Why do we work weeks beforehand and then get up at 5:30 each morning to lubricate and check the running gear, and then light the fire before 7 am for a 10 am departure? The last photo says it all.
Building steam pressure.
NIce sunrise the second day.
The heat from the wood stoves in the cars melted the snow on the roof causing icicles to form.
We burned 4 cords of wood during the 2 days of operation, each rack is one cord.
The Reward.