Fun stuff: Video of Type B Erie steam shovel in action!

Posted by Tom Moertel Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:12:00 GMT

As an update to my previous post on the 2008 convention of the Historical Construction Equipment Association, I have posted an action-packed video of a Type-B Erie steam-powered shovel! Wait until you see this old beast belch steam and smoke and you hear it chug, clank, and huff and puff – it’s like stepping back in time. And it’s definately fun stuff!

I took this footage on 8 August 2008 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. (I also have footage of other equipment – dozers, draglines, trucks, shovels, and more. Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll upload those, too.)

Update: I have uploaded the rest of my footage to flickr:
  • Thew “O” steam shovel
  • Dragline
  • CAT 955 bulldozer
  • CAT D8 bulldozer
  • Vintage Army dump truck
See them all in my HCEA 2008 photostream.

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Fun stuff: Historical Construction Equipment Association's 2008 convention

Posted by Tom Moertel Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:23:00 GMT

Today, my dad and I went to the 2008 annual convention of the Historical Construction Equipment Association. We were impressed with the quantity and quality of the machinery on active display: steam shovels, dozers, graders, crawlers, scrapers, cranes, steamrollers, and a bunch of other old but well-maintained construction equipment. I’m talking dozens of massive machines – not just sitting there, but working!

This year’s convention is in Brownsville, Pennsylvania and runs through August 10, 2008. If you are within driving distance and think smoke-belching, earth-shaking construction equipment is fun stuff, don’t miss it. There’s still time to go.

If you can’t make it, I took some photos for you. Not quite the real thing, but better than nothing.

Update: I have posted a video of a Type B Erie steam shovel – the one pictured above – and it’s in action! Don’t miss it.

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