@BlakeMason2 That is a "Ridgway Spark Arrestor", devised at the Ridgway Shops of the Colorado & Southern RR in, well, Ridgway, Colorado, back in the late 1800's
It catches and collects the cinders before they can wander off and start a fire. The angled portion is a wire mesh, and the tube coming down the back side of the stack is where the captured cinders collect .
A very nice layout and a formidable roundhouse at the end. Thumbs up! :)
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megatwingo 3 months ago
super cool i wish i had it
goodhartc 1 year ago
brilliant!!
budmanuk 1 year ago
are the BTU's preduced by the fire hot enough to produse plenty of steam
steamfreak22 1 year ago
That sure looks fun! What an interesting customized smoke stack with steam-powered draught attachment.
BlakeMason2 1 year ago
@BlakeMason2 That is not a draft attachment, but a bear trap spark arrestor stack for the dry mountains and sparks from the fire
chappybolo 1 year ago
@BlakeMason2 That is a "Ridgway Spark Arrestor", devised at the Ridgway Shops of the Colorado & Southern RR in, well, Ridgway, Colorado, back in the late 1800's
It catches and collects the cinders before they can wander off and start a fire. The angled portion is a wire mesh, and the tube coming down the back side of the stack is where the captured cinders collect .
SP5004 1 year ago