Everyone: I remembered that there was a past topic about the 1966 M-497 RDC speed tests in the
New York Central forum - Fallen Flags section:
whatever-happened-to-the-jet-powered-rd ... t4448.html
3 pages - 38 posts - July 14, 2004 to January 7, 2005
Read the very interesting posts from Don Wetzel - who designed and ran the 1966 test runs...
183.6 MPH was the record set on July 23, 1966 near Bryan, Ohio (west of Toledo)...
In addition the July 2016 issue of Railfan and Railroad featured "The M-497 Story"
With this historical topic I will mention that Railroad.Net (this incarnation) is approaching
its 20th Anniversary - Thursday-Friday March 11-12, 2004 is when Forum archives begin...
A discussion about the 20 year history of Railroad.Net should be quite interesting...
I have been a RR.Net member almost 19 years (join date February 7, 2005) and it would be
most interesting to read recollections from those that have been here since Day One in 2004
- and before in the past site(s)...An example of how successful that this site has been over the
past 20 years is reaching 1.5 million posts sometime this year...
One of the best aspects of Railroad.Net is the Forum Archives - which are a priceless wealth of
information over these past 20 years - topics such as the M-497 testing is a perfect example...
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