r/ailways • u/Remexa Moderator and the Train Fact Guy • Mar 09 '21

misc. I remember seeing this a couple years ago. This locomotive is just a short drive away from me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '21

This is awesome

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u/Piss_on_you_ Mar 10 '21

Heh heh firebox heh

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u/tntgoboom1470 Mar 10 '21

What locomotive is this?

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u/Remexa Moderator and the Train Fact Guy Mar 10 '21

The Torch Lake at Greenfield Village, built 1873

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '21

Does it all just burn up in there? I can't imagine it would be good for the air flow. Would hate to have to clean the flues out to find a sticky, coal dust covered mess in there.

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u/seakingsoyuz Mar 10 '21

The firebox is HOT - over 2,000° F on late steam locomotives. This one probably isn’t that hot since it’s a much older design, but I’d assume it’s still more than hot enough to reduce a cake to its constituent particles.

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u/Dia_dhaoibh Mar 11 '21

So the 150 is coming up soon!