Wayne Laepple Wrote:
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> About 25 years ago, I was pilot engineer on a
> steam trip on an eastern shortline. The owners of
> the locomotive were obsessed with having an
> Amtrak-qualified engineer to operate their
> locomotive. They found a young guy who was, and he
> was the engineer. He had never run a steam
> locomotive before, though, which became obvious
> pretty quickly.
>
> At one point, we were working steam at about 15
> mph when the engine began slipping, and he
> realized something wasn't right. "Where's the
> wheel-slip indicator?" he shouted. I told him to
> put his head out the window, as the rods were
> clattering and clanking at a much faster rate than
> we were moving. "What do I do?" was his next
> question. Amtrak engineer indeed....
Your kidding me right?