International Railroad Discussion > Fire in the Sky

Sandaoling, China open pit coal mine after dark.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pangdae/13551877273/

Credit TO member Joe in OZ for bringing this video to my attention.

Cheers,
Jack

That's amazing. Thanks for posting this.

One would assume that after years of steam like this,
there's little left to catch on fire trackside! Great film
to watch and hear.

Larry Dodgion
Wilsonville, OR

How and why would this happen? Never seen this before.
JC

I saw this on the UP 328 (2-8-0) many times at North Topeka, while switching the freight house lead just about sundown. (about 1945 - 1954). WAG216.

Wow!!!! I never even bother to think what a coal fired steam locomotive working hard would look like at night, now I know. Now I need a time machine so I can go visit Sherman Hill in the late 40's and stay all night. ;^D

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

funnelfan Wrote:
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> Wow!!!! I never even bother to think what a coal
> fired steam locomotive working hard would look
> like at night, now I know. Now I need a time
> machine so I can go visit Sherman Hill in the late
> 40's and stay all night. ;^D

I think what you see here is an improperly maintained steam engine working at night. Anything close to that stretch of track that could burn probably has already burned down.