J.B.Bane Wrote:
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> I really enjoyed the vidoes, but I take some
> umbrage with the remark about firing with coal,
> something I have never had the opportunity to do
> on a locomotive. Yet I have heated my home with
> coal many years ago and have an appreciation for
> how many btu's a shovel full is worth. So at the
> risk of seeming contrary, you have not worked so
> hard till you have fired a tonnage train with
> wood. The shear cubic volume fed into the firebox
> to do the same work as a few shovels full of the
> black diamonds is something to consider. Yeh you
> are right about oil. It smells bad and has been
> known to burn up your shoe laces.(Inside joke with
> one of my friends)
Any one want to fire wood come to Pawnee OK in May I fire 7=10 chords over a 3 day event LOL