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Jim Adams

July 10, 2001 08:45PM

I'm with El. The photo reminds me of the photo in Grandpa's Engineer's Handbook that showed a 4-4-0
that exploded at 110#s while standing in a station. Front end opened up like the Cuban engine did.
Crown sheet explosions frequently resulted in the boiler leaving the frame completely. Sometimes they went some distance. Other times they were relatively minor. Early in Dad's RR career he was
braking the head end. The fireman had just put in a fire and got on his seat just ahead of Dad when the crown sheet buckled. The blast blew every lump of coal out of the tender but the crew had only minor injuries.
It was a "Q" engine but I don't know what class or number. Something else I wish I had asked him more about! Jim

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Re: Cuba Boiler Explosion ??? PIC	John Craft	July 09, 2001 04:07PM
Re: Where's the engine now?	Curtis F.	July 09, 2001 04:28PM
Restorable?	Bob Keller	July 09, 2001 04:37PM
Smithereens	El Coke	July 09, 2001 08:54PM
Apparently no Fatalities	Mike Trent	July 10, 2001 06:35AM
Re: Smithereens	M Austin	July 10, 2001 04:43PM
Re: Smithereens	Michael Allen	July 10, 2001 07:37PM
Crown sheet failure	El Coke	July 10, 2001 08:18PM
Re: Crown sheet failure	Jim Adams	July 10, 2001 08:45PM
Re: Crown sheet failure	Ewald	July 13, 2001 06:34AM
Re: Smithereens	Paul D	July 11, 2001 12:48PM
Re: Restorable?	Steve Peck	July 10, 2001 09:14AM
Re: Restorable!	Curtis F.	July 10, 2001 09:21PM
Restorable! - not	Steve Peck	July 11, 2001 12:04AM

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