Neat shot, really shows how extensive the infrastructure had to be for steam railroads.
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Nice feel of RR action from a non-video time.
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Classic scene, wonderfully captured. Like many of your own images it has the nitty gritty feel of real railroading, and all kinds of great detail. The following freight, still working it looks like, is the icing on the cake.
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| Posted by pjflstc on August 3, 2014 | |
I studied the tracks closely and the approaching freight appears to be on the same track as the train getting serviced. And by the looks of the smoke/steam cloud exiting the stack, it still has a good head of steam and moving forward.
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| Posted by on August 3, 2014 | |
The following freight is indeed on the same track, since this is directional running double track, with automatic block signals and train control. So, the engineer on the second train is indeed pulling, but very slowly, since he would be running on a restrictive signal (prepared to stop short of another train, broken rail, obstruction, etc.). He'll ease up closer to the local's caboose, and then wait to pull into place to take coal and water once the local has cleared out. If the engineer can't spot it up with the train coupled behind, he'll stop short, cut off, and take the engine only. It took a good hoghead to spot an engine at a water and/or coaling spot with a full tonnage train still hangin' on his head pin.
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