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Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:18:01 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.IHATESPAMtulane.edu
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Hey, do you have pictures of your little steamer? They would be neat to see.
Chris
James Powell wrote:
> > These are called, (1) "smoke deflectors"... Very much more common on
> > EuroTrash trains than on US proto (2). Good example of a US proto loco
> > that uses them, though, is UP 8444
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> Yep, My EuroTrash Live Steamer has them...where does the smoke blow? Right
> into my face! (Mind you, I'm 16/1 too big for the cab of the engine too!)
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> > 1 - In the best, totally unimaginative, tradition of railroad
> > nomenclature. However they are sometimes nicknamed "elephant ears"
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> > 2 - Either US engineers are WAY better than euro engineers, or euro
> > drivers were more fastidious about smoke blowing into the cab than US
> > firemen and engineers were. Since US locos had enclosed cabs more often,
> > that may be a factor too...
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> Actually, I think it has more to do with the size of the engine and the front
> drag of US engines than anything else. If the air flows smoothly along the top
> of the boiler, then the smoke will get dragged by the air along the
> boiler...if it is not smooth, then the smoke will get lifted with the air.
>
> CNR was also quite a big fan of them
> (U2H class, U2D U2A
> NYC Niagara's also had deflectors
>
> James P
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