Allis-Chalmers and Trains UPDATE & VIDEO
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Topic: Allis-Chalmers and Trains UPDATE & VIDEO
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Subject: Allis-Chalmers and Trains UPDATE & VIDEO
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 7:26pm
It's been a while but I think I found my perfect pictures. They combine
my two great loves. A steam locomotive and Allis-Chalmers tractors.       I guess this is for the diesel electric fans.  ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
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Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 7:41pm
| Very nice! |
Posted By: papastanh
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 7:49pm
| Thanks for sharing. I too have two hobbies, toy trains and one old AC. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 7:52pm
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How many years can you get for train robbery??
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:08pm
| Cool Pics, thanks for sharing |
Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:28pm
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The first Picture is in Beaver Dam Wisconsin...about 40 min away from where I live! haha. ------------- "Better By Design" |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:36pm
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Ted, the way things are, you can get a LOT MORE for train robbery now, than way-back-then... but crime doesn't pay. It'd take an average guy about 20 years to steal that locomotive... one part at a time... and some of them parts, 'yer gonna need serious help carting 'em off... |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:49pm
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Wow! Been thinking "how to find to find pictures of Gleaners and Allis tractors on trains". So far I've only found black and white's, plus a colored Allis brouchure for a p;ant tour. Thanks
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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:50pm
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Some great pictures , and I notice the flat car has different AC tractors in one picture that the other . LP tractor in fron in some .
2-8-2 Loco is a sight also all cleaned up and smoking . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:55pm
| There's an article and pics of that in the latest OAN, which finally arrived! Thanks for posting these other pics. |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 2:00am
| that was the best advertisment AC could do! |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 9:23am
| Wow, those are awesome! |
Posted By: Kip-Utah
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 1:53pm
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Choo, choo, too cool!!! ------------- HANSEN'S OLD ORANGE IRON. Showing, Pulling, & Going!! |
Posted By: Jacob (WI,ND)
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 9:39pm
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ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!! WOOOOO WOOOOoooo!!! I got the OAN and about fell over when I saw the pic. These two things are my favorites too. I collect Soo Line stuff because my great grandpa worked for them. I was hoping more pics would surface of this happening! Is there any more?! More of the story than what was printed?? I love this, best pics I have found in a LONG time! I think I may print a couple out and frame them. Thanks for sharing! ------------- Jacob Swanson 1920 6-12; 1925,1926 20-35 longfenders; 1925,1926 15-25's; 1927,1929 20-35 shortfenders; C; B's; IB; WC's; WD; WD45 |
Posted By: beeman
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 10:09pm
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Love these pictures!!! Great job and thanks for sharing.. Made my day! ------------- 1949 B 3930 Ford- Have owned other Orange ,green,red,yellow,dark green tractors and equipment. |
Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 9:41am
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Brings back memories of a flatcar load of tractors that came to the AC dealer in my home town in New York State. After the tractors were unloaded at the team track and driven to the dealers, the railroad wanted the "dunnage" removed from the car (wood timbers,strapping, etc..
My brother and I (both teenagers who had access to an AC B belonging to a family friend) cleaned off the car and built a wooden snow plow for the B with some of the timbers. This was on a rural branchline of the New York Central RR. Bob@allisdowneast ------------- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 10:10am
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Great Pictures. The tractors are pristine. However, the tractors we received were at least 8 WD-45's set crossways on flat car. The B's, C's and G's had more. Also sometimes you had burn marks on the hoods from the engine cinders. In fact they never came a good as those show. They alway needed a good washing. As you said Bob they were held on by various wires and wooden blocks. Yes, it was my job to clear the car after the tractors were removed.
Beautiful engine. A lost art.
Good Luck!
Bill long
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Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 2:34am
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UPDATE: The last run of locomotive 1003 under its Federal Railway Administration 15 year "authorization" occurred Nov. 13, 2010 Now about the tractors. Here is all I could find, it is the description of the video. Northbound on WSOR tracks the Soo #1003 steams through Waupun, WI at Woodland Drive on Saturday Oct 16, 2010. The Allis-Chalmers tractors on the flat car add to the train being pulled for a Photo Special chartered by HTP Inc.[TUBE]Sn8_HO4-8rA&feature=related[/TUBE] ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 2:38am
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More Pics of SOO 1003 with the tractors. If You want to find out more about SOO #1003 Here is it's website. http://www.sooline1003.com/%20 - http://www.sooline1003.com/    ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: bigallis1
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 6:17am
| Nice pics and video. Thank's............... |
Posted By: Jacob (WI,ND)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 10:09am
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Your link was broken, here is a good one: http://www.sooline1003.com/ - http://www.sooline1003.com ------------- Jacob Swanson 1920 6-12; 1925,1926 20-35 longfenders; 1925,1926 15-25's; 1927,1929 20-35 shortfenders; C; B's; IB; WC's; WD; WD45 |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 10:36am
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So its time for a full set of new flues to meet FRA safety regulations. They probably rot faster in occasional service than in full time service. The Boone and Scenic Valley found a couple decades ago that they could buy a new Chinese steam locomotive (the last one from that factory) for less than the cost of restoring a vintage US locomotive about the size of the 1003. The Chinese loco is larger. And it was down a couple years ago for that flue replacement. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 11:24am
| AC 37 if you ever get near NW Arkansas come check out the ES&NA railway. It's a train ride and dinner. It isn't kept up as well as I'd like to see but still fun. They started using an old diesel engine but the old steamers are still on the grounds and a few steam tractors. I go every couple of years and climb all over the steam engines and tractors. I remember a few years back when they still used the steamers I was driving north of town when they blew the whistle and I nearly had a wreck. I wish they would sell the place to someone who would restore all the stuff. Google ES&NA railway for a few pics. |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 12:07pm
| Love those old steam locomotives -- thanks for adding the video. |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 10:49am
| And to think, some of us only get to play with tractors while others get to play with REAL trains!!! They sure are having fun!! |