I exploded in a fit of rage, The box was about to explode with all the force pushing against it, my friend is tied up with a bomb that is about to explode
But did you see? The locomotive first was puffing small loads of smoke out of the fire box. And then soon the firebox must of had a pressure problem which made it blow all of the boiled water vapor and smoke out faster. So yes it did explode
@@RobertdMacGregor Bruh Im legit a railfan, who studied locomotives since I was 3. Steam locos run on Fire and water- Edit: Did I just say fire?! Lmao I meant coal, or bituminous coal
'Bruh' passed out fireman for 14 years now, currently doing driver training. I know what I'm talking about. If he did have a 'pressure problem' then it would come out like black smoke. Black smoke is a result of poor airflow through the fire resulting in the volatile gasses that are being given off of the burning coal not having enough air to burn properly.
it's not clickbait, you don't know what an explosion is, a locomotive has a constant eruption, but the initial thing goes further than that being a rapid expansion of internal gasses... which is an explosion. and eruption is a rapid constant release of gasses. an explosion is initial to an eruption.
The problem with clickbait videos such as this one is that you start off with such high expectations, maybe even excitement but by the end of it, you feel underwhelmed, cheated, time wasted and left with the feeling of the wool having been pulled over your eyes. Karma will catch up with clickbaiters sooner or later.....to quote Shakespeare: _"Prick us, do we not bleed? Tickle us, do we not laugh? Clickbait us, shall we not revenge?"_
I volunteer at this railway museum. In this clip the engine crew is 'sanding the flues', a normal procedure on oil-fired steam locomotives where a cup or so of sand is thrown into the firebox to be sucked through and clear out soot which has built up inside the boiler tubes. Same idea as removing creosote buildup from a wood fireplace's chimney. For this to work properly you need a lot of draft, which means the engine has to be working hard. On a real working railroad you would do this while pulling hard uphill or accelerating away from a stop but since we only have a short demonstration track and pull only one or two cars the engineer will work the throttle against the engine's air brakes. If he works things just right it won't slip but nobody is perfect and sometimes she breaks loose a bit. This was also after the day's last passenger run, the coach has been left behind so the engine can be taken to the shop by itself for greasing and water.
ahh okay, I thought they were just running it rich for the camera. As in the old days they would sometimes do that for photo ops, Deliberately run smokey because it looked good. and then go back to normal operations once they got by the camera.
Erm nooo? What happend here is a case of inefficient firing, another thing sanding tubes and flues can only be done when the engines fire is off and not when the engine is in motion, cos someone needs to be inside the firebox to do it
@@Sebdamememan Sanding the tubes and flues on an oil burner means you pour sand down the peep hole of the fire door to knock off soot and unburnt oil. When you apply the brake and open the throttle the engine works harder and creates a strong draft which sucks the sand in through the firebox.
@@ifitsfreeitsforme1852 It's an oil burner. If you look at the tender you'll see the oil bunker. There's also a regulation in certain parts of Canada where all steam must burn oil.
@@BalticFilms144 Thanks for the clarification. I like old trains, but I'm not proficient in knowing which type of fuel they use. This one just "looked" like it burned coal .
To all you morons, you can still take a steam engine train ride in Colorado Grand junction Colorado and also in chama New Mexico! Maybe it's time that you all leave your cell phones alone Xbox games all your Nintendo console games and get out the house for once
That just looks like a blow out move. The engineer opens it wide and it gives them a chance to blow all of the dead ash out of the firebox and smoke box
and that blow out is very rapid isn't it? almost like a rapid expansion of gasses. but hey, fuck dictionaries am i right. they never did anything for us ever at all.
Calm down they didn’t say “explosion” because they’re youngins who don’t know about the golden days, it’s just a clickbait title they made to trick people into thinking they’d get to see a train explode.
That's absolutely normal for trains, it's where the train is low on water an high on heat so that is ALL of the steam out of the boiler in one big puff. It mostly happens on big American trains such as the Big Boy and other large trains, it's also quite common here in the UK! 🇬🇧😊 Ya lern somethin new everyday!
No, sanding is done while the Train is Driving and only with Oil Fired Locomotives. In the Video the Weels Spin and habe no Grip, therefore the piston has no pressure against itself and it moves faster. The Sound is Made by the Used Steam drafting the fire by sucking smoke out of the Chimeney
Nope. Not sanding. She lost her feet and did a wheelslip. As a fireman I would be pretty pissed because that’s my hard- won and perfect fire bed being thrown out of the chimney! Duff driving, particularly as she is light engine.
Actually it depends old Steam Locomotives can run on wood, coal, or oil and for how clean it is prior and after the black smoke I would say this one is a wood burner
@@killerdragon2011 wow really ? I thought they always started on wood then transfered to coal. Didnt knows that they could even run on just wood or oil, but I guess whatever could produce steam the most efficiently.
How so? This is an oil burner, all they're doing is sanding the flues to clear out soot, which is a normal daily thing on oil-fired steam locomotives. For it to work you need a lot of draft to suck the sand through, and that means the engine has to be working hard.
Y’all need to chill fr, this person clearly doesn’t have a lot of knowledge in trains and was just surprised to see a bunch of smoke come out of the smoke stack at once.
Riding in the cab of 1392 was somethin i wont soon forget.the sounds, the smell it was incredible.and i got the perfect video shot of it right after.in front far enough down the track and the engineer at the time(george faulder) opened it right up.smoke and steam coming from everywhere.awesome!
What a dynamic explosion and every one died....NOT hahahahahahaha. Nice train though, that black thick smoke from the funnel is the norm for a steam train
When I was a boy, of three years of age when my parents lived in Ames, Iowa, a steam switch engine of the same model operated on the track near their Quonset hut. The locomotive was alive, a living thing, utterly fascinating. The track ballast was red and gritty and sharp as it was of cinders of anthracite coal, at least along that stretch. But the steam locomotive and all the smooth riding street cars of all the cities my parents traveled, and then, suddenly, they were gone. It is the smells that come back when hearing the sound and remembering the skin on skin grasp as your parents clasped your hand or drew you up to better see the great beast safely. Thank you.
Steam engines definitely are living beasts. Anyone who has ever seen one in person knows exactly what we mean. There's no other better way to describe them.
They do this, usually several times, throughout a day of running. The apply the brakes and open the throttle to nearly full to put some load on the engine - it helps to blow out any debris that’s collected in the smoke box.
