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HO RTR Veranda Turbine w/Tender, UP #65

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HO RTR Veranda Turbine w/Tender, UP #65Features Back to Top ^ Fully assembled and ready for your layout or display DCC ready wiring harness installed (8 or 9 pin decoder) Two speaker mounting points molded into underframe to accept speakers up to 1. 20" in diameter Five pole skew wound armature motor 4 inboard axles are powered Celcon handrails Cab interior Razor sharp painting and printing McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers installed Overview Back to Top ^ After World War II, GE began

Features Back to Top ^ Fully assembled and ready for your layout or display DCC-ready wiring harness installed (8 or 9 pin decoder) Two speaker mounting points molded into underframe to accept speakers up to 1.20" in diameter Five pole skew wound armature motor 4 inboard axles are powered Celcon handrails Cab interior Razor sharp painting and printing McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers installed Overview Back to Top ^ After World War II, GE began work on a locomotive using a gas turbine power plant specifically designed for locomotive usage. The gas turbine had an advantage in that it could burn Bunker “C” fuel oil. Bunker “C” is a thick, low-grade oil that is a left-over when crude oil is refined into higher quality products like gasoline and diesel fuel. Being a residual of the refining process, it was both very cheap and widely available. GE’s locomotive gas turbine was about 20 feet long and created 4,500 horsepower, three times as much as a contemporary diesel. GE’s test-bed and demonstrator gas turbine locomotive was completed in November 1948. Numbered as UP 50, it spent twenty-one months testing on the UP, covering 105,732 miles of operation and moving 349 million gross ton-miles of freight. UP’s first gas turbine, numbered 51 and part of a ten locomotive order, was received at the Omaha shops on January 28, 1952. It had a full car body and a single cab. On the demonstrator and the first six gas turbine locomotives, the air intake was through banks of screened openings in the car body sides. The last four locomotives of the order were delivered with roof-mounted air intakes. On December 11, 1952, with only the first six locomotives having been delivered, UP placed an order for 15 additional 4,500 horsepower gas turbine locomotives. Numbered 61 though 75, the second order eliminated the side air intakes. In their place was a covered walkway along both sides of the locomotive, giving them the nickname of “Verandas”. Like the standard turbines, each Veranda turbine carried 7,200 gallons of fuel oil and 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel. In addition to the gas turbine, there was also a 250 horsepower diesel engine. The diesel was used to move the locomotive around yards, power the auxiliaries, and crank the turbine. Each locomotive weighed 551,720 pounds and was just over 83 feet long and stood 15 feet six inches tall. They rode on two sets of span-bolster AAR Type B trucks with a wheel arraignment of B+B-B+B. The gear ratio of 74-18 gave a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour and a starting tractive effort of 137,930 pounds. Like contemporary diesels, the gas turbines were equipped with dynamic brakes. In October 1955, number 61 was the first 4,500 horsepower turbine to receive a 22,000 gallon fuel tender. The original assignment for the Veranda gas turbines was Ogden, Utah to Cheyenne, Wyoming. With the addition of the tenders, they could run between Ogden and Council Bluffs, Iowa, without refueling. That remained their normal operating range for the rest of their careers. The first five Veranda turbines were retired on August 31, 1963. Five more were retired by years’ end and the remaining five were retired by June 30, 1964. Specifications Back to Top ^ COUPLER STYLE: McHenry Scale Knuckle ERA: 1950 - 1962 MIN. RADIUS: 18" Minimum Age Recommendation: 14 years Is Assembly Required: No
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Christina
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 3
Stuffing everywhere
Style: Rainbow Snake
Lasted about 10 minutes before we had a stuffing party.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024
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Al
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 2
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Style: Rainbow Snake
It is very poorly made , my dog had it 5 minutes on Christmas morning & it feel apart,
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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
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Georzetta
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
Durable
This is the best dog toy I have ever bought! I got my 1st one in 2013 and it still squeaks. Admittedly, there is only one squeaker left but it still works. My dog has played with this silly snake more than any other toy she has. My friend often brings her dog when she visits and then the 2 dogs play tug-of-war with the snake. These are small dogs;, one is a pug and one is a small mixed breed that weighs about 15 pounds. They pull and tug with all their might. Even so, my first snake has no rips or tears. The only thing wrong is that most of the squeakers have given up the ghost. That's why I decided to replace snake. I don't think my pug noticed the difference. I washed it as soon as it came out of the package just to make sure there was no residual die in the fabric as I knew my dog would have it in her mouth ASAP. I don't put my dog toys in the dryer but they just have to be washed from time to time. So, all is well with snake except that he is much louder now that all of his parts work. That's the other thing, don't buy this toy if you can't stand the noise.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2016
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tm13
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Dog LOVES this toy
My dog, a Husky/Carolina dog mix, LOVES squeaky toys. Probably more than me, to be honest. Any squeak sound he hears throws him into "I must destroy it" mode. So, for Christmas, I purchased him this Outward Hound Kyjen Invincibles Plush Snake. He. Went. Insane. It was love at first bite. He was squeaking and chewing it all day. However, as I figured, this toy is not invincible. He's already shredded a good portion of it. I had to vacuum up pieces. Luckily, he's never been one to swallow pieces, but I have other dogs who might, so I have to keep a watch on it. If you have a dog who eats pieces, watch them carefully. Fabric can cause blockages in the stomach or intestines of the dog. Overall, this was a great gift for my pup, and I recommend it to other humans with squeaky-toy-loving doggies.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015
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Cody Davis
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
Great toy
Great toy. My two German shepherds love it and it lasts a long time
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026

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