In this video, we look in-depth at how you hand fire a coal burning steam locomotive, and the overall job of firing a steam locomotive. We cover the four bases - Water, Fire, Pressure, and the left side of the train, with lots of footage from the @crrm with steam locomotives Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) 491 and Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20. Hand-firing is a really unique and fun experience, and this video goes through the details!
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0:00 Intro
00:47 Firing Overview
05:23 Water Level
08:56 Live Steam Injectors
15:47 Tender Water
19:18 Hyce's Shampoo Commercial
19:58 Blowdowns
21:15 Coal Fire Overview
29:00 Reading the Fire
34:52 Firebox Geometry
38:58 Coal Size & Coal
43:41 Firing D&RGW 491 Coaching
53:18 Firing RGS 20 Coaching
1:04:25 Outro