ATSF MOTIVE POWER DEVELOPMENT | Ep 4 | 1900, Demarcation Line Between Old Time and Modern Steam.

Описание: "In this video, Sam, the author of 'The Madame Queen – ATSF 5000' and historian from the History Channel’s Mega Movers, shares his unparalleled knowledge of the AT&SF 5000 and Santa Fe Motive Power."

In this critical episode of our series, we cross a major historical threshold: the year 1900. This date marks the official demarcation line between the age of "old-time" steam power and the beginning of modern steam locomotives on the Santa Fe Railway.

We will examine the pivotal technological breakthroughs pioneered by Santa Fe’s Mechanical Department to meet the unrelenting demand for greater capacity, speed, and efficiency. The designs emerging after 1900 introduced key innovations—from larger boilers to new wheel arrangements—that fundamentally transformed the look and performance of the railroad's engines, setting the standard for the powerful machines that would dominate the 20th century.

This series is dedicated to the Santa Fe Railway's Mechanical Engineering Department—the unsung heroes who produced the finest steam locomotives ever built and later paved the way for diesel development starting in the 1930s. We will cover the entire motive power story from 1869 to 1994.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
00:08 1900 Demarcation Line between old and new technology.
01:34 Balance of Power had been reached.
03:08 Root Cause
04:21 Deciding on Valve Gear
04:53 Strong expands Santa Fe into a Transcontinental Railroad.
06:06 George Hackney and 728.
08:26 Photo Credits

Archival photographs are courtesy of the Fred M and Dale M Springer Archives and are used with permission.

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