Steam Chest Repair for Vulcan 0-4-0T

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:53 am

Detailed photos of repairs to a cracked steam chest on the little Vulcan 0-4-0T at the Pioneer Coal Mine Tunnel at Ashland, Pennsylvania:

http://www.ironminers.com/mineforum/vie ... php?t=1775

Dave · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:42 am

Saddle. And a nice job they made of it, very like it would have been done if it had happened in 1949.

Steam chests are the rectangular thingys on top of the cyliners with the valvy things inside them.

dave

G. W. Laepple · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:10 pm **Posts:** 1182

In 1949, it was probably more likely they would have scrapped the engine and put another in service. There were lots of used "lokies" sitting unused and awaiting scrapping all over the coal region in those days.