Firing the Steam Locomotive
Learn the tools and tricks of the fireman from the same handbook used by Reading Company employees in 1947! Topics covered include inspecting the fire, using different types of coal, correcting bad firing conditions, and the function of appliances like the stoker, grates, water delivery systems, draft controls and superheaters.
Paperback book, 124 pages with illustrations, diagrams and photos. Published by Periscope Film LLC, 2013.
Learn the tools and tricks of the fireman from the same handbook used by Reading Company employees in 1947! Topics covered include inspecting the fire, using different types of coal, correcting bad firing conditions, and the function of appliances like the stoker, grates, water delivery systems, draft controls and superheaters.
Paperback book, 124 pages with illustrations, diagrams and photos. Published by Periscope Film LLC, 2013.
Learn the tools and tricks of the fireman from the same handbook used by Reading Company employees in 1947! Topics covered include inspecting the fire, using different types of coal, correcting bad firing conditions, and the function of appliances like the stoker, grates, water delivery systems, draft controls and superheaters.
Paperback book, 124 pages with illustrations, diagrams and photos. Published by Periscope Film LLC, 2013.
