I found out yesterday that Paramount's Kings Island is in the midst of changing the name of their 36" gage train locomotives as a tribute to their first engineers.
Both the Green locomotive (currently the Simon Kenton) and the Blue locomotive (currently Tecumseh) will both be re-named after the two engineers that ran the trains in it's first years at the park.
I am still working on the names of the two gentleman, but thought it fantastic when I heard the news!
Shaggy
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Shaggy
R.I.P. Maestro
Phantom Theater 1992-2002
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
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www.PKIGuide.com
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
William I could too LOL
You have the greatest signature ever you know. ;)
Who was it that said we aren't even wet yet? I am thinking it was Dave.
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
http://www.trainweb.org/parktrains/history/crown/latelist.html
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
I was just gona ask about the Motive Power lumpy.
They just are not as good as those antiques out of Phillidelphia, that they have at CP
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Whats life if you never get to the Po!nt?
LOL
That was me commenting on the air.
And no those PKI engines just aren't the real coal burning Baldwin things we have at CP. And I was gonna say that webpage on Trainweb is how I know the specs too LOL.
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
CP has a nice fleet of locomotives as well. I like how they operate their railroad in a mid 1800's style without the use of air brakes or knuckle couplers. That is an era of railroading you really don't see demonstrated in today's time.
If you want to experience real steam narrow gauge railroading at an amusement park. Go to Dollywood and ride the railroad. With its 4% grade you get to see and feel those ex-Alaska Baldwin engines do what they were designed to do. Climb a mountain that is. If you get the chance to ride in the cab, Do It, what a rush. So if you get down in East Tennesee tell them Lumpy sent you.
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
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How nice of PKI to honor those that first ran the train. Its the only remaining Paramount park railroad. :(
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Brad Sherman
BuzzCon Frequent Flyer, responsible for guests fleeing the queue in horror!
Model coasters and rides
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
I love the little Plymouth Switcher at CP too. The one dressed up to look like a steamer.
The link and pin couplers have always enthralled me at CP as does coal hand firing. There is nothign quite like the smell of creasote, coal smoke, grease, and steam all mixed together.
I think I am gonna go train watching now. ;)
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
As for the Knott's equipment I have a huge article about it somewhere. It was either in Trains Magazine or Railfan. I am gonna have to go try to find it now.
It's all ex D&RGW if I am not mistaken?
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
I forgot about the goose. It is Rio Grande Southern.
Maybe we shouold take this over to trainorders.com or something Lumpy. LOL
And for once EVERYONE ELSE HERE IS TEH GP!!!
LOL
Railfans the only group crazier then Coaster Enthusiasts.
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
I must be really crazy then. I am a Coaster Enthusiast, Railfan and work for a major railroad while volunteering at a railroad museum. Where do I find the time to go to PKI and other parks? Carefull planning.
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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!
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All my hobbies deal with tracks.
Trains, coasters, and racing.
Is that weird or what?
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
Its one thing to appreciate these older forms of transportation, but operating them really makes you look at them in a different light. There's nothing like being the sole engineer of a 1/3 scale American 4-4-0......yikes! Water level is getting low, I've got 132 people in tow, a 3% grade, and I'm running out of wood (the particular line I worked on was privately owned in Northern Indiana and used wood scraps from local factories.....when they got low, I had to burn anything in sight!).
What gets me is some of the smaller gauge live steam operate at a higher boiler pressure than the larger. Knotts' equipment is painstakingly restored, and they alternate locos every other year, similar to what KI does. Another nice touch is that KI lets families up in the cab. It's a challenge to teach youngsters about these incredible, but complex, machines. I get a kick out of the boiler blowdown valve (used to rid the water of mineral buildup and junk). Disney always seems to open theirs while I'm in line for a ride......Thursday it happened while in line for Haunted Mansion at Dland. Everyone jumped, and thought the train blew to smitherines!
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Brad's California Adventure: 8 days, 18 parks, 55 coasters, 2 TV shoots & a winner, Matterhorn!
Model coasters and rides
Lumpy is an engineer for CSX.
I love being around people when the top off or blow down valve goes off on a locomotive. People just flip out at first.
Where did you run live steam in Northern Indiana Brad?
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1989, 9 years old bawling my eyes out because I didn't want to ride Magnum. I did anyway and look at me now. Why did ya make me do it Dave? ;)
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