Plowing_Snow_TM-KW_3-3-12.mp4
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Plowing snow on a 7.5" Gauge Railroad. This video shows opening the track between Train Mountain and Klamath & Western. The snow was 18" deep in some places, and the track under the snow was sufficiently icy that it was difficult to build up speed. After coming up the 2.5% Pena grade, I was able to build up speed going over the dry track on the bridge into the 1.8% downgrade. You can see how the snow flies with a little speed. Unfortunately, the camera angle was not always good as I was holding the camera with one hand and operating the locomotive with the other, while holding my feet up out of the snow.
Looks like Train Mountain needs a rotary for this. I could only imagine the amount of engineering it would take to build one in this scale, let alone the power to run it.
Train Mountain actually has three rotaries. One full size antique, Southern Pacific 206, one made from scratch engineering marvel, and one commercial model mounted on a flat car. It has a Honda gas motor, somewhere around 18 to 20 HP. There are RUclips videos of the home made rotary somewhere, but I don't have a link.
Well now I know. I saw the full size but figured it would be overkill. Never thought about mounting a regular commercial model to a flat car, DUH. I would be very interested in the scratch built though. Guess I need to try to search it out. Thanks.
That must have been a fun ride up front behind the plow. :-)
Yes, I own it. and it is similar to those seen at amusement parks. It is 1/8 scale and powered by a 7 HP kohler.
The whole plowing experience is a blast.
That miniature train must have been expensive along with all the track surrounding your property. How did you ever afford to buy everything? That track must run for miles.
He owns the train but not the tracks this place is called train mountain where over a 100 railroaders bring there trains and travel down the miles of tracks and this place is open to visitors to so if you go there you can ride one of these aswell.
I know that Train Mountain has a full scale grade crossing for the main road. Where did you get the supplies for it from, and how did you install it?
I do not know where that particular equipment was obtained or the installation details, as it was before my time. Train Mountain has several prototype crossing signals, and most were donated by the railroads when they were replaced with new technology. Some were donated by collectors. You must be creative to get some items operational when it comes to replacement parts.
I'll bet. I am sooo jealous of you guys in Oregon. I want to build one of these railroads really bad (but I'm only 17 so money is an issue). Be that as it may, I am definitely going to make it a point to visit one of these days. Also, I read the Train Mountain encyclopedia, and it said the Grand Junction crossing is donated from CN.
I see that's a miniature train you're driving, like those you'd see at amusement parks. Do you own it?