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Re: Why "Big Jacks"? - Heavy Locomotives
Author: George Andrews
Date: 12-16-2008 - 16:14

Kaiser Steel ordered their U-30-C's with extra ballast, specifically for service on the Kaiser Ore Train from the Eagle Mtn. mine to Ferrum, CA.(Kinda strange, considering the mostly downhill run to the Espee interchange.) They weighed 432,000 lbs or 72,000 lbs per axle.
Espee also ordered SD-39's extra heavy for helper service; in fact they often helped the Ore Train over Beaumont Hill. These were probably the heaviest 6 axle diesels of their day, excepting Union Pacific's twin-engine U-50-C's @ 443,000lbs.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Why "Big Jacks"? Mike Stimpson 12-11-2008 - 09:09
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? John Bromley 12-11-2008 - 10:30
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? Caboverbob 12-13-2008 - 19:33
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? - WP 4 axle vs. 6 axle George Andrews 12-14-2008 - 09:01
  Re: WP 4 axle vs. 6 axle SP5103 12-14-2008 - 11:50
  Re: WP 4 axle vs. 6 axle George Andrews 12-14-2008 - 15:34
  Re: Trade-ins for WP's U30Bs OPRRMS 12-16-2008 - 23:11
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? hepkema 12-15-2008 - 12:27
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? George Andrews 12-15-2008 - 19:08
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? J 12-15-2008 - 20:26
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? - Heavy Locomotives George Andrews 12-16-2008 - 16:14
  Re: Why "Big Jacks"? Q 12-19-2008 - 23:01


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