This is just the video that I was looking for. The explanation of the cylinder function in the beginning was very helpful. I am amazed at how much is going on to get that huge engine moving, and the adjustments that have to be made and monitored. Excellent video, thank you for making this available to us.
Wow, just found my most favourite video on TH-cam!!! Thank you D Murphy for fulfilling my child dream, I had to wait 40 years:) By the way, we had also locomotives running on oil but it was a residual fuel oil, called ‘mazut´ - they were rebuilt from German 52 range after WW2, Czechoslovakian marking 555.0. Also another remark - not only US but also Czechoslovakian coal fired locomotives used automated coal feeder🙂 Kind Regards from the Czech Republic
You are brilliant all my life I’ve loved steam Engines sat on the fireman’s knee the Mountain type 500 class freight for about 4 Miles I was approx 10 years old and I loved it so I am not a fan of the Diesel part of things so Greetings from South Australia we now have Steam back again called ( The Cockle Train ) and that is great. Peter Sibly.
It can. In fact working with the Grand Canyon RR for 5 years I learned all about "firing" with vegetable oil. Works just fine, if you know how to use it.
Mr. Murphy, great video! Are you hiring by any chance?? Always wanted to work with steam engines, instead im stuck working on garbage trucks lol keep that boiler hot sir
Hello D Murphy, I have had an interest in steam trains since I was little playing with my Grandfathers model railway. Thank you for the video you made this very intertaning with your enthusiasm. I didn't realise how much goes on and now can see why Flying Scotsman has three crew the first being the engineer the second looking after the water, air and instructing the third to add coal when required. We have a steam program here in Victoria Australia and most of the videos I watched the locomotive is blowing huge amounts of dark black smoke. Is this because of a bad fireman ? I think they're also run on oil not coal.
Black smoke usually means too much fuel (coal or oil) and not enough air. With oil-burning locos there's also a procedure called "tubing out" where sand is sprinkled into the firebox and this scours the tubes of the boiler cleaning away soot that collects over time. The sand and soot coming out looks like black smoke. This has to be done when the loco is working hard so that there is plenty of draught to carry through the sand and soot.
Great vid. I hadn't realised there were so many oil fired engines used. Looks a bit complicated though, comes from a time when people had brains in their heads not their phones.
I was thinking that steam loco is having a pressure regulator, pressure in the tank will not affect the throtlle, at least at slower speeds. Not so smart .
Love this video but it seems a little out of order. It talks about having pressure before the fire is built. I don't think everything is in the right order.
"We use about10 gallons of fuel per mile" (So coal is measured in gallons huh?) "and around 100 gallons of water per mile" So by my maths, you'd need 10,000 gallons to travel 100 miles,, that's a very big water tender, or am I not understanding him correctly?
You forgot the water injector, What is the blower???, What you forgot is you forgot to tell about the reversing lever is - The Johnson Bar", What you did is - Is you left out a description of several items you mentioned. What we want to know is, what about the dynamo for electric power. What you didn't say is - is what is a stay bolt. This is a nice lecture. But you could have been more detailed - even if you used two postings to do it.
+D Murphy - Good - Wonderful. The more people you help to understand the wonders of Steam and these incredible machines the better. Perhaps public opinion and pressure will lift the track usage ban imposed by Amtrack. - Though with Trump in office it is a wonder railroads run at all. Remember, say what you mean. Get rid of the "What we have...." bit and the story will be smoother.
@@organbuilder272 As long as idiots like you block him it won't work. He stated he wants the trains to work just not at our expense aka Amtrak. :p Quit watching Cee N N. Also when you have monopolies running the show it doesn't work either. The monopoly people HATE Trump as he is calling out on them. If U listened to his non edited union speech you would've heard all this.
@@organbuilder272 Trump during his speech made it CRYSTAL clear that gaming the system is over. He won't bother you unless your doing something like that then he will (or any of his followers) will call you out as you are. It's up to you Americans now to decide to keep throwing cake at each other or work with him and bring back business. When you guys run out of cake I'll help lick it up!
I have had the pleasure of a cab ride in McCloud River #18...The #25 was in need of work.
Good shots of starting the fire here. Never actually seen how the raw oil comes out of the atomizer before, very cool.
This is just the video that I was looking for. The explanation of the cylinder function in the beginning was very helpful. I am amazed at how much is going on to get that huge engine moving, and the adjustments that have to be made and monitored. Excellent video, thank you for making this available to us.
Wow, just found my most favourite video on TH-cam!!! Thank you D Murphy for fulfilling my child dream, I had to wait 40 years:) By the way, we had also locomotives running on oil but it was a residual fuel oil, called ‘mazut´ - they were rebuilt from German 52 range after WW2, Czechoslovakian marking 555.0. Also another remark - not only US but also Czechoslovakian coal fired locomotives used automated coal feeder🙂 Kind Regards from the Czech Republic
Excelent. Funny. Very well explained!
THANK YOU, SIR. The best so far.
