How does Steamtown service and wash their operating steam locomotives? Since this is a NPS site, I assume that they have very strict rules concerning solvents and oils that hit the ground as soon as the locomotives are washed. Do they wash everything in a off site location that has separators?

Thanks,

Dave Brown

smokebox1@home.com

> How does Steamtown service and wash their
> operating steam locomotives? Since this is a
> NPS site, I assume that they have very
> strict rules concerning solvents and oils
> that hit the ground as soon as the
> locomotives are washed. Do they wash
> everything in a off site location that has
> separators?

> Thanks,

> Dave Brown
From what I saw the loco's get washed in the roundhouse. They were using a bio-degradable soap and oil that does not get broken down by the soap is caught in the oil/water separator.