When you hear "fireman on the RR", it brings to mind the infernal backbreaking labor of shoveling coal into the firebox of an engine for miles on end--and here's a video that shows the 6-7 hour job it was to fire up an engine, condensed to 37 minutes. If you prefer to see only what Frank did, check minute 11, and again at minute 16 or so. Made me sweat just to watch. The last few minutes are fun cuz the guy toots the whistle, and moves the locomotive out of the shed. Wow!
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Firing up a steam locomotive
Dad's uncle Frank Hesch was a fireman on the railroad, and eventually an engineer (out of Duluth, I think). In the years that Frank's brother Math was reporting the Buckman News, he often mentioned that Frank stopped home to visit their mom.
When you hear "fireman on the RR", it brings to mind the infernal backbreaking labor of shoveling coal into the firebox of an engine for miles on end--and here's a video that shows the 6-7 hour job it was to fire up an engine, condensed to 37 minutes. If you prefer to see only what Frank did, check minute 11, and again at minute 16 or so. Made me sweat just to watch. The last few minutes are fun cuz the guy toots the whistle, and moves the locomotive out of the shed. Wow!
When you hear "fireman on the RR", it brings to mind the infernal backbreaking labor of shoveling coal into the firebox of an engine for miles on end--and here's a video that shows the 6-7 hour job it was to fire up an engine, condensed to 37 minutes. If you prefer to see only what Frank did, check minute 11, and again at minute 16 or so. Made me sweat just to watch. The last few minutes are fun cuz the guy toots the whistle, and moves the locomotive out of the shed. Wow!
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