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40 years ago I photographed a sister of this engine at the Elmhurst Chicago Stone quarry in Elmhurst. [link] It seems like a lot of small engines get preserved because they are relatively inexpensive to repair and maintain... though in this case the drive rod bearings seem to be an issue.

This one is at Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin treading the same rails it was built to serve in 1946.

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:icongunslinger87:
Again, Normaly, I wouldn't be fond of Diesel traction. And yet here is another acception!

Nice Photo! :D

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A.J. Davis

*for those of you who don't know "Much Obliged" is an old fashioned fancy way of saying "Thank You"* :doh:

NARROW GAUGE RULES!!!! :w00t:
:iconzcochrane:
That kind of truck with connecting rods is interesting. Does this have a hydraulic transmission, or is there some other reason for this arrangement?

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Güter auf die Bahn!
:iconfactorone33:
Chris would probably know better than i would, but I do believe this is a hydrostatic (?) transmission utilizing a concept similar to steam engines in the drive setup.

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:iconengineer825:
This reminds me of the 45T they have down in Dearborn, MI.

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:iconclassictrains:
I actually crawled under this thing to look. There is a "motor" on only one axle. The second axle is thus powered from the first by the connecting rods.

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I dunno... whada you think?
:iconclassictrains:
Well it does nave connecting rods! LOL.

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I dunno... whada you think?
:iconclassictrains:
... and Brandon is correct. It's not a motor... it's a gearbox.

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I dunno... whada you think?
:icongunslinger87:
Yeah, but it's still not steam! ;p

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A.J. Davis

*for those of you who don't know "Much Obliged" is an old fashioned fancy way of saying "Thank You"* :doh:

NARROW GAUGE RULES!!!! :w00t:
:iconzcochrane:
Cool!

We had diesels with transmission via connecting rods (e.g. the two V60 classes), but never with trucks, always with what americans would probably all an 0-6-0 or 0-8-0 design. Thank you for the information!

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Güter auf die Bahn!

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