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10-17-20, 08:12 AM
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It's starting to pile up in Wisconsin!!! (Still awaiting an update from Lake Minnetonka)
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10-17-20, 08:24 AM
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10-17-20, 08:29 AM
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Velo Vol protip: Riding in the afternoon is warmer than riding in the morning. This little-known fact is provided as a public service at no extra charge.
10-17-20, 08:33 AM
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10-17-20, 09:19 AM
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Now to clean the damn bike. If it happened more, or I had more space, I'd be tempted to get a rain bike.
10-17-20, 09:24 AM
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10-17-20, 09:25 AM
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10-17-20, 09:26 AM
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10-17-20, 09:31 AM
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Well, the fact the wheels are as tall as a man is a start.
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10-17-20, 09:40 AM
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10-17-20, 09:54 AM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Speaking of wheels, I learned something last night that blew my mind, as we used to say in the Sixties. Pennsylvania Railroad's last series of steam passenger locomotives was the beautiful, streamlined, and very modern (in 1940) T1.
They were designed to be very fast, like up to 140 mph. There were problems with the design, and they required a lot of maintenance, and they were introduced just as diesels were taking off, so when PRR was scrapping steam engines, they scrapped every last one.
So, apparently some crazy railfans decided to undo that decision, and BUILD A NEW ONE. This seems like an incredibly quixotic endeavor. I mean, at least two groups out here got together with the idea of restoring an old Southern Pacific engine, like the 2472 had been, but the project languished after a few years, because it's bloody expensive. But to BUILD A NEW ONE? That's madness! They expect to finish in 2030.
Oh, and speaking of 'wheels as tall as a man', you can donate to fund one of the 80" driver wheels. All you need is $24,000.
They were designed to be very fast, like up to 140 mph. There were problems with the design, and they required a lot of maintenance, and they were introduced just as diesels were taking off, so when PRR was scrapping steam engines, they scrapped every last one.
So, apparently some crazy railfans decided to undo that decision, and BUILD A NEW ONE. This seems like an incredibly quixotic endeavor. I mean, at least two groups out here got together with the idea of restoring an old Southern Pacific engine, like the 2472 had been, but the project languished after a few years, because it's bloody expensive. But to BUILD A NEW ONE? That's madness! They expect to finish in 2030.
Oh, and speaking of 'wheels as tall as a man', you can donate to fund one of the 80" driver wheels. All you need is $24,000.
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10-17-20, 11:07 AM
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10-17-20, 11:18 AM
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They were designed to be very fast, like up to 140 mph. There were problems with the design, and they required a lot of maintenance, and they were introduced just as diesels were taking off, so when PRR was scrapping steam engines, they scrapped every last one.
So, apparently some crazy railfans decided to undo that decision, and BUILD A NEW ONE. This seems like an incredibly quixotic endeavor. I mean, at least two groups out here got together with the idea of restoring an old Southern Pacific engine, like the 2472 had been, but the project languished after a few years, because it's bloody expensive. But to BUILD A NEW ONE? That's madness! They expect to finish in 2030.
So, apparently some crazy railfans decided to undo that decision, and BUILD A NEW ONE. This seems like an incredibly quixotic endeavor. I mean, at least two groups out here got together with the idea of restoring an old Southern Pacific engine, like the 2472 had been, but the project languished after a few years, because it's bloody expensive. But to BUILD A NEW ONE? That's madness! They expect to finish in 2030.
10-17-20, 11:25 AM
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My thought exactly.
My other thought was that the T1s were a problem for experienced steam locomotive engineers, who had worked them professionally for decades. By 2030, pretty much all the guys who ever did that as a career will be either dead or >100 years old. So...who's gonna run them? It's one thing to know how to do something, and another to have lived and breathed it for all your adult life.
My other thought was that the T1s were a problem for experienced steam locomotive engineers, who had worked them professionally for decades. By 2030, pretty much all the guys who ever did that as a career will be either dead or >100 years old. So...who's gonna run them? It's one thing to know how to do something, and another to have lived and breathed it for all your adult life.
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10-17-20, 11:37 AM
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@Velo Vol Pitt and the Vo'ls are down. I expect a halftime comeback.
10-17-20, 11:41 AM
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My thought exactly.
My other thought was that the T1s were a problem for experienced steam locomotive engineers, who had worked them professionally for decades. By 2030, pretty much all the guys who ever did that as a career will be either dead or >100 years old. So...who's gonna run them? It's one thing to know how to do something, and another to have lived and breathed it for all your adult life.
My other thought was that the T1s were a problem for experienced steam locomotive engineers, who had worked them professionally for decades. By 2030, pretty much all the guys who ever did that as a career will be either dead or >100 years old. So...who's gonna run them? It's one thing to know how to do something, and another to have lived and breathed it for all your adult life.
10-17-20, 11:58 AM
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Oof. Clock cleaned.
10-17-20, 12:46 PM
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10-17-20, 12:48 PM
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Anyone want to play a fun little game called "spot the trail hazard"? (It's not terribly hard since it's not covered in leaves anymore)
10-17-20, 01:04 PM
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10-17-20, 01:08 PM
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10-17-20, 01:09 PM
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10-17-20, 01:14 PM
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Ouch, looks like Pitt is going to lose too. Sad. RIP Johnny
10-17-20, 01:14 PM
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