Giant Diesel Equipment? Post 'em if ya got 'em pics

[nickleinonen]

Originally posted by KatDiesel

DD40 anyone?



Union Pacific has retained only one of its 47 Centennial diesel-electric locomotives, No. 6936. The Centennials were the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built. Actually comprising two engines on one frame, they delivered 6,600 horsepower. Designed and built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the units were named in honor of the railroad's centennial anniversary celebration in 1969. Accordingly, they were numbered in the 6900 series, from 6900 to 6946.





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dang, that's huge... is the frame articulated on it? [i can't tell from the picture] i'd love to see that in person, but how's that thing handle shop tracks? i know in my yard, the loop we have for wye'ing units is a tight bend, i don't think that would make it, but impressive none the less... 8 traction motors... 2 main gen? 2x 16v645f3b's maybe???

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

WOW Eric great PICS!!!!!!!!!!! I really need to see the Challenger up close and personal. 'Specially scince vaughn posted

 

[KatDiesel]

Let me see what other decent pics of the Challenger I got. It was really windy and since the Qwest center is still new, there was alot of dust. Made it hard to get decent pictures. I hope to catch it when it departs for some action shots. On top of the dust problem, it was hard to get "clean" shots of the locomotive without people in them, except of course for the planned one above.



I'm obviously shrinking these down for posting purposes.

The originals are 1600x1200.

 

[KatDiesel]

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[KatDiesel]

Unknown people in this pic.



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[KatDiesel]

I like this one.





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[KatDiesel]

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[Doc Tinker]

ZWARTE ZEE - tugboat



9,000 hp Turbo Diesel

 

[Doc Tinker]

SMIT ROTTERDAM - tugboat



22,000 HP

 

[Blakers]

I wonder how the Challenger compares to the EM-1s on the B&O that used to go by our farm?



It would be interesting to see the Big Muskie pick up a Challenger in her bucket!

The Big Muskie is a model 4250-W Bucyrus-Erie dragline (the only one ever built). With a 220 cubic yard bucket, she is the largest single-bucket digging machine ever created. Here are some of her specifications:



Weight: 27 million lbs. , or 13,500 tons

Bucket Capacity: 220 cubic yards, 325 tons (12 car garage)

Height: 222 ft. , 6 in.

Length of the boom: 310 feet

Length of machine with boom down: 487 ft. , 6 in.

Empty bucket weight: 230 tons

Width: 151 ft. , 6 in. , compare to an 8 lane highway!

Cable diameter: 5 in

Electrically powered: 13,800 volts

Mobility: hydraulically driven walking feet



In her working lifetime, the Big Muskie removed over 608,000,000 cubic yards of overburden (twice the earth moved during the construction of the Panama Canal), uncovering over 20,000,000 tons of clean coal. She cost $25 million in 1969.

 

[Doc Tinker]

93,360 hp @ 102 rpm?

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Great pictures Eric! I miss the 3985. Back in the '90s they ran it up to the Northwest twice. Once in June 1993 then again in Sept 1995 but they haven't even come close to this region since then

The run it all over the midwest, to California, back east, everywhere but here. I can't believe it's been 8 years since I rode behind the mighty beast!



A few years ago they gave it a good working over since it was overdue for a rebuild (boiler tubes, bearings, etc. ). I guess they usually do that every 80,000 miles but they'd already gone over 100,000 miles with it since '81 (had 110-120K as I recall when they finally got around to it). I think it's great a huge steamer sees a fair amount of mileage this day in age.



I've got some good video of it and photos, I'll try scanning some off.

 

[Gunhill]

oops

Friend forwarded this to me about a year ago (hopefully it'll attach). Thought you guys may enjoy this little... mistake?

 

[RustyJC]

A Cooper-Bessemer 2-cycle natural gas fueled integral engine/compressor (V-275 or W-330 size - upper end of the midrange of this product line):

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The 16-cylinder (16W-330) version of this engine produces 8000 BHP @ 330 RPM. 18" bore x 20" stroke.



Rusty

 

[RustyJC]

The topside of a Cooper-Bessemer LSVB-16 power engine - a 4 cycle diesel or dual-fuel engine typically used to drive an electric generator. The 20-cylinder (LSVB-20) version of this engine produces 8680 BHP @ 400 RPM:

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15. 5" bore x 22" stroke.



Rusty

 

[Blakers]

Here are some big gas engines that ran several natural gas compressor stations in West Virginia until the early 80s. These are 450 hp National Transit gas engines. Also in the area were three stations with several 1800 hp Nordberg Corliss compound steam engines with 30 foot flywheels. Somewhere I have movies and slides of these working.



See if this link works for a pic:



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Here's the link for the site Steam and Gas Compressor Stations in Weston and Grantsville, West Virginia



Blake