Steam Safari Redux
In 2007 three or four photo features of my visit to the Nevada Northern Railway (NNRY) went live on the original RailRoad Modeling. Its archive has not yet been restored on this iteration of KitMaker Network so I am recreating the features.
Nevada Northern No. 40
Nevada Northern No. 40 is a Baldwin-built 4-6-0 "ten wheeler." You can read about what it took to make sure she was ready for operations in this 3-part article published in 2005.
Enjoy the photos.
Glamour shots
Vanity shots
Get that grinning chimp outta the way so we can see into the cab!
...like this.
Engineer's gauge cluster, L to R, upper to lower: Steam gauge (167 lbs); air brake gauges; speedometer (17 mph); do not recall the right most brass gauge
The top-middle gauge is for the locomotive - red needle indicates the pressure in the Main Reservoir, and the black needle shows pressure in the locomotive brake cylinders. In the black faced smaller gauge you see the red needle indicating pressure in the brake cylinder, and the white needle for the brake pipe, i.e., trainline pressure.
Slightly different view
Backhead
Fireman's side
Engineer
Hand on the Automatic Brake Valve
Curious about handling the air brake system? Enjoy this 1974 copy of the Western Pacific's AIR BRAKE PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT.
Lighting control
Throttle lever
Fireman's view of top of backhead
Locomotive servicing area
Nevada Northern Railway No. 40, Playing Engineer for a Day
Shot with my first - and limited - digital camera. Had to stitch several shots together. No sound. (I did mention it was limited camera.)