Chris Walker Wrote:
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> Depends on how long that clean (upperbody) looking
> Fireman or should I say person in the Fireman's
> seat, been working for? That location is
> Chatanooga Loop so not very far out of Silverton,
> running light engine as well towing that ridercar.
> So just how clean could he stay in that short
> distance under those working conditions, not like
> he's going to be shovelling constantly to make
> steam, eh?
>
> I knew a couple of top roster Enginedrivers who
> could work all shift and not get dirty. Could he
> be another Enginedriver learning the road with the
> actual Fireman standing in the gangway?
>
> Lots to consider. I reckon Earl knows how to stay
> clean
.....work on oil burners.
I went home cleaner after a day on an oil burner than I SHOWED up to work when I ran coal burners.
I am just remembering how dirty coal burners are, and that was just from firing one up...
Talk to Carlos. He is the cleanest guy I've ever seen on an engine. He even managed to keep his pin-striped bibs clean.
Some secrets - keep the deck wet. The coal dust will stick to that. Wetting the coal down helps with that too. When running into a head wind, keep the front doors about 1/3 of the way open. Otherwise the wind blows over the top of the cab and swirls down into the coal bunker and blows the dust in from the rear.