Want to spice up the scene in your river? Here you go. Try putting a couple of steamers in it.
And of course, it's prototypical, so you don't have to worry about that. Plus, think of all the fun you'll have explaining this scene to your guests. They'll think you're stupid, but who cares?
P.S. - The mail must go through, you know.
P.S.S. - Don't try this with diesels.
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Link doesn't work for me.
The link doesn't work for me, either. Scroll down to Forum Tech Support on the main Forum page and see if those photo posting guidelines help.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you posted.
Here we go. I think the photo is showing now.
That's one way to wash them...
Hmmmm, Looks like a spring runoff flooding of the area to me.
That would make a cool display with an old beatup engine. Scenic Express plastic water that comes in a bottle would do the trick. Of course you would have to have the extra space for it, but it would look cool.
As per the the statement about not trying this with diesels, I think steam engines would have a real problem. When the fire box is being cooled from below as the water splashes up around the ash pan. Temp of the base coals goes down then steam production will follow suit. I bet the engineer in the picture is trying to get through the flood ASAP.
Take notice of the black smoke coming out of the stack, from what I understand that is not a sign of efficient operation.
Actually, diesels can not go through standing water at all (as you know, they're properly called diesel-electric engines, because the prime mover - the diesel - just powers a generator to provide electric power for the electric drive motors, located at the axles near each wheel). The electric motors, and the electric system, would short out if placed under water.
In fact, for a time after the transition to diesel engines, some railroads kept a few steam engines on duty at certain locations for the very reason of providing standby motive power on routes that were prone to flooding. Steam engines were capable of going through fairly deep water.
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