[modeleng] Re: Locomotive Crankpin Turning

Ron, it is easier to remember the diffence when you
consider that here in the States, a "Fireman" is a
"Man" and the "Stoker" was a mechanical device that
came along in the last days of Steam.

Al Messer
--- Ron Head <ron.head@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Charles
> 
> Thanks for the info, I've been doing justice this
> evening to the interesting 
> links you sent.  The Strasburg Railroad looks to be
> in tip top order, a real 
> credit to the enthusiasts that run it.  I see there
> is no escaping Thomas 
> the tank engine, even in the states!  I'm familiar
> with O. Winston Link's 
> work, but didn't realise there is a museum devoted
> him.  Well deserved 
> recognition, I'd say.
> 
> Thanks also to Jeff and Jesse for their interesting
> replies.  I always 
> thought the fireman was a stoker in the US, but one
> lives and learns!
> 
> Regards
> Ron
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles & Dorothy Brumbelow"
> <cbrumbelow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 9:45 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Locomotive Crankpin Turning
> 
> 
> > Ron, that is a 4-8-0...  A number of railroads had
> them, but the Norfolk &
> > Western may have used more of them than anyone
> else stateside.  That
> > particular loco is on the Strasburg RR
> http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ 
> > and
> > is an ex-N&W.  N&W did have turntables...  Some of
> those locos were based 
> > in
> > Bristol TN-VA (where I grew up) and hauled trains
> up the Abington branch,
> > which was made famous by O. Winston Link's
> http://www.linkmuseum.org/
> > photography.  N&W was one the last major railroads
> to dieselize...  Those
> > 4-8-0s also served as switchers in Bristol, and if
> childhood memory is
> > correct, my first steam loco experience was in
> one.  See also
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-8-0  Charles
> >>
> >> The loco featured in the write-up looks
> interesting.  Can you tell us a
> >> little about it?  It looks to be a 4-8-0 wheel
> arrangement which is most
> >> unusual.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Ron
> >
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