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:icondragonwolface:
ATSF 3751 heads west on the BNSF transcon at Siberia, CA where the westbound and eastbound mains split for a few miles. ATSF3751 did not smoke very much on the run to the Grand Canyon but here she smoking a bit.
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~elr79655 Dec 26, 2012
:music: See the ol' smoke rising round the bend
I reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend
Folks around these parts get the time o' day
From the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.
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~RailroadNutjob Dec 23, 2012  Student General Artist
Excursion trains, and then some!
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~Comboio-Bolt Dec 14, 2012
Wonderful shot. As always! :thumbsup: Great work! :D
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~dinodanthetrainman Dec 11, 2012
great shot
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~HerrDrayer Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Good firemen will keep the particulate matter to a minimum for efficiency's sake and also to make the ride more pleasant for passengers. It's only the trackside railfans who like puffy plumes of particulate smoke. What you're seeing there is mostly unburned coal dust that causes boiler tubes to wear down prematurely, releases toxic carbon monoxide into the atmosphere, and rams cinders into the eyes of any passenger brave enough to open a window.
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~HerrDrayer Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Or in this case, unburned oil... (^_^)
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~FRISCO1522 Dec 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
apparently 3751 couldn't afford to burn too much oil due to the fact that she didn't have an auxiliary. this is a great shot though, you can really see the superelevation in the curve.
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*DragonWolfACe Dec 3, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks, and yes, they where trying to go a very far distance on limited water and oil. Thats why the diesels did most of the work.
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~FRISCO1522 Dec 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
yea, it is a shame knowing that steam may have been HEP, but the diesels did provide most of the power. The story is that the water tender arrived in los angeles a few hours too late.
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~MSKM2001 Dec 3, 2012
this is cool
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