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PLSteamer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You call that a small engne!?
Shalinar45 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'd love to hear this guy REALLY open up the throttle. This is another one you could call "Big Noise From Winetca"
brainman214 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nice Alco steamer!Ii used too see simmiillar oones by my house on the old L&N Grranite sub here.Thanks for sharing
chadwickdf8b (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
nice steam engine!
ernietube1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its a great little loco. Your involvement with its restoration is commendable.I am not sure about not having a brick arch, Certainly would make firing difficult as radiant heat from red hot brick contribute much to ignition of coal. Still, I guess I am being too critical. Like not having boiler insulation.In Australia, we apparently have very strict regulations on boiler operations. We would not get approval to operate any steam loco with these operational short cuts.
spencermcgrew (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It makes for a good movie though :P
spencermcgrew (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
In the beginning of the video the black smoke is from the fireman adding fresh coal to the fire, in preparation for the climb up the hill. This locomotive does not have a brick arch so we try to avoid adding coal when the engine is laboring. You may notice that near the end of the clip the smoke turned black again, indicating that more coal was being added.
ernietube1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you want to see a real smoke show , go to-Garretts- Double AD 60 Class with Coal Trains near Newcastle
ernietube1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They used poor quality high shale content coal. Cheap and nasty ! Also full steam pressure, no cut off, so most of the steam energy went up the stack.
sente33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
why there so much black smoke ? |
