Friday, October 29, 2010

Steam locomotive coal tender details up close at The Hesston Steam Museum. Hesston Indiana USA. Sunday, September 12th, 2010.





I took this photo during My recent September 2010 visit to The Hesston Steam Museum in northwstern Indiana. www.hesston.org

One sight many visiting people don't pay any mind to, but the operating crew members aboard the steam train do all the time...are the many details one finds up close on top of the steam locomotive's fuel tender.

Seen here up close are the Coal Bunker, The retrieving coal rake, the back up headlight for reverse movements, and the water tank hatch.

These are all functioning items needed for reliable and safe operation of the museum's steam trains.

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