've got your facts mixed up. CO2 doesn't hurt the ozone layer, damage there is mainly done by CFCs. Climate change is a separate issue.
Steam is water vapour, via evaporation or boiling. With steam engines, it's via superheated water including smoke particulates in the mix.
And how does the superheated water become superheated? It's not via solar power. The trains burn ________?
Either you're trolling or just plain stupid but superheated steam is boiling water under pressure beyond the 100 c (212 f) point.
slidewhistlesymphony
Steam engines did not have turbos or anything else to speed them up. What they did have was a shitload of torque.
Stanfordsalid
They do have super heaters.
hymenochirus
I believe only steam engines and electrical motors can develop maximum torque from 0 RPM.
A5tor
True, but NOS was pretty prevalent amongst the loco-motivators (I hope I don't offend any one that's the term I've heard used)
Paoloc0mments
You need Doc Brown in your life
usernameblankityblank
Aaaand now I must read up on Steam engine physics.
Look up exploded steam engine boilers while you're at it. A bit more Lovecraftian than you might expect.
Good lord. That is frightening.
superscout0233
The ratio is crazy. A steam engine might be only 100 Hp but have 3-4,000 ft-lbs of torque.
MuffyTheHamburgerSlayer
"Alegheny" 2-6-6-6s were 7500 dhp and 110,000 lbf of tractive force. N&W Y6 2-8-8-2s turned out 4400 dhp and 152,000 lbf.
whatIdontknowcouldfillawarehouse
Do they have gear ratios?
MattOEP
Their wheel diameter is the gearing pretty much. Geared steam locos do exist but they were used on short lines and narrow gauge lines 1/
Big class 1 steamers are 1:1, one move of the cylinder means one rotation of the wheels, or something like that. 2/
So their whee diameter is their gearing, the smaller the diameter, the less work the locomotive has to do to make it rotate.
TheBlueMuppet
I saw a steam tractor at a pulling show once. It only went about 5mph, but that 40,000lbs sled made absolutely no difference.
FlicktheClit69
It's all about torque vs horsepower.
eggmuffin
https://www.american-rails.com/y.html That's only half of the tractive effort available to a Norfolk & Western Y class locomotive.
So you could imagine what such an engine could do on a different surface, with different wheels. Like the tractor you saw.
Who downvotes that? Lmao
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BNabs
Even my grandma?
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
You could 'roid up the boilerman?
dogfavoriter
Most if not all diesel-electric trains use a turbocharged diesel engine to generate power.
PieMasterOfTheRealm
I was led to believe that most modern engines needs a turbo just to work. They're smaller and therefore not as powerful on their own.
isetprettygirlsonfire
Use it to blow air into the firebox would make it burn hotter. (Diesel locos already have turbos)
CommentHijacker
You can turbo pretty much anything that has a high flow exhaust
rallykazoo
I got a high flow exhaust, can you turbo me?
upsidedownyhead
Triple expansion engines scavenge the most energy from the steam for a reciprocating engine. Steam turbines are most efficient though
RichardFenn
Used steam is exhausted through the chimney which sucks more air through the fire box making the fire burn hotter, it's a bit turbo-like.
MisterLemons
Passive turbo... It's a paradox firebox!
jtl3
Most diesel elecyric locomotives in the US have at least four turbochargers!
EggFooYung
On a steam locomotive, not exactly. Unlike a IC engine, the combustion system is not sealed, it's open, and the combustion isn't (1/?)
creating force, it's creating heat. So while supplying more air to the firebox could make the fire hotter, and indirectly increase (2/?)
engine power, you cant create higher boost pressure in the firebox, and if you could it wouldn't have the effect that it does in a car. (3/3
mechanicalfurry
You can and they are massive. Not ship massive, but still pretty big.
Waaaaghhumbug
Can confirm, have sat inside a ships turbo.
Not when it was going obviously
Orgazzmatron3000
There’s an episode of topgear where clarkson is the coal loader on a steam locomotive. Created wheelspin at 100mph
And British steamers only have like 40,000 lbs of tractive effort. American steamers like the N&W Y class are pushing 150,000
Depends entirely on the class of loco, but yes, American steam engines were almost as big as Russian ones.
