October 2009 - Steam Course

October 17/18, 2009
Boothbay Railway Village
Two Day Steam Course

These two flunked last year's course.
Henschel Number 13
And Number 6

More Halloween preparations
Thorndike Station
Coal and water

Once known as the kissing bridge
The switch that triggers the signals
at Freeport Station
Another Henschel on static display

Gained a good understanding of most of this
Careful with that injector!
Edaville / Monson / Vulcan #3
Not in as bad shape
as it might look, I gather. See?

Brian gives us a look in the smokebox
And shows the steam/exhaust paths
And goes over some basics for tomorrow

Sunday's first chore: clean the ashpan.
I'm raking with a three-foot hoe in there
Light and stoke the fire (and wait)
The water is warming up

Lubricate the drive and valve gear
Number 13 has a 500W generator for lighting
Class photo!

Relief valve on Number 13 pops open
And again, with cylinder cocks open,
maybe? Or blowdown?
Brian drives the Plymouth switcher

Working the lifting injector
to add water to the (pressurized) boiler
Semi-joking about how much of the
railbed I just washed away
Right hand on the throttle,
left hand releasing the brake

Here we go!

1971. Mike and I are in sailor hats.
They don't sell hot dogs any more.
Or paper hats
And on the caboose

Me, 1974, age 7, with engineer Bob Raudenbush

These two flunked last year's course.	Henschel Number 13	And Number 6
More Halloween preparations	Thorndike Station	Coal and water
Once known as the kissing bridge	The switch that triggers the signals at Freeport Station	Another Henschel on static display
Gained a good understanding of most of this	Careful with that injector!	Edaville / Monson / Vulcan #3 Not in as bad shape as it might look, I gather. See?
Brian gives us a look in the smokebox	And shows the steam/exhaust paths	And goes over some basics for tomorrow
Sunday's first chore: clean the ashpan. I'm raking with a three-foot hoe in there	Light and stoke the fire (and wait)	The water is warming up
Lubricate the drive and valve gear	Number 13 has a 500W generator for lighting	Class photo!
Relief valve on Number 13 pops open	And again, with cylinder cocks open, maybe? Or blowdown?	Brian drives the Plymouth switcher
Working the lifting injector to add water to the (pressurized) boiler	Semi-joking about how much of the railbed I just washed away	Right hand on the throttle, left hand releasing the brake
	Here we go!
1971. Mike and I are in sailor hats.	They don't sell hot dogs any more. Or paper hats	And on the caboose
	Me, 1974, age 7, with engineer Bob Raudenbush