Strasburg 2011-09-10
but hid her face the moment Sue grabbed the camera...
The guide later told us that the engineers and firemen hate this locomotive because the boiler pushes all the way back into the cab leaving them only 18" or so to work.
The guide later told us that the engineers and firemen hate this locomotive because the boiler pushes all the way back into the cab leaving them only 18" or so to work.
The guide later told us that the engineers and firemen hate this locomotive because the boiler pushes all the way back into the cab leaving them only 18" or so to work.
The guide later told us that the engineers and firemen hate this locomotive because the boiler pushes all the way back into the cab leaving them only 18" or so to work.
The guide later told us that the engineers and firemen hate this locomotive because the boiler pushes all the way back into the cab leaving them only 18" or so to work.
Working at Limerick taught me to fear boilermakers, but this one was pretty nice - and extremely knowledgable.
Can't remember everything our guide said, but this "hog" was down from Canada.
I couldn't get far enough away to get the whole crane in the frame!
I think this one is steam powered - it had a tender coupled to it.
One of the many, many modern and antique tools they have in the shop - I remember this one has a pivoting head to make working on really big pieces easier, but I can't remember if it's a 100 year old drill press or a brand new CNC milling machine.
This loco is one of Strasburg's, it's in for maintenance. People forget the price of using steam - heavy corrosion, high temperatures and lots of pressure lead to nasty explosions.
Our guide mentioned that with the passage of years, the Federal Highway Administration no longer has the skills to inspect steam locomotives, so they actually send inspectors to Strasburg for training, so they can go to other steam RRs around the country.