Slippery situation

[montanan]

 

[migalyto]

Very cool video, thanks for sharing!

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Very interesting video...that locomotive with its slipping drivers would make a great track cleaner!

I like to watch steamers run slowly to see their mechanisms in action. We used to have a local tourist train out of North Lake, Wisconsin and since it ran so slow, I would watch the train at each and every grade crossing while it made it route through the countryside.

Thanks for sharing.

Greg

 

[Sirfoldalot]

WTF - Trying to wear out the drivers? Seems he didn't know they were slipping for a while?

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Obviously no traction tires.

 

[montanan]

Looks like no sand either.

 

[Edsland]

Really cool video, maybe he needs a helper

 

[bnsf971]

They were applying sand, but the railroad had greased the rails to help the 4 coupled engine through a sharp curve. They overdid the lube considerably, and the engine's sanders couldn't dump enough sand on the rails to keep from slipping. 765 has always tended to be a bit slippery, and the grease only made things worse.

 

[Olie]

Cool video, thanks for sharing.