AZ Railfan Wrote:
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>
. . . It seems the 3 axle trucks and small trac-
> tion motors are the most unique and vital com-
> ponents for a NG heavy diesel. If WPY decides
> to part out any of the remaining Alcos,then just
> buy a set of trucks. Find a running standard
> gauge diesel and have it delivered to Antonito
> via rail then set it on NG trucks. (With some
> modifications obviously.)
But . . . But . . . Would a standard gauge diseasel on narrow gauge trucks fit through the tunnels without MAJOR modifications to one or the other — or both??
nickgully Wrote:
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> I wonder if the C&TS could take a different tact
> on it, and fire their engines with Natural Gas
. . .
>
> Research might make a nice capstone project
> for some combustion engineers at the School
> of Mines near the Colorado Railroad Museum.
MD Ramsey Wrote:
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> From a safety perspective, I think it would be
> a hard sell to {the} FRA to use LNG with a
> steam locomotive. Even for modern locomo-
> tives, there are many things to think about.
Will Gant Wrote:
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> getting the BTU to match the needs of the en-
> gine at any given time would take some doing.
> I've heard of full size engines running on pro-
> pane, and barely able to move themselves
> around, let alone {haul} cars up a grade. Not
> sure how LNG compares.
Well, Guys -
Even #2 diseasel oil is a BTU lightweight compared to the #6 (aka 'Bunker C') oil that most western U.S. railroads used to fire steam locomotives. I doubt it's even worth a research project to find out that there's no 'there' there with LNG
. . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2020 12:10PM by Russo Loco.
