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April 29th, 2020 : Heber Creeper
I love this picture.
A 1953 Buick Super Sedan waiting for UP#618 at the Edwards Lane crossing on a cold February morning in Heber Valley Utah.
The Buick Super Sedan is cool but they made 90,625 of those.
UP#618 is not as common, but at one time Union Pacific had 1000 of that type engine working.
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The historic No. 618 Built for: Oregon Short Line Railroad Company No. 1068 Work History: In service on Oregon Short Line 1907 – 1915 To Union Pacific No. 618 c. 1915 In service on Union Pacific 1915 – 1958 Retired, donated for display at Utah State Fair, June 1958 To Promontory Chapter, NRHS 1969 Leased to Wasatch Mountain Railway 1970 – 1990 (restored for service 1970 – 1976, 1986 – 1990) To Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, 1992 restored to service in 1995 Temporary renumbering to OSL 1068, 2007 |
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Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-0 Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works (Burnham, Williams & Co.) Date Constructed: July, 1907 Construction Number: 31250 Class: C-57 Boiler Pressure (working): 200 PSI Drive Wheel Diameter: 57″ Weight: 212,800 lbs Weight on Drivers: 191,000 lbs Tractive Effort: 43,350 lbs Cylinders: 22″ x 30″ Valves: Piston Valve Gear: Stevenson Link Motion Fuel: Coal Tender: Vanderbilt (built by General Steel Castings) 9000 gallons/15 tons coal Current Status: Undergoing boiler inspection, conversion to oil-burning, and other restoration. |
That picture sparked imitations like this 1949 Chevy pickup.
Nice picture but doesn't have the power of the original.
After the refurbish old #618 will again roll off into the sunset.
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Man, what a rabbit hole this proved to be. I'll do a separate post on some history I found down there.
Griff Wednesday Apr 29 08:13 AM
Nice.
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