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Pennsylvania Rail Road S2 (modded version)

5,135 darthschmuck52  5.4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class S2 was a steam turbine locomotive designed and built in a collaborative effort by Baldwin Locomotive Works and Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, as an attempt to prolong the dominance of the steam locomotive by adapting technology that had been widely accepted in the marine industry. One was built, #6200, delivered in September 1944. The S2 was the sole example of the 6-8-6 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, with a six-wheel leading truck, eight driving wheels, and a six-wheel trailing truck. The S2 used a direct-drive steam turbine provided by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, geared to the center pair of axles with the outer two axles connected by side rods; the fixed gear ratio was 18.5:1. Such design was to prevent energy loss and S2 achieved a mechanical efficiency of 97% which means only 3% of steam energy was lost within the propulsion equipment. The disadvantage of direct-drive steam turbine was that the turbine could not operate at optimal speeds over the locomotive's entire speed range. The S2 was the largest, heaviest and fastest direct-drive turbine locomotive design ever built.
(info from wikipedia) controls: Group 1: headlights, Group 2: marker lights Group 3,Trim: move cab cameras. Group 4: pilot coupler group 5: firebox group 8: (fire)) VTOL: drive pitch:whistle roll: turn DONT USE THROTTLE, IT WILL BREAK THE LOCOMOTIVE (I was not able to add the Pennsylvania lettering on the tender due to the part count)

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.1ft (2.8m)
  • Length 84.2ft (25.7m)
  • Height 12.6ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 136,420lbs (61,879kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.469
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 17748

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1680
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 5,269

Required Mods

  • Smoke Trails by NathanMikeska
    Version 1.0 (9/13/2016 7:40:51 PM)
    View Mod Page
  • Exhaust by Gestour
    Version 1.0 (8/19/2017 3:17:55 AM)
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    6,734 wb54

    Nice work, it's a very complicated loco with no easy streamlining to cover all the intricate components. Well done

    +1 5.3 years ago
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    @gabr8be https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/j716lY/prr-s2-umodded there you go

    5.3 years ago
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    720 gabr8be

    Thank you @darthschmuck52

    +1 5.3 years ago
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    @gabr8be I will as soon as I have access to my computer (which should be next Tuesday)

    5.4 years ago
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    720 gabr8be

    Could you please upload a non modded version for iOS

    +1 5.4 years ago
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    @RailfanEthan sure, I attempted it but wasn't able to get it working

    5.4 years ago
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    aight so I tested it, can I make a version that is friendly to the Railway Map? I'll upload it unlisted

    +1 5.4 years ago
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    @RailfanEthan clicky

    5.4 years ago
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    i'm gonna try this on my pc tomorrow, i looked at it on my phone and the interior is Spicy Beans worthy

    5.4 years ago
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    i'm gonna publicly shame the people who upvoted without tagging me

    +4 5.4 years ago
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    Like the LMS Turbomotive but R I P P E D

    +1 5.4 years ago