This picture shows one of the newer models that runs on Bio Diesel. They manufacture these engines right on the premises. Powered by a 600HP John Deere engine., running on hydraulic motors. See picture below.
Nice view of the engine.
Here is a good picture of the track. The middle part is where the drive cog of the engine goes in, see next picture.
Next few pictures show the grade that the train goes up on. You can see the next train coming down the mountain. Returning passengers that had gone up earlier. It takes about 45 minutes to make the commute. and then we spent about 55 minutes on top of the mountain. And then 45 minutes to go down. On the downward trip, the brakeman controls the brakes on the passenger car. Otherwise the engine would not be able to keep it slowed down enough.
Here is a look back down the mountain. The halfway house on the left, the water tower below that and the station just beyond.
Almost at the top, we came across the Appalachian Trail. Those little piles of rock are the trail markers. There were people hiking on it as we went by.
On top of the world. The view was awesome. It was reasonably clear, visibility about two hundred miles we were told.
And the crew that did the trip. You definitely needed a jacket on topside.
from left to right: Randall, Pete and Kayla, Caleb in foreground, Mary, Jordan, Rebecca and Tim. Fun was had by all.Hope you enjoyed the trip......................
2 comments:
I love the view and it's neat to see the technology that gets you up and keeps you from plummeting down!!
nice to look back on the trip and think of all the fun times we had and the good memories made and shared together. Thanks (belatedly) for posting!
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