Inside Locomotive 227
This is the engine room from which the engineers operated Locomotive 227. In the center you can see the coal shut leading underneath the boiler.
Locomotive 227 is located at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Weighing in over 1 million pounds and capable of pulling a load of 36 million pounds, it has two separate ‘engines’, i.e. sets of powered wheels. Because of the locomotive’s length, the wheel sets are articulated, meaning they can ‘turn’ underneath the main body of the locomotive. This was necessary so the locomotive could handle the curves in the railroad tracks.
Looking at all the controls in the cab, one could almost imagine that the train engineers running this machine could probably have a go at running the space shuttle, aero issues excepted.
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July 12th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Now this is a fascinating shot .. even w/o knowing what I am looking at/into its got so much going on …
July 12th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
This is an outstanding picture. It really makes me want to study it for a while.
Amazing.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
looks almost sci-fi!
July 13th, 2009 at 12:06 am
This must be the peak of steam complexity. I don’t imagine the shuttle motors have this much piping.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:36 am
The coal chute is nearly lost in all the tangle of pipes, dials, and valves.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Whoa! This is one awesome piece of machinery! It looks almost like an alien spaceship!
July 13th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Stunning. Great shot!
July 13th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Now that is a piece of engineering that is beautiful to look at, and your treatment of the subject is quite masterly. I can’t imagine what it must have felt to drive such an engine and feel the power generated. Amazing.
July 13th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
What a wonderful shot, would be perfect for a Science Fiction cover. Looks great full size to really see the detail and it wasn’t until I viewed it full size that I realized what it was.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
There’s so much texture there, it’s crazy!
July 14th, 2009 at 9:25 am
That’s a very cool shot!
July 14th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
It’s the Borg !!!! (‘Star Trek – Next Generations’ reference)
Very funky shot.