John West Wrote:
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> Having grown up with oil fired steam engines I
> can't get to excited. Yes coal is more
> historically correct but if the economics and risk
> management push the D&S in the direction of oil
> that is no big problem for me. An oil fired
> engine is just as interesting and dramatic as a
> coal fired engine, it just smells different. And
> if oil fired allows the D&S to take the wet soot
> makers off the stacks, I might even prefer oil.
>
> JBWX
That might be the future, but at least I hope the fireman get proper training in firing oil fueled engines. A good fireman will have a clean stack and that might some of the black smoke pollution R/R naysayers up that complain about the smoke and smell.