Don't Even Ask me to Hand Bomb This Beast
Hand firing coal fire locos or called by train crews is Hand bombing. Locos with a large firebox when running like MILW 261 is impossible to do keep up the rate of coal burning in the firebox by hand
They add stoker using steam from the boiler to feed and spread the fuel.
But when in the yard the best practices are to hand bombing to maintain the fire in the firebox.
I got to have the privilege to do some hand bombing on the MILW 261 not moving during the North Pole Express and had a hard time getting the coal to the front parts
If I ever have the privilege to hand bombing a Big Boy, I might leave the shove in the tender and turn up the stoker to feed the beast.
Don't Even Ask me to Hand Bomb This Beast
Hand firing coal fire locos or called by train crews is Hand bombing. Locos with a large firebox when running like MILW 261 is impossible to do keep up the rate of coal burning in the firebox by hand
They add stoker using steam from the boiler to feed and spread the fuel.
But when in the yard the best practices are to hand bombing to maintain the fire in the firebox.
I got to have the privilege to do some hand bombing on the MILW 261 not moving during the North Pole Express and had a hard time getting the coal to the front parts
If I ever have the privilege to hand bombing a Big Boy, I might leave the shove in the tender and turn up the stoker to feed the beast.