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| 01/30/2023 00:42:57 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Ok Ron good to catch up. Have a good night 👋🏻👋🏻 |
| 01/30/2023 00:42:07 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Yup, ''tis the witching hour |
| 01/30/2023 00:41:55 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Haha |
| 01/30/2023 00:41:46 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | Looks like its about time to climb out of this one for tonight |
| 01/30/2023 00:39:38 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | there ya go, another rabbit hole |
| 01/30/2023 00:39:24 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/029aea85-ad1a-4a25-9ce2-69c4c05b338f/Busch-Sulzer-10-cylinder-marine-diesel-engine?hl=cs |
| 01/30/2023 00:38:46 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | bits and pieces of her survive scattered in many places |
| 01/30/2023 00:38:21 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | https://www.southsoundtalk.com/2017/03/21/dismantled-ferry-kalakala-still-has-stories-to-tell/ |
| 01/30/2023 00:37:54 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | 3000 hp Sulzer |
| 01/30/2023 00:36:58 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | There's a Kalakala Facebook page with computer renderings |
| 01/30/2023 00:35:07 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | scrapped in 2015 |
| 01/30/2023 00:34:50 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | aka the Silver Slug |
| 01/30/2023 00:33:12 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | dunno |
| 01/30/2023 00:33:03 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | Buck Rogers at sea! |
| 01/30/2023 00:32:59 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Any artifacts saved? |
| 01/30/2023 00:30:32 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | That's quite the Art Deco styling on Kalakala |
| 01/30/2023 00:28:51 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | wonder if they might have something |
| 01/30/2023 00:28:45 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | That must've been a chore |
| 01/30/2023 00:28:44 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | The article on the Black Ball ferry sounds was accompanied by a photo of the Kalakala courtesy of Pacific Lutheran University |
| 01/30/2023 00:28:16 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | I noticed the big gasoline engines in some early rail cars were direct reversing |
| 01/30/2023 00:27:41 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Lol |
| 01/30/2023 00:27:24 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | so as usual one runs into TMI when diving down rabbit holes |
| 01/30/2023 00:27:08 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Especially with compressed air start |
| 01/30/2023 00:26:50 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Reverse |
| 01/30/2023 00:26:44 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Very common in marine operation to revise the engine |
| 01/30/2023 00:26:42 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | but reliability of that procedure was in question |
| 01/30/2023 00:26:19 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Cooper Bessemer was another popular one |
| 01/30/2023 00:26:07 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | one actually stopped the engine and reversed it to run forward or reverse |
| 01/30/2023 00:25:39 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | one was Ingersoll Rand powered, another FM |
| 01/30/2023 00:25:24 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | the older ferries had a varied batch of engines |
| 01/30/2023 00:24:44 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | CNR had them too, some built by Canadian Locomotive Co in Kingston |
| 01/30/2023 00:22:53 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | I've thought about a CPR Trainmaster but they're such bulky bricks it would look a little overpowering on my layout |
| 01/30/2023 00:21:11 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | The FM powered lakers had a multiple install of four engines driving thru a gearbox |
| 01/30/2023 00:14:05 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | https://youtu.be/2pvUuKIGE5I |
| 01/30/2023 00:11:15 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | They let it rip for the tourists |
| 01/30/2023 00:11:04 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | The long short short is a salute you hear on the lakers |
| 01/30/2023 00:10:47 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | wonder it if would be possible to get a copy of his sounds |
| 01/30/2023 00:10:24 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | so in 1958 warp woof woof restored and made official at captain's discretion |
| 01/30/2023 00:09:54 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | in 1957 |
| 01/30/2023 00:09:49 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Had a railroad ferry between here and Duluth for a stretch back in the 80s |
| 01/30/2023 00:09:45 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | to the legislature |
| 01/30/2023 00:09:39 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | The guy didn't care for that and aired a batch of the long short short tapes |
| 01/30/2023 00:08:59 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | WSF took over Black Ball in 1951 but made whistles go back to one long and one short |
| 01/30/2023 00:08:42 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | FM noise https://youtu.be/lh5H1mbi1Wo |
| 01/30/2023 00:08:19 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | and he recorded a lot of ferry stuff |
| 01/30/2023 00:08:09 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | I finished the tape, turns out the guy was a publicist for Black Ball |
| 01/30/2023 00:07:36 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | The real black ball was a white star |
| 01/30/2023 00:06:57 | S-Trains | [RoninID] | no, no FMs on GN |
| 01/30/2023 00:06:56 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Got multiple FM sounds here... |
| 01/30/2023 00:04:12 | S-Trains | [fahrwud] | Did GN run any FM trainmasters? |