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Kinda cool. Here in Colorado, a narrow gauge steam engine threw sparks and caused one of the largest forest fires in the State's history a few years back. Steam
by justinator 4y ago
Kinda cool. Here in Colorado, a narrow gauge steam engine threw sparks and caused one of the largest forest fires in the State's history a few years back. Steam engine aren't (always) allowed on the line anymore.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoI thought they addressed that by converting to oil burners. It's not just Colorado. When Union Pacific restored 3985, it was initially a coal burner. They lit a lot of grass fires until they converted it to burn oil. (I was uncomfortably close to one of them, and helped put out another one.)
- justinator 4y agoCorrect, on high-fire danger days, they run more conventional engines. I mean it's pretty sad in a way, as the train line is more a museum than anything else.