Tumbler Ridge Project
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Stunning pictures, Matt. Truly amazing stuff there!
I wonder who the Most Pro Trainzer of 2015 will be now...
Cheers,
SM
haha we shall see
here's some new progress on my first real bridge, boulder creek bridge.
montanawestren
meh..
Dayum, that bridge tho! Great work Matt, keep it up man!
MeowRailroad
CKRail
That route is just…well…:mop:It looks so cold and barren! Why do they use electric locomotives on this route, as opposed to diesel? I was thinking that it is cold, and diesels have trouble doing a cold start.
Thanks for the comments!! There will be more bridges of the same quality coming soon.
I'd be more than happy to answer that question. The climate wasn't so much of an issue on this route with the locomotives. It came down to the location of the route and its distance from the W. A. C. Bennett Dam as well as the length of the tunnels on the route. now, with proper sight of the future, the electrification would not have happened. but at the time ventilation in the tunnels would prove to be a major issue and the cost of an advanced ventilation system for 2 tunnels wasn't justifiable. So they decided to electrify and draw off of plentiful electricity provided by the W. A. C. Bennett Dam. Now with modern locomotives, there aren't any issues with diesels and ventilation unless the tunnel is VERY long or if the train is moving slowly in the tunnel at like notch 8 or something.
anyways here's some shots
btw, new gf6c is almost ready to show off
I'd be more than happy to answer that question. The climate wasn't so much of an issue on this route with the locomotives. It came down to the location of the route and its distance from the W. A. C. Bennett Dam as well as the length of the tunnels on the route. now, with proper sight of the future, the electrification would not have happened. but at the time ventilation in the tunnels would prove to be a major issue and the cost of an advanced ventilation system for 2 tunnels wasn't justifiable. So they decided to electrify and draw off of plentiful electricity provided by the W. A. C. Bennett Dam. Now with modern locomotives, there aren't any issues with diesels and ventilation unless the tunnel is VERY long or if the train is moving slowly in the tunnel at like notch 8 or something.
anyways here's some shots
btw, new gf6c is almost ready to show off
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montanawestren
meh..
Looking epic matt! Might I ask what those wheels on the overhead wires are and or are for?
I'm glad you asked. I was wondering the same thing.
dlohrmeyer
Active member
What?! No photos of the M420...killin' me...
those are part of the wire tension system. It's connected to those red weights on the post which help keep proper tension on the contact and drop wire. I will be making my own mesh for these soon :Y:
cascaderailroad
New member
Little known fact: A catenary wire purposely zig zags down a track, so that the entire pantograph electrical pickup gets used, and so it doesn't get a groove worn away in the center of the pantograph electrical pickup.
MeowRailroad
CKRail
I remember hearing this, but I thought it was just in Europe or something?
He is correct that the pantograph sweeps across the wire, but that is everywhere since it would be more work to center the wire with the track all the time anyways. It's talked about in the tumbler sub documentary which I will try to get permission to upload. it talks about the catenary, locomotive building and track laying.
if I can upload it, i'll post a link here in this thread
if I can upload it, i'll post a link here in this thread
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I'd like to add that North American railroads didn't care for wire positioning as much as they did in Europe, yet they still tried to keep them relatively centered. When the GN electrified their line in the Cascades, they made sure that the wire hung centered +/- 9 inches from the center of the track. Most North American railroads didn't bother to zig-zag the wire because the offset joints in the rails produced rocking, and as such, the contact wire of the catenary would almost never be touching the pantograph shoe in the same spot. This probably does not hold true on all North American railroads, but quite a few followed this practice.
On another and more important note, great work so far on the Tumbler Ridge line, Matt!
hopefully you guys checked out that documentary, interesting stuff.
anyways new GF6C. and I mean completely new. time to get it imported and all fancied up with features, then it's onto the cab..
this loco has been in progress for many months now and a very large amount of research has gone into it. Hopefully this is as accurate as it can get
anyways new GF6C. and I mean completely new. time to get it imported and all fancied up with features, then it's onto the cab..
this loco has been in progress for many months now and a very large amount of research has gone into it. Hopefully this is as accurate as it can get