I am being reminded how much I’ve always loved train type, words I didn’t fully understand, and that *smell.*pic.twitter.com/afOehaLyYq
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I am being reminded how much I’ve always loved train type, words I didn’t fully understand, and that *smell.*pic.twitter.com/afOehaLyYq
BTW I hope none of this comes across as insensitive; I am aware this is White Collar Tourism and what seems cute and fun to me was (and is) hard and sometimes dangerous work for many.
I love this place already, though.pic.twitter.com/IKYfQJGcJC
My locomotive is a Western Pacific #917D. It is a freight locomotive. It was built in 1950, and weighs 115 tons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_F7
This was really amazing. The best/scariest/most fascinating 6mph in my life. (The last photo is my instructor Bill.) I need to get driving, but I’ll post more facts/photos/videos later!pic.twitter.com/5xwhRdUGO4
(Of course, I’m driving home listening to Harry Gregson-Williams’s soundtrack to Unstoppable.)pic.twitter.com/uWHDdDaGyZ
The locomotive UI! Everything is operated by hand with levers, including throttle (acceleration) and multiple brakes. There are no pedals? The throttle goes from 0–8, but we never exceeded two, which felt too fast for me anyway.pic.twitter.com/d1B0fRFiYo
On most more recent locomotives, the dead man's switch would be a foot pedal. Also, I love that you're calling it the UI. I've never heard that word in this context, but it actually fits really well.
I saw a big pedal! Maybe they disconnected that. But also, I’m surprised. Wouldn’t a pedal be ineffective in some cases a driver is incapacitated?
And yeah, I guess “UI” is anachronistic in this context. :·)
It makes perfect sense though! And they have started thinking of the cab in that way since, but back then they'd mostly be trying to find some space for all these levers to go.
Yeah, it really feels like they’re just the extension of the machine.
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