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Charles Hettrick

April 03, 2017 11:11AM

Registered: 15 years ago
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An early US Army Air Force failed prototype of the later semi-successful NYC "Black Beetle" M-497 jet powered rail car. The propellers on this Army Air Force car hit the ballast and spun the it around. Said the engineer at the time: Me and the fireman were look'n for the stoker controls and the water gage. We didn't notice the pile o' ballast sneaking up on us."

It would have been really really bad if it had been a Navy test flight. The flag man would have refused to carry those torpedoes a 1/4 mile down the track.

Looks like it was raining that day.

ElWet

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B17 on rails: Caption needed	bcp	April 02, 2017 12:25AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Casey Akin	April 02, 2017 12:34AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Chris Walker	April 02, 2017 12:36AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	dave2-8-0	April 02, 2017 08:30AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Stewart Rhine	April 02, 2017 09:58AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	dave2-8-0	April 02, 2017 11:35AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	bcp	April 02, 2017 12:20PM
Re: B17 crash in Narrow gauge Country	Chris Walker	April 02, 2017 05:05PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	RDannemann	April 02, 2017 11:59AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	weston1879	April 02, 2017 12:35PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Wayne Hoskin	April 02, 2017 05:32PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	dougvv	April 02, 2017 09:50PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Charlie Mutschler	April 03, 2017 07:06AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Charles Hettrick	April 03, 2017 11:11AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Jim McKee	April 26, 2017 09:03PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	risrwy	April 27, 2017 08:05AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	et&wnc	April 27, 2017 11:30AM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Charles McMillan	April 27, 2017 05:15PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	et&wnc	April 27, 2017 05:48PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	rusticmike	April 29, 2017 04:24PM
Re: B17 on rails: Caption needed	Husker Hank	April 29, 2017 11:26PM

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