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Freight Train is a historic slingshot dragster. [1]Designed by Nye Frank, it used twin supercharged engines and had an aluminum body. [1] When owned by John Peters, running in Top Gas (driven by Bob Muravez) at the 1971 Supernationals, it was painted black and powered by a pair of Chrysler hemis.
Southern Railway 722 is a Ks-1 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built in September 1904 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works to run on the Murphy Branch, where it hauled freight trains between Asheville and Murphy, North Carolina for the Southern Railway (SOU).
The Super C was an American high-speed intermodal freight train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1968 to 1976. Dubbed the " World's Fastest Freight Train ," the all-TOFC ( trailer-on-flatcar , or "piggyback") and COFC ( container -on-flatcar) train ran about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles ...
Whereas the LCC-1 had a single 600-hp engine, the Overland Train had four 1,170-hp Saturn 10MC engines from Solar Turbines, one in the "control car" and three others spread through the train. New power trailers could be added at any point along the train. [6] To further reduce weight, most of the vehicle was built from welded aluminum. [7]
The GS&WR had 4-6-0s for both fast freight and express passenger service. The culmination of Irish 4-6-0 design was the GSR Class 800 or B1a class, introduced in 1939. Three of these locomotives were built for top express passenger work on the Dublin-Cork mainline, coincidentally resembling the United Kingdom's Royal Scot Class as rebuilt.
Nos. 630 and 722 pulled many main line excursion trains for the SOU steam program until they were both loaned to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in 1978 and 1980, respectively to make way for larger steam locomotives such as Canadian Pacific 2839, Texas and Pacific 610 and Chesapeake and Ohio 2716 to pull the longer and heavier ...
Harbor Freight Tools has announced that it will be opening a new store in Shrewsbury. According to a news release, the new store will be at 863 E. Forrest Avenue and is expected to open this winter.
Southern Railway 4501 is a preserved Ms class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive.Built in October 1911 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, No. 4501 was the first of its wheel arrangement type for the Southern Railway (SOU).