Funny Tunnel Motor
This tunnel motor was outfitted with a widecab for test reasons, it was hiddin behind some other rolling stock at the Transportation Technology Center.
Date:
4/19/2008
Location:
Pueblo, CO
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Locomotives:
DTFR 2003(SD45T-2)
Author:
Kevin Farlow
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Date
Steve E
General
SD45T-2W ?
4/29/2008 10:16:52 PM
George Redmond
General
Interesting shot, Nice catch.
5/22/2008 4:37:49 PM
Dave Abeles
General
SD45T-2RM :-)
5/23/2008 1:14:34 PM
David Stewart
General
Nice catch! This unit has been used fro crash testing of the cab and such. It's showing marks here of already have been used in a crash.
5/23/2008 3:44:21 PM
Jenny Vaughn
General
Hmmm.... I don't know what to say.
5/23/2008 7:31:10 PM
Freightcar "1"
General
Say, "Funny Tunnel Motor" five times fast.
6/3/2008 10:26:48 PM
Matt Hagfors
General
The flaps over the number boards, crashed up front end, ripped open fuel tank. I think its been through a few. note the air tank behind the cab on the cat walk.
1/14/2010 12:53:11 AM
karl Hamilton
General
It was used to test climbers and run into, coal cars, containers, a log truck, a flatbed with a 40K lb coil of steel on it. That one looked unsurvivable as the engineer took a direct hit and the conductors side was ripped off and he wasa slammed forward. May ahve been 1 other wreck, can't remember. Test Dummies were used of course. It did climb a flat trailer train car, causing teh 5 th wheels to come up and the rear one caught the nose of the cab causing it to push the car on top of the next one, may have been a coal car, making a ramp for the engine to climb. .
8/23/2014 1:06:57 AM
karl Hamilton
General
B
8/23/2014 1:07:35 AM
karl Hamilton
General
BTW/It broke about 20 24 inch logs in half so was running about 60 MPH.
8/23/2014 1:08:35 AM
karl Hamilton
General
BTW/It broke about 20 24 inch logs in half so was running about 60 MPH.
8/23/2014 1:09:05 AM
Nathan Rentinson
General
where is this now
8/28/2015 9:18:56 AM
JD Anderson
General
Still alive and kicking @ AAR's TTCI in Pueblo, CO
11/23/2015 3:45:28 PM
Danny fortenberry
General
Sdm45-2 what it could be a thing =)=)
5/26/2022 4:07:13 PM
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