Flagg Coal Co. (FCC) 75 - Vulcan 0-4-0T

How I love saddletanks.

Some call him Hank.

I had to see this little thing while 'he' was in town.

Side view. I have a weakness for saddletankers, and this one is pretty cool.

My son & I spent most of the day doing coal/water duties for 75, and fired one trip, so I never got around to picking up the camera until the last trip of the day.

Yes, that is a golfer in the background. In Oklahoma we have train hazards in our golf courses. The ORM line actually bisects a main golf course, and we do get nailed by the occassional stray golf ball.

Tackling the 1% grade from 50th Street. I fired the previous trip, and it takes much shoveling.

Flagg Coal Company's 0-4-0T #75 was part of the exhibits at Train Fest 2011. I don't remember if the engine was "live" or under its own power at the time, but it was great to see even a few steam locomotives in existence.

After the 2013 Railfest events finished, the Members ran their own train down to Norwood, KS for a cookout with the crew of the Flagg Coal #75.

The "Night Photo Session" at the "Rock Island Train Festival!" (Mamiya RB67 Medium Format camera, Fuji NPC 160 print film)

The year is 1931 and the #75 is keeping busy switching cars around this small yard deep in the hills of Pennsylvania. The magic of being around live steam is that you don't need a time machine to step back into time! Flagg Coal Co. 75 was built in 1930 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes Barre, PA. Today this little engine travels around to different museums and tourist railroads for excursions. On this weekend it was one of two operating steam locomotives on the scenic Oil Creek & Titusville Railroads first ever steam event.

The year is 1931 and the #75 is keeping busy switching cars around this small yard deep in the hills of Pennsylvania. The magic of being around live steam is that you don't need a time machine to step back into time! Flagg Coal Co. 75 was built in 1930 by the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes Barre, PA. Today this little engine travels around to different museums and tourist railroads for excursions. On this weekend it was one of two operating steam locomotives on the scenic Oil Creek & Titusville Railroads first ever steam event.

Flagg Coal Co. 75 has run around the train and is now about to make the tie onto my end of the train.

Both "teakettles" are checked over and topped off with water at our turnaround point on the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Chautauqua Branch.

Power at Perry Street Station.

"Hank"

Viscose Company 6 and Flagg Coal Company 75 just minuits away from hooking onto their 10 car train at Perry Street Station.

Flagg Coal Co. 75 and Viscose Company 6 are tied onto their 10 car train at Perry Street Station on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad and will soon depart. They say this is the first time this line has seen steam since the 1950's.

Flagg Coal Co. 75 and Viscose Company 6 lead a 10 car passenger train down the ex-New York Central Fieldmore Springs line.

Flagg Coal Co. 75 and Viscose Company 6 lead a 10 car passenger train down the ex-New York Central Fieldmore Springs line.

Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL

Freight Special backed into Rotorex so the Dinner Special can pass. /DL

Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL

Everyone gets to shovel some coal. Despite the heat there were always willing hands ready to pitch in. /DL

Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL

Despite the heat everyone wanted to watch and be a part of details like the smell of coal smoke. /DL

Coaling up between runs. #75 used about 1 ton of coal per run of about an hour. It is refueled with 5 gal pails. Note the youngster to the left behind Tom, he is getting ready to catch a yellow empty coming at him from the rear of #75. /DL

Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... Leaving the yard southbound. /DL

Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... It was hot already, 89 degrees when I arrived at 8am. /DL

Backing up in this scene headed north.

Backing north in this scene.

The locomotive is actually backing up headed north having just passed the camera.

The locomotive is actually backing up headed north. Taken from the north side of the Monocacy Bridge.

Approaching rotorex switch... /DL

Backing up for a photo runby a 1/2 mile south at Monocacy Bridge. / DL

At Rotorex crossing..... /DL

Tom's at the throttle....

The last time this Xing saw steam was over 60 years ago. /DL

I rather like these long shots, however the power line sure doesn't help the scene. /DL

At Fountain Rock Road.

Across W.Penn Ave and past the origional PRR Station headed south. /DL

Headed out of the yard past the PRR freight house for the 1st revenue run after a day of crew training.

We ran about a 8 mile round trip which requred recharging both coal bunkers and topping off the water tank between each trip. /dL