Nostalgia & History > Beaumont Hill Helpers c.1955.

San Diego & Arizona Eastern 105 helps and then returns to Colton.
SP 4237
(8mm film by Barney Root).

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Wish we had a "like" button on here.  Another great look at steam on the SP.  Look at those little drivers go.

I agree with ya there Frisco, nice video!

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Wish we had a "like" button on here.  Another
> great look at steam on the SP.  Look at those
> little drivers go.

​Now here's a question for ya' Don; since the SD&AE 105 didn't have a train and its brakes available to retard the speed on this fairly heavy descending
​grade back to Colton, how did the engineer keep from overheating the drivers and risk slipping a tire?
Having never run a steam engine; was there a way to put steam into the cylinders to give some sort of 'back pressure'? You know, inquiring minds and such.

Charlie
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/17 15:58 by cewherry.