Thanks for all the interesting comments. This was a spur of the moment ride. I had been riding in the back like everyone else, when at a stop I told my wife that I was going to walk up & talk to the engineers. I told them that I had been a Boilerman in the Navy a half century ago, so I knew how steam engines work & had actually got to run a Mikado (see my other video), in addition to other cab-rides all over the country. I also mentioned why I was in Omaha, which was for a toy-train Convention. Then the engineer told me that one of the toy train tours that I was going to see, was actually a good friend of his. Then he said, jump up here, you can ride in the cab, just dumb luck...
Carefully. There is a lot to watch running a steam engine, furnace temperature, water level, & steam pressure. Any one of those things are not right, bad things will happen. This one is a replica purpose-built in 1968 for the Zoo.
Almost sounds as if the timing is off ever so slightly, but still an awesome ride!!! This was an awesome opportunity for you, thanks for taking us along❤❤
