Facilities aboard "Super Power" Steam

wesp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:01 pm

Frisco 1522:

THAT is funny.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:40 pm

So THAT'S what the little handle is for!!!!

Please don't squeeze the Charmin....

There are some air brake-related comments possible here (dumping it, big hole, etc), but I won't fall into that trap. Nope. I won't.

Howard P.
Setting Out a Cripple, CT

Frisco1522 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:11 am

I held out as long as I could, but just couldn't resist posting that picture. It's like the thread was my straight man.

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:18 am

Frisco1522 wrote:

We gave a Microphor a try on 1522, but it didn't work out well. Fireman complained too much as did the pilot.
First attempt, somebody connected a steam line instead of a cold water flush line.

Well no wonder it didn’t work, the engine has to be under steam at the time, silly!

DBH · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:15 am

Gives new meaning to the phrase "Steam Cleaning" !!

Aarne H. Frobom · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:19 am

When we first ran PM 1225 back in the 1980's, at one point we had a very elderly but still spry PM engineman aboard. We had to tell him that there are a lot more people living out in the country along the tracks now, and you can't just hang it out the gangway like it was still 1948.

Aarne Frobom
Dunertown, Michigan

Frisco1522 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:35 pm

Not to mention it is dangerous what with switch stands and the like.