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[Steam Engine Dan]

hi everyone, i came across this and thought it was too good not to share with you all. for those of you who crave great sounding stack talk, this is definitely for you. enjoy the ride as we ride thru the mountains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RL8HqJD0q4

Dan

[NP317]

That was an interesting lesson in operating a small Northern on varying "real world" railroad grades and conditions. Think: A large manually carbureted machine!
The skills of the engine crew were on display.
RussN

[Greg_Lewis]

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manually carbureted
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[Bill Shields]

Carbureted. .as in not using fuel injectors.

As in "operating a steamer is as much of an art as science"

[Greg_Lewis]

Carbureted. .as in not using fuel injectors.

As in "operating a steamer is as much of an art as science"

An art for sure. I'm reminded of a story the late Cal Tinkham told me. He had been a fireman on the SP running cab forwards out of Reno. One time he was assigned to an engineer he hadn't worked with before, and this guy had a reputation for being hard to get along with. Cal joined him in the cab and the guy didn't say a word to Cal. They left on the run and as they went along Cal noticed that no matter what he did the engine was losing steam. He looked over and saw that the engineer had put the Johnson bar back in the corner. The engineer turned to Cal and said, "We're losing steam. What are you going to do?" Cal said, "If you don't hook up I'll kill the fire. And then what are you going to do?" The engineer laughed, hooked it up, and after that they were OK with each other.

[Steam Engine Dan]

That was an interesting lesson in operating a small Northern on varying "real world" railroad grades and conditions. Think: A large manually carbureted machine!
The skills of the engine crew were on display.
RussN

glad you liked it russ, i can honestly say i am privileged to now live only an hour from the R&N. my father and i rode behind 2102 twice last year and absolutely loved it and already we are excited for more trips this year. the stack talk from that beast is just super awesome.

[Steam Engine Dan]

Carbureted. .as in not using fuel injectors.

As in "operating a steamer is as much of an art as science"

An art for sure. I'm reminded of a story the late Cal Tinkham told me. He had been a fireman on the SP running cab forwards out of Reno. One time he was assigned to an engineer he hadn't worked with before, and this guy had a reputation for being hard to get along with. Cal joined him in the cab and the guy didn't say a word to Cal. They left on the run and as they went along Cal noticed that no matter what he did the engine was losing steam. He looked over and saw that the engineer had put the Johnson bar back in the corner. The engineer turned to Cal and said, "We're losing steam. What are you going to do?" Cal said, "If you don't hook up I'll kill the fire. And then what are you going to do?" The engineer laughed, hooked it up, and after that they were OK with each other.

thats a great story greg. the ending made me laugh.

[Andy R]

Dan,
Thanks for posting this.
I watched the whole thing and wished that it had been longer. What a treat. It was like listening to a symphony.
I wonder if the same trip filmed by the GoPro mounted on the starboard handrail has been posted?
Regards,
Andy

[Steam Engine Dan]

Dan,
Thanks for posting this.
I watched the whole thing and wished that it had been longer. What a treat. It was like listening to a symphony.
I wonder if the same trip filmed by the GoPro mounted on the starboard handrail has been posted?
Regards,
Andy

glad you enjoyed it andy, im not sure about the camera footage on the handrail. if i see it, i'll share it here for you. one youtube railfan told me he was still in the middle of making 3 dvd videos on the whole 2022 steam season of 2102. and that im still waiting to hear about cuz i would love to have that for my video collection. but glad you liked it. keep on steaming

[Steam Engine Dan]

Dan,
Thanks for posting this.
I watched the whole thing and wished that it had been longer. What a treat. It was like listening to a symphony.
I wonder if the same trip filmed by the GoPro mounted on the starboard handrail has been posted?
Regards,
Andy

andy fresh off the press. http://www.steamtrainvideos.com/order13.html#2102vol1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZZ_yVi1MM

i just ordered mine today.