#locomotive engineer

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"BOILER OF ENGINE EXPLODES, 2 TORONTO CREWMEN KILLED," Toronto Star. January 22, 1943. Page 2. ---- Metal Wreckage Hurled 200 Yards - Nearby Houses Shaken by Blast ----- PASSENGERS UNHURT ---- Special to The Star Peterboro. Jan. 22 - Two Toronto, crewmen of the Peterboro-Toronto C.P.R. train died almost instantly today when, according to CPR officials here, the boiler of the engine exploded. The men were pinned in the cab. The dead men are George Fry, Annette St.. engineer, and George Lines, Salem Ave.. fireman.

At least two of the coaches were derailed but there are no reports of passengers being hurt.

Witnesses said the explosion rocked farm houses in the neighborhood and sent the split and twisted boiler 200 yards through the air into a snowbank.

First to reach the scene was Ken Syre, a farmer living 100 yards away.

Blast Shook House "It was just about seven o'clock and I was getting out of bed to go to work when I heard a terrific. explosion that shook the house," said Syre. "I looked out the window... it was still dark out.. all I could see was a mass of flames. I got my lantern and waded through snow up to my waist to reach the engine. It was mighty dark and I had a whale of a time trying to get through.

"By the time I got there I found two soldiers and a civilian standing behind the cab. The four of us managed to get up to what was left of the engine and found one of the men pinned against the wreckage. We tried prying and every other method, but it was useless. We got as near as we could to the man. and when we saw he was beyond help all we could do was leave him there until the authorities arrived."

"We went back and found three of the cars off the rails and two members of the baggage car crew. pretty badly shaken up. They were taken to one of the farmhouses and soon recovered once they got first-aid."

18 Below Zero Syre said some of the passengers left the train and sought shelter in. nearby farmhouses. "It was mighty cold out there this morning-18 be- low zero. The passengers managed to get emergency heating equipment rigged up in the cars to keep them warm."

Another nearby farmer, Fred Staples, who lives 300 yards from. the accident scene, said his house. was badly shaken by the blast. "It was too dark to see much but after it got light the passengers started, coming to the farmhouses for shelter. At times they had to wander through snow almost up to their waists."

Syre said a dairy truck from Havelock managed to reach the side of the train with milk and other supplies and so far passengers had plenty to eat.

Some Shaken Up Other witnesses said many of the passengers received a shaking up, but none is believed to have suffered serious injury.

Another eyewitness said: "It sounded as though a bomb had exploded on one of the farms."

Wrecking equipment is reported on the way to Cavan, 15 miles west of Peterboro, to lift the damaged. engine from the rails. Passengers will be taken to Peterboro as soon. as another engine can reach the scene.

Not Regular Run "It wasn't his regular run," George Fry's wife said. "Some engineer booked off last night and they phoned George. It was very cold and he wanted to stay home. But he said the C.P.R. needed men, so, he went."

The Fry children, Jim, 8, and May, 6, don't know yet that their father is dead. "I am fixing their lunch and sending them right back to school." their mother said. "I don't want them to know about it any sooner.than I can help! They attend St.Cecilia's school."

Fry had been on Canadian Pacific engines since 1910, and had driven trains over most of the lines of this province. He had not been on the Peterboro run very long, his wife said. He had some relatives in England, who had not been in touch with the family for many years.

Mrs. Lines, Salem Ave., wife of the dead fireman, said: "My husband went up on the run last night. He hadn't been on it very long. He was home with me yesterday. and had early supper and took the late afternoon train."

A veteran of 26 years service with the Canadian Pacific Lines was 50. He had no children. Besides his widow, surviving him are two brothers. Albert, with the Canadian National Railways, and Fred. both of Toronto; and two sisters. Mrs. Sadie Moffet and Mrs. Mary Kay, both of Palmerston.

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The Jacobite, Glenfinnan Viaduct

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old steam engine

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Union Pacific Bigboy 4014 at Linwood Kansas on its way to Topeka KS

taken 10/17/24

[maxwellscorner]

🚂 Day 6 - Harmony 🎵

I had to do something for Traintober and the idea of Harmony brought me the idea of a quartet of Barbershop singers composed of well dressed lovely Jinties in pixel art

[rushingexpress]

hello TTTE and train tumblr, today I bring something to the table:

the flying scotsman ACTUALLY being drove and speeding down the tracks like a motherfucking beast! :D

// op note: sorry for blocking reblogs for now, irl stuff is getting too much and i just get the icky sensory overload of notifications of stuff. //

// also, yeah don't unmute the video if you don't want an annoying tiktok sound. //

[arlesdale]

Have an emotional support perpy for your troubles :D

[thomasbeyond]

Happy (belated) Free Comic Boom Day, everyone! 🎉

Here’s the final cover for Thomas: Beyond! #1, “Station Pilot”. As I previously mentioned, I planned to get the issue out by last Saturday, but I wasn’t able to complete it in time. I’m not sure when it’ll be ready, but stay tuned, as I’m still actively working on it!

[kumatajdg]

Commission for @seaswine of their OC Willard singing for some workmen!

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(zoom in!)

Two double-headers on the Trans-Gooiw Railroad passing each other in the hills, dragging long freight trains behind them, during the early days of the Pan-Mellanus Oil Crisis.

More mellanoid trains: Guz's Model Garratt | Museum-piece carrying rocket parts | Advanced Steam Tank Engine | Guz's bigger model Garratt | Tram and Coal Mine loco sketches.

The diesel-hydraulic at the front of the foreground consist, already somewhat old and tired by this point, dates back to around the time period that steam engines were originally retired on Mellanus. It's not very fuel efficient as it is, and with the oil rations, diesels can not handle the trains on their own any longer.

For a few years now the railroads have been taking their steam engines out of mothballs and museums, as coal was comparatively dirt-cheap. Still though, the various maintenance and operational complexities of running steam locomotives resulted in a lot of losses for the railroads.

Pictured here behind the diesel is an early attempt at the Advanced Steam Engine concept, modifying a member of a very prolific and successful 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt class with a gas producer combustion system, more modern cylinders and valve gear, and entirely replacing the cab with an electronic control system (with the more diesel-like control stands moved to separate cabs on the tenders). The electronic control scheme allows for the steam engine to be connected to a diesel engine to be run as a multiple unit, cutting down operational costs. However, as a modified prototype, this locomotive lacks some of the other features which exemplified the Advanced Steam era, such as modular ashpans, computerized control, and precision engineering.

On the other track, moving the opposite direction, we see a double header of two steam locomotives, another 2-8-0+0-8-2 loaned from the Slaibsgloth Coal Mine Railroad, and a 2-10-2 'easy' type non-articulated loco leads the train. In this case, there is no electronic connection, so a crew of four mellanoid slimes is necessary to operate the train.

The eagle-eyed railway fans will notice that there are radiators for a dynamic brake on the diesel, yet the diesel is an electric. Diesel-electric dynamic brakes switch the traction motors into generators, and dump the electricity out as waste heat--but there's no traction motors on a hydraulic. So why the radiator fins? There's still a dynamic engine brake on the diesel-hydraulic, so it still needs to be able to dissipate heat, especially on the mountain routes.

WIP images follow:

[jirkosproduction]

Steam locomotive from Germany

23.1097

[ohjeeztrains]

His tummy hurts :(

[trainmaniac]

Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy

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Praries and Panniers, Bodmin and Wenford Railway, 2013

[edwards-exploit]

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!

[maxwellscorner]

🚂 Day 19 - Admire ✨

Young irons might not admit, but they certainly admire the old, wise and reliable engines