Had to check this out. Not bad... they've got a lot on the go. Great gift shop, video theatre, and library!
TravelerThese units were primarily used on passenger trains, including the California Zephyr and the Rio Grande Zephyr. They were were donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1996.
TravelerMust have been a challenging life for the engineer on a hot day having to stand, hemmed in beside the boiler to run the engine. The fireman was outside the cab at the rear to stoke the firebox. The controls seen here are the reversing lever ('Johnson bar' they liked to call it) at the bottom standing upright, the regulator (throttle) lever above at an angle, an original Westinghouse Straight Air brake handle for the locomotive, and a (probably) D-8 automatic air brake valve, minus handle, to control the train. The bracket with 3 holes once mounted some gauges... probably the steam pressure and a couple of air brake pressure gauges. The big brass object with the red handles is a Nathan 'Bullseye' hydrostatic lubricator, that metered an oil supply to the engine cylinders. There are no cab seats.
TravelerThe Shay locomotive had a simple-expansion vertical engine arranged on the right-hand side. Its crankshaft was coupled to drive shafts that extended forward and backward and drove every axle (including the tender) via straight bevel gears.
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Traveler
These units were primarily used on passenger trains, including the California Zephyr and the Rio Grande Zephyr. They were were donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1996.
Traveler
Must have been a challenging life for the engineer on a hot day having to stand, hemmed in beside the boiler to run the engine. The fireman was outside the cab at the rear to stoke the firebox. The controls seen here are the reversing lever ('Johnson bar' they liked to call it) at the bottom standing upright, the regulator (throttle) lever above at an angle, an original Westinghouse Straight Air brake handle for the locomotive, and a (probably) D-8 automatic air brake valve, minus handle, to control the train. The bracket with 3 holes once mounted some gauges... probably the steam pressure and a couple of air brake pressure gauges. The big brass object with the red handles is a Nathan 'Bullseye' hydrostatic lubricator, that metered an oil supply to the engine cylinders. There are no cab seats.
Traveler
The Shay locomotive had a simple-expansion vertical engine arranged on the right-hand side. Its crankshaft was coupled to drive shafts that extended forward and backward and drove every axle (including the tender) via straight bevel gears.
Sorry to correct you Ferg but the engine is a 3 cylinder simple expansion, not a triple. [Rod]
TravelerThanks Rod. I’ll make that change to my note. No need to apologise!