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7.5" Gauge Rail

@@twatson703 thank you!

Thanks

We actually have a full size Jordan Flanger, so I don't have to imagine it. It is a bit large for the 7.5" gauge track.

@@twatson703 that’s awesome

Thanks for the comment.

Ice was the problem. Thanks for the comment.

The 1931 Cheve fire truck in this video was special to me because in the late 1940s when I was 7 or 8 years old, we briefly lived in Company Housing in Susanville, CA where this fire truck was used.

@@twatson703 That makes the engine even more special! I have always loved the look of the front engine, open cab and open bed. You have a great treasure. After some elbow grease and a few $$, mine will be ready for display also.

This was five years ago, and I don't think Dennis, who owns this set, has had it out again since then. I do remember that the hardest part was to get the loco and cars properly railed on the track. Once they were correctly railed, they seemed to couple up ok. You definitely need a good powerful magnifying glass to see what is happening. Keep trying and you will eventually get it going.

It is the OC&E locomotive that has been sitting in a field in Klamath Falls, Oregon..

Weyerhaeuser 101. It's a Baldwin DS-4-4-750 diesel locomotive that was apart of the Fred Kepner collection and was sold by Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad to an individual who donated it to Train Mountain. It's been sitting on a disconnected track in Klamath Falls along the OC&E trail.

@@Tank245 Thanks!

It is the OC&E locomotive that has been sitting in a field in Klamath Falls, Oregon..

I have no idea where the "MW" comes from, but all of the SP Rotary Units that I am aware of have that same designation. Maybe some viewer will be able to answer this question.

To bring a train to Train Mountain, you must be a Member of Train Mountain. You can find info on membership here: trainmtn.org/tmrr/pages/membership_Info.shtml

Okay. Thanks for the info!

I was planning on joining when we move up there anyway.

Have you picked the area of Oregon that you want to move to?

@twatson703 we are looking at central to western. We have been considering the Bend area. I really like Klamath Falls and Lebanon, but it mostly depends on where the jobs take us. My wife's more than mine, as I hope to retire in the next couple of years.

I think that is what they are, but I just don't remember for sure.

You're right about that.

They sometimes have them at the Train Mountain Store. You can call Joyce at TM, 541-783-3030, and ask if there are any in stock and if they can be shipped.

@@twatson703 This is great, Thank you!!!!

Thanks for the comment. There are more ranching videos if you go back through my videos of the past few years.

There is a safety speech given to passengers with about ten items. I just don't have a copy of them at home

You sound just like Dennis!

Thanks for the comment.

Tried that, and it doesn't work. You end up damaging the concrete or asphalt and still not melting the ice. The ground freezes two or more feet deep here.

I do not have plans for the rerailer plate. They do sell them in the Train Mountain Store, so you can call the Train Mountain Office for details. (541) 783-3030

Train Mountain (at lat. 42.55741 lon. -121.88707) is half way between Klamath Falls, Oregon and Crater Lake National Park. The small City of Chiloquin, Oregon, is just to the east of Train Mountain. Located between and with access from both US Hwy 97 and Oregon Hwy 62.

Anyone who just makes time to do fun stuff.

The forestry agencies will not allow anything other than propane due to the fire risks.

Young green horse horse that didn't like it when a rope got under its tail. This is just stuff that happens on the ranch.

Thanks for the good info.

Train Mountain (at lat. 42.55741 lon. -121.88707) is half way between Klamath Falls, Oregon and Crater Lake National Park. The small City of Chiloquin, Oregon, is just to the east of Train Mountain. Located between and with access from both US Hwy 97 and Oregon Hwy 62. There is a Sleep In motel at the Klamoya Casino which is about 3 miles from TM, and also lots of B&Bs in the area. Klamath Falls is 26 miles south of TM and has lots of motels.

I was lucky to get what I got. Any closer and I would have been in the way.

Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the comment.

Yes, considering the length of time these units have been in service, it is very well designed.

The old fellow spoke very fondly of that electric coffee pot. I think he mentioned it not less than five times! Clearly he spent many, _many_ black and cold nights fueled by caffeine aboard one of these things. I do not think that these were used to pull passenger cars, though. He said it would have been attached to a locomotive (or a 'power unit' which is a locomotive but without controls). A lot of the locomotive noses would have had some kind of doorway in them, and presumably the vestibule would attach to those. It doesn't seem that this thing can move under its own power, and he said it was limited to 25 mph even when not plowing; I don't think they'd have passengers trailing a maintenance-of-way unit like this.

Okay, so, having looked into it a bit more, here's what's going on. The snowplow itself has traction motors, but only for the blades; not for the trucks. It cannot move on its own. It's hooked up to a 'power unit,' which is basically a locomotive motor and generator, that provides power to the snowplow, but _it also does not have its own powered trucks_ normally. The snowplow and power unit together are pushed by an actual locomotive. I'm _not sure_ if the controls in the cab of the snowplow can be hooked all the way back to control the locomotive, or if they're basically required to just keep in radio contact with a crew in the loco to give them instructions on when to push it forward or not. Either way, what a hell of a machine!

Here is the link to the Wine Car story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWG7eouCbbyMesk