KevinM Wrote:
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> Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> > Sorry Kevin I know nothing about mechanics.
> > What I have heard is they are using some sort
> of
> > screen that keep the cinders from escaping.
> Austin
> > and Dillon have both told me that so fare the
> > forest service is happy with the results.
>
>
> Holy cow! Is it possible they’ve found a
> modification that not only provides better fire
> protection, but also makes the locomotives look
> more historically accurate for photographers?
> How is that physically possible? It would seem to
> be a violation of the laws of nature.
. You
> know....the same set of laws that say the
> probability of a cloud passing in front of the sun
> when the train comes is proportional to the length
> of time you’ve been standing there with a camera
> waiting for it.
>
> /Kevin Madore
If it is better for photographers you can bet mother nature will make it more difficult.