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Orange Empire Railroad Museum VC #2

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Uploaded by on Apr 28, 2009

A clip of Ventura County #2 departing the station at the OERM Rail Fest 2009. VC #2 is a 2-6-2 Prarie class steam locomotive. It has been converted to run on diesel fuel, but it's still a steam engine through and through. Contrary to depictions in movies and other media, a steam engine when running optimally releases less smoke that you would expect. Less smoke comes from a cleaner burn of the fuel. Much of what you see coming from a steam engine is just that: steam.

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  • You're right about the smoke. The only times when a fuel oil fired steam locomotive produces lots of smoke is when the fuel is not burning well and, also, when the fireman "sands the flues" (throws a small scoop full of sand into the firebox to clean out soot and particles from the flue tubes). Great video. It's always great to see any steam locomotive running.

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