There was a huge just a block and a half from the house I grew in during the 60's and prior. I can probably tell you when it was built and removed not going down that rabbit hole tonight. I think it had 6 lines connected to it.
There's another funny fart scene in Scooby-Doo 2002. When Scooby and the gang were on that ride in those costumes and Shaggy farted into the fire while in the suit of armor.
It’s a turntable. The wheelhouse on the railroad is where they work on the wheels. Like pressing an old wheel off the axle and then pressing a new one on.
Railroads pretty much don’t mess with wheels and axles anymore because there’s too much risk in a used axle cracking if reused with new wheels, they buy new wheels already pressed on new axles with new wheel bearings, then they just change car axles out as they fail and the traction motors get new wheel sets when they’re rebuilt in the back shop, if the railroad still does their own TM rebuilds. Some do and some don’t.
@@electricjoke I have literally been around railroading all my life. My father was an Engineer and I went to work for a major class one RR in 1973 and still run trains. We had wheel houses in several locations. There is a RR in my area that still did their own wheel work several years ago. We swapped out a set of 8 wheels that were out dated wheels and they pressed on new wheels for us. They still have a real roundhouse and turntable. In my travels I have seen stockpiles of wheels and axles around the roundhouses. But rather the RRs still do their own wheel work the Wheelhouse is where they do or did their own wheel work. The only building left for a major class one RR,that employed over 5,000 employees in my area, is the wheelhouse. Several years ago the painted sign above the main big doors was still legible, and it read, WHEELHOUSE.” One of my jobs, besides running trains, for the organization I’m involved with now is checking for cracks in various parts including draw bars, axles, truck frames, etc.
It's called the turntable ... a wheelhouse is aboard ship, where the ship is controlled from.
Nice catch it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad use the turntable at Frostburg
Great video, Roger. Thanks for sharing.
That locomotive looks like it went through hell and back.
It will eventually be repainted into WM colors
@@davidng2336thanks earl
Thank you for sharing this, the last time i was here, the turntable looked abandoned and in bad shape, nice to see it being used..
There was a huge just a block and a half from the house I grew in during the 60's and prior. I can probably tell you when it was built and removed not going down that rabbit hole tonight. I think it had 6 lines connected to it.
Thanks for sharing this video! Really cool! 🚂
This is also what the turret on a military tank was invented from, it comes from the railroad turntable
Thanks mr peebody
There's another funny fart scene in Scooby-Doo 2002. When Scooby and the gang were on that ride in those costumes and Shaggy farted into the fire while in the suit of armor.
N the space suit
It’s a turntable. The wheelhouse on the railroad is where they work on the wheels. Like pressing an old wheel off the axle and then pressing a new one on.
I have worked 3:44 on the railroad most of my life . We never had anything called a wheel house. We had a turntable and a ROUND HOUSE.
Railroads pretty much don’t mess with wheels and axles anymore because there’s too much risk in a used axle cracking if reused with new wheels, they buy new wheels already pressed on new axles with new wheel bearings, then they just change car axles out as they fail and the traction motors get new wheel sets when they’re rebuilt in the back shop, if the railroad still does their own TM rebuilds. Some do and some don’t.
@@electricjoke I have literally been around railroading all my life. My father was an Engineer and I went to work for a major class one RR in 1973 and still run trains. We had wheel houses in several locations. There is a RR in my area that still did their own wheel work several years ago. We swapped out a set of 8 wheels that were out dated wheels and they pressed on new wheels for us. They still have a real roundhouse and turntable. In my travels I have seen stockpiles of wheels and axles around the roundhouses. But rather the RRs still do their own wheel work the Wheelhouse is where they do or did their own wheel work. The only building left for a major class one RR,that employed over 5,000 employees in my area, is the wheelhouse. Several years ago the painted sign above the main big doors was still legible, and it read, WHEELHOUSE.” One of my jobs, besides running trains, for the organization I’m involved with now is checking for cracks in various parts including draw bars, axles, truck frames, etc.
That’s a sad old loco.
That engine appears to have had the original 6-wheel trucks replaced by 4-wheeled ones. Lots of daylight around them. I wonder what happened.
Nothing, it was built that way.
What rail line is this? I know the unit is EX NS
western maryland scenic railroad
Old NS engine
GE B30/36-7 or -8 series?
I think it's a B32-8
B40-8 most likely
It’s a B32-8.
Hi is it the Camera angel but it doesn't look like it Central pivot .
It can only be a central pivot otherwise it wouldn’t fit in the recess as it turns round