It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image is another from when we had the Memorial Run out at the C&H railroad. We had all 3 engines operating for the very first time so I had to capture some photos of them. These are all 12 inch Ottaway locomotives that were originally built in Wichita Kansas. The 1st one run on the C&H is on the right, the second on the left and the middle one was restored by the owners several years back now.
It's a double digit day! 😀 It's also Steamy Sunday here on the Blog. Today's image is a bit different as I am actually in it. I had someone shooting some video with my phone and I pulled this off the video. It was a 3 whistle salute to the owner of the railroad who has passed by the 3 operating locomotives he owned. Ottaway 1011 is on the left, 1045 is in the middle and #5 which originated as 1031 is on the right. Steam going up into the whistle and moving about the chamber and out creates the sound to extremely simplify how a whistle works. It was the first time all 3 locomotives were operating together.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! I am looking forward to warmer weather and being able to run steam locomotives again. This is our friend's locomotive as the boiler was being blown down to empty out the water and any scale that may have developed. It is an Ottaway locomotive that was built in Wichita, KS in 1948 and restored by our friends here at the C & H Railroad. This locomotive is what our blue locomotive would look like if it had not been converted to an 1800s looking type with the cab and smokestack and domes.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Last weekend I about froze my you know what 😅 off at the C&H railroad. We were doing the Santa Run which is the last run of the season for this private railroad which operates just a few times per year and mostly by invitation. It turned out to be a pretty good day despite the cold until it started to rain at around 12:30 in the afternoon. Wet track and steam engines do not do well together, can't get traction very well with metal wheels on metal rail. Larger locomotives have sand domes which allow sand to travel down a tube to the drive wheels to give some grip when a cord is pulled.
The image is of the owner of the C&H sitting with Santa Claus at the station.
I have a short video of this train running that morning located HERE.
