TurboTrain video is online!

[wcfn100]

A TurboTrain in Green Diamond paint would be pretty cool.  Got to have a faux grill though. 




Jason

[learmoia]

Well.. Given I live in Eastern, Iowa along the IC main line, I could justify a TurboTrain in IC and model the Land of Corn..

 

~Ian

[Cajonpassfan]

You know it did originally when we were doing the sounds for the HO model. Then a real Boston station announcer got in touch and said they weren't allowed to talk like that. He recorded a new announcement which is far less "Bostony" but more accurate!

-Jason

Wow, you boys have done your research, I'm in awe of your quest for accuracy! And now guys want it in IC or Green Diamond colors, lol. What kind of announcer dialect would that take? I guess it's all good
But, no, I do not want one in the Warbonnet scheme, though it would look hot.
Maybe ConCor will do one of those 
Fun stuff,
Otto K.

[carlso]

Otto,

Con-Cor might do it in Warbonnet. But for sure they would do it in SP Black Widow. Dilly, Dilly

Carl

[learmoia]

@rapidotrains

Did C&O produce any artist renderings of (what became) the Turbo Train when they were designing it?

~ian

[rapidotrains]

@rapidotrains

Did C&O produce any artist renderings of (what became) the Turbo Train when they were designing it?

~ian

There were renderings, and several are in my book, TurboTrain: A Journey.

You can still find the book in some shops or online.

-Jason

[learmoia]

There were renderings, and several are in my book, TurboTrain: A Journey.

You can still find the book in some shops or online.

-Jason

Any chance we'd see some what-if schemes down the road?
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~Ian

[hnipper]

Think of Puddy and pull the trigger. 

Trigger pulled! First order from HogTrainz, too! Late Amtrak. This one is going to run on Omaha N-Trak. Won't be the Cornbelt Rocket - but how about 'The Cornhusker Rocket'?????

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That ain't gonna slow me down!  Think of Puddy and pull the trigger.  I'm just down to deciding which scheme I'm going to order.

The one that's easiest for you to alter and get a keystone on?

[C855B]

I will say the TurboTrain would have been a natural for UP's on-again/off-again gambler's special between L.A. and Las Vegas. That was their test line for the GM Aerotrain, which was deemed unsuitable because of the rough ride on the jointed rail.

Jason, are there any sketches for UP in your book? I would be slightly surprised if there were. As the last purchasers of new E-units, UP was a class act in passenger service up 'til the end, but there were certain things that transpired (and didn't) in the late '60s that indicated they were a big part of the push to get out of the business. So I would have doubts UP considered a UA trainset at all, much less enough for UA to bother with a presentation.

[Ngineer]

A TurboTrain in Green Diamond paint would be pretty cool.  Got to have a faux grill though. 

Jason, thanks a lot for that picture. Awesome.   

It's the first time I see a color picture of that train. Now I do understand why they called it a green worm.

   Javier

P.S. Regarding the catenary, where was this picture taken?

[Point353]

I will say the TurboTrain would have been a natural for UP's on-again/off-again gambler's special between L.A. and Las Vegas. That was their test line for the GM Aerotrain, which was deemed unsuitable because of the rough ride on the jointed rail.

The TurboTrain was a poor hill climber. Amtrak ran it unsuccessfully between DC and WV for a while.
Like the Aerotrain, it would have probably needed a helper over Cajon Pass.



A high speed route, such as between Chicago and Milwaukee or the Twin Cities (or maybe St. Louis) would have been a better fit.

[rapidotrains]

I will say the TurboTrain would have been a natural for UP's on-again/off-again gambler's special between L.A. and Las Vegas. That was their test line for the GM Aerotrain, which was deemed unsuitable because of the rough ride on the jointed rail.

Jason, are there any sketches for UP in your book? I would be slightly surprised if there were. As the last purchasers of new E-units, UP was a class act in passenger service up 'til the end, but there were certain things that transpired (and didn't) in the late '60s that indicated they were a big part of the push to get out of the business. So I would have doubts UP considered a UA trainset at all, much less enough for UA to bother with a presentation.

No UP I'm afraid. Only IC. I will have to check as there might have been one more road. It's been a while since I did the research for the book. It was published over ten years ago!

-Jason

[rapidotrains]

The TurboTrain was a poor hill climber. Amtrak ran it unsuccessfully between DC and WV for a while.

The "Potomac Turbo" was quite rightly referred to as the Porkbarrel Express. That route was ENTIRELY unsuited to the TurboTrain.

-Jason

[Kerbe Neun]

@rapidotrains

Jason,
How will the decoders be configured in the PDCs?  Will they have the same address, but opposite direction of travel? 

And if they do have the same address, how will a horn blast work?  Will it only sound in the forward-running unit or both?
Thanks,
Kerbe