I think the largest steam locomotive ever built was American.
DeKetsendeRechter
That's not a nice way to talk about your mom.
arednecksquirel
THE BIG BOY :)
LarryR1
I'd totally pay to watch this.
PoorSucker
Traction is the game here.
WinstonSmith101
Choo Choo, motherfucker.
Turbolibros
piratepigeon50
Choo choo muthafakas
BlackWolfLeon
Oh that's nice!
HighwayStar82
How do we get this up to 88mph?
koops
unmute.
BobHubert
Now that’s advertising
pcdangio
Need some presto logs from back to the future 3
AntiTrollPatrol
I LOVE THIS!
jewson
Rollin coal!
WellThatsOriginal
Rollin' the slow coal
AtsaMattaForMe
IMustGrowUpReally
"Man, I got shafted... now I've got a tender behind..."
NotADutchman
TPV - Trains a Petite Vitesse
ndhmashfan2
LastWaffle
Now that's what id call rolling some coal!
Azraelgargoyle
Greta: How dare you?
Turbolibros
Yeah, but do they do tricks?
LesPaulStewart
Unmuting the video and not hearing the jingle for Thomas the Tank Engine is the most disappointing thing I've experienced all day
BobHubert
someone felt the same way you did
LesPaulStewart
lmao That's not exactly the song I remember from my childhood, but it's definitely a good version
Fibarguengoitia
Yeah, the black ones are usually faster
theAught
I live my life one quarter mile of track at a time.
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
You still owe me a 10 second train.
theAught
Overnight parts from the Ottoman Empire
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Wait for them to get to the first turn.
JediMasterPickledBadger
C'MON MUTHA FUCKAS C'MON.
TendeAltumAndLoose
That's wonderful, best drag race of all time
Shamorza
What drag race? They whooshed by so fast I didn't see shit.
saysomethingcool
I've never knew I needed steam engine races in my life!!
HavocWraith
I need to be there. Has you ever smelled steam engine oil? So good xD
PostMoThoin
In 1896 they crashed two into each other https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_at_Crush
theresamooselooseabootthishoose
I took part in a different kind of train race - runners Vs train, 10km cross-country. One of the most fun races I've ever run
JackMacksBack
I suspect the runners won, trains are terrible up those narrow cross country paths
theresamooselooseabootthishoose
Unfortunately the trains had a smoother line! Was still tough though, was about 55 mins or less to beat the train
itsthejacket
Steamed engines? At this time of year?
FleetingExplative
In this part of the country?
saysomethingcool
In a pandemic??
waitwhoputtisbowlofonionshere
localized ENTIRELY within the confines of your railyard?
HighSorcerer
Great, now I want to buy a steam engine. I can't afford a damned steam engine, I've got bills!
happywalker
they come in sizes for everyone :-)
HighSorcerer
No way, model trains are a gateway to collecting and before you know it you're planning a trip to Hamburg to visit Miniatur Wunderland.
supraman2turbo
nice mallard
ChristopherHallett
Flying Scotsman or fuck off! J/k, I like streamliners too, it's all good!
zonide
i had to
BobHubert
And I’m glad you did
RoseNoire66613
goodisunpopular
Because fuck the ozone I guess
BobHubert
I mean they didn’t know what the ozone was back in 18whatever
ManOfKent1967
As far as I know, steam and smoke particles has no effect on ozone levels. Pollution and CO2 levels would be more of an issue, though.
sdrawkcabmIpleH
Sulfur emissions contribute to ozone loss. Unless they use sulfur-free (char)coal, which I kinda doubt.
goodisunpopular
You do realize the black smoke is burning fossil fuels right? You do realize that releases CO2 RIGHT!? How'd you think that steam was made!?
SoIBecameADoona
You've got your facts mixed up. CO2 doesn't hurt the ozone layer, damage there is mainly done by CFCs. Climate change is a separate issue.
ManOfKent1967
Steam is water vapour, via evaporation or boiling. With steam engines, it's via superheated water including smoke particulates in the mix.
goodisunpopular
And how does the superheated water become superheated? It's not via solar power. The trains burn ________?
