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Streamlining (was Re: New MOC: Dark Red LMS 4F 0-6-0 Freight Locomotive)
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Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:38:42 GMT
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Jason J Railton wrote:
> US steam engines show a lot of external widgets too, and their diesels are
> fairly blocky. Why bother with aerodynamics when you're not tied to
> emissions quotas? Just use a bigger engine.
I'm not sure that lack of streamlining in US locomotives is due to lack
of emission controls. I suspect it's far more because trains aren't
operated at speeds which require it. Note that the Amtrack locomotives
are reasonably streamlined (though still not as streamlined as a bullet
train, but then they don't operate at those speeds). American rail
freight is mostly stuff which doesn't need fast travel (stuff which has
to travel fast goes by truck for short distances, or air for longer
distances). Probably the single largest cargo, coal, just needs to be
delivered on a consistent schedule (and you really don't want to try an
accelerate a coal drag to high speeds).
It does make it a lot easier to model US locomotives in LEGO though :-)
Frank
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