Nice video, thanks! Greetings from Hungary :)
Great lesson! Now I can travel to the UP steam shop, and tell them I’m qualified to highball the Big Boy! 😜
You are brilliant all my life I’ve loved steam Engines sat on the fireman’s knee the Mountain type 500 class freight for about 4 Miles
I was approx 10 years old and I loved it so I am not a fan of the Diesel part of things so
Greetings from South Australia we now have Steam back again called ( The Cockle Train ) and that is great. Peter Sibly.
Well done!!!!
I wonder where he's located cause I'm totally interested in doing this!
Also you should do a video of how to operate a case steam traction engine including filling the boiler with water
I learned a lot from this video thank you!!!
Good idea on using the tennis ball as a throttle rest.
THIS IS EXCELLENT, AND I LOVE IT A LOT! :-D
Good teacher,Obrigado!!!
vey well done Sir !
Roughly how long does it take to fire up at the start of the day? And how much longer might it take if the engine used coal or wood?
I've just read that it takes 6-7 hours to heat up a locomotive with coal.
very good
I had no idea just a little bit of steam in that small assembly was powerful enough to move that MASSIVE hunk of metal
Does oil steam engines use KFC old oil to burn?
It can. In fact working with the Grand Canyon RR for 5 years I learned all about "firing" with vegetable oil. Works just fine, if you know how to use it.
Mr. Murphy, great video! Are you hiring by any chance?? Always wanted to work with steam engines, instead im stuck working on garbage trucks lol keep that boiler hot sir
We are ALWAYS looking for those that want to get involved with our all-volunteer group. Come on out!
Hello D Murphy,
I have had an interest in steam trains since I was little playing with my Grandfathers model railway. Thank you for the video you made this very intertaning with your enthusiasm.
I didn't realise how much goes on and now can see why Flying Scotsman has three crew the first being the engineer the second looking after the water, air and instructing the third to add coal when required.
We have a steam program here in Victoria Australia and most of the videos I watched the locomotive is blowing huge amounts of dark black smoke.
Is this because of a bad fireman ? I think they're also run on oil not coal.
Black smoke usually means too much fuel (coal or oil) and not enough air. With oil-burning locos there's also a procedure called "tubing out" where sand is sprinkled into the firebox and this scours the tubes of the boiler cleaning away soot that collects over time. The sand and soot coming out looks like black smoke. This has to be done when the loco is working hard so that there is plenty of draught to carry through the sand and soot.
Great vid. I hadn't realised there were so many oil fired engines used. Looks a bit complicated though, comes from a time when people had brains in their heads not their phones.
So basically boil some water, open up some valves and release the breaks.
I was thinking that steam loco is having a pressure regulator, pressure in the tank will not affect the throtlle, at least at slower speeds. Not so smart .
Real nice vulgarization job !
It sounds like it's impossible to drive a steam locomotive on your own...
It's a two person job some times 3
Sometimes it's a 4 person job if the locomotive doesn't have a mechanical stoker
@@up844productions8 but, theres rarely 4 people on a footplate on every locomotive at all.
Foxy at the C&TS when we clear the line with the rotary it takes 5 people to run the thing
@@up844productions8 i wasn't counting rotary snowplows considering most of them don't run under there own power as far as i know.
thanks needed to steal my local steam locomotive
Love this video but it seems a little out of order. It talks about having pressure before the fire is built. I don't think everything is in the right order.
"We use about10 gallons of fuel per mile" (So coal is measured in gallons huh?) "and around 100 gallons of water per mile" So by my maths, you'd need 10,000 gallons to travel 100 miles,, that's a very big water tender, or am I not understanding him correctly?
Oil fire... NOT coal
how to fire... it...up lol
You forgot the water injector, What is the blower???, What you forgot is you forgot to tell about the reversing lever is - The Johnson Bar", What you did is - Is you left out a description of several items you mentioned. What we want to know is, what about the dynamo for electric power. What you didn't say is - is what is a stay bolt. This is a nice lecture. But you could have been more detailed - even if you used two postings to do it.
Working on more
+D Murphy - Good - Wonderful. The more people you help to understand the wonders of Steam and these incredible machines the better. Perhaps public opinion and pressure will lift the track usage ban imposed by Amtrack. - Though with Trump in office it is a wonder railroads run at all. Remember, say what you mean. Get rid of the "What we have...." bit and the story will be smoother.
Check out my new video on boiler water managment. Will answer some of the questions. th-cam.com/video/iky_kRqp7Bk/w-d-xo.html
@@organbuilder272 As long as idiots like you block him it won't work. He stated he wants the trains to work just not at our expense aka Amtrak. :p Quit watching Cee N N. Also when you have monopolies running the show it doesn't work either. The monopoly people HATE Trump as he is calling out on them. If U listened to his non edited union speech you would've heard all this.
@@organbuilder272 Trump during his speech made it CRYSTAL clear that gaming the system is over. He won't bother you unless your doing something like that then he will (or any of his followers) will call you out as you are. It's up to you Americans now to decide to keep throwing cake at each other or work with him and bring back business. When you guys run out of cake I'll help lick it up!
good vid but thing weren't shown in any order...lots of talk of method....just kind of rambling
Good video but show us on a TRUE ORIGINAL locomotive how to start a COAL fire.
Coal was mostly East Coast, where oil was mostly west Coast.
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