ManOfKent1967
Either you're trolling or just plain stupid but superheated steam is boiling water under pressure beyond the 100 c (212 f) point.
slidewhistlesymphony
Steam engines did not have turbos or anything else to speed them up. What they did have was a shitload of torque.
Stanfordsalid
They do have super heaters.
hymenochirus
I believe only steam engines and electrical motors can develop maximum torque from 0 RPM.
A5tor
True, but NOS was pretty prevalent amongst the loco-motivators (I hope I don't offend any one that's the term I've heard used)
Paoloc0mments
You need Doc Brown in your life
usernameblankityblank
Aaaand now I must read up on Steam engine physics.
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
Look up exploded steam engine boilers while you're at it. A bit more Lovecraftian than you might expect.
usernameblankityblank
Good lord. That is frightening.
superscout0233
The ratio is crazy. A steam engine might be only 100 Hp but have 3-4,000 ft-lbs of torque.
MuffyTheHamburgerSlayer
"Alegheny" 2-6-6-6s were 7500 dhp and 110,000 lbf of tractive force. N&W Y6 2-8-8-2s turned out 4400 dhp and 152,000 lbf.
whatIdontknowcouldfillawarehouse
Do they have gear ratios?
MattOEP
Their wheel diameter is the gearing pretty much. Geared steam locos do exist but they were used on short lines and narrow gauge lines 1/
MattOEP
Big class 1 steamers are 1:1, one move of the cylinder means one rotation of the wheels, or something like that. 2/
MattOEP
So their whee diameter is their gearing, the smaller the diameter, the less work the locomotive has to do to make it rotate.
TheBlueMuppet
I saw a steam tractor at a pulling show once. It only went about 5mph, but that 40,000lbs sled made absolutely no difference.
FlicktheClit69
It's all about torque vs horsepower.
eggmuffin
https://www.american-rails.com/y.html That's only half of the tractive effort available to a Norfolk & Western Y class locomotive.
eggmuffin
So you could imagine what such an engine could do on a different surface, with different wheels. Like the tractor you saw.
TheBlueMuppet
Who downvotes that? Lmao
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[deleted]
BNabs
Even my grandma?
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
You could 'roid up the boilerman?
dogfavoriter
Most if not all diesel-electric trains use a turbocharged diesel engine to generate power.
PieMasterOfTheRealm
I was led to believe that most modern engines needs a turbo just to work. They're smaller and therefore not as powerful on their own.
isetprettygirlsonfire
Use it to blow air into the firebox would make it burn hotter. (Diesel locos already have turbos)
CommentHijacker
You can turbo pretty much anything that has a high flow exhaust
rallykazoo
I got a high flow exhaust, can you turbo me?
upsidedownyhead
Triple expansion engines scavenge the most energy from the steam for a reciprocating engine. Steam turbines are most efficient though
RichardFenn
Used steam is exhausted through the chimney which sucks more air through the fire box making the fire burn hotter, it's a bit turbo-like.
MisterLemons
Passive turbo... It's a paradox firebox!
jtl3
Most diesel elecyric locomotives in the US have at least four turbochargers!
EggFooYung
On a steam locomotive, not exactly. Unlike a IC engine, the combustion system is not sealed, it's open, and the combustion isn't (1/?)
EggFooYung
creating force, it's creating heat. So while supplying more air to the firebox could make the fire hotter, and indirectly increase (2/?)
EggFooYung
engine power, you cant create higher boost pressure in the firebox, and if you could it wouldn't have the effect that it does in a car. (3/3
mechanicalfurry
You can and they are massive. Not ship massive, but still pretty big.
Waaaaghhumbug
Can confirm, have sat inside a ships turbo.
Waaaaghhumbug
Not when it was going obviously
Orgazzmatron3000
There’s an episode of topgear where clarkson is the coal loader on a steam locomotive. Created wheelspin at 100mph
MattOEP
And British steamers only have like 40,000 lbs of tractive effort. American steamers like the N&W Y class are pushing 150,000
ChristopherHallett
Depends entirely on the class of loco, but yes, American steam engines were almost as big as Russian ones.
MattOEP
I think the largest steam locomotive ever built was American.
DeKetsendeRechter
That's not a nice way to talk about your mom.
arednecksquirel
THE BIG BOY :)