Firing a Steam Engine  Contributor's Pick!       
I was invited into the cab of the SLRG 18 just moments before they fired her up. The fireman took an oil covered rag, lit it on fire, and threw it in the firebox. This is the first time i've ever seen this done, so it was pretty cool.
Date: 7/21/2009 Location: Alamosa, CO   Map Show Alamosa on a rail map Views: 670 Collection Of:   amtrakswchief 4
Locomotives: SLRG 18(2-8-0)    Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Firing a Steam Engine
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