Re: [DL] Re: Steam needs water

["Jeff Yates" <jyates@primaryfunction.com>]

It's not exactly exhaustive/comprehensive research, but the
Durango-Silverton (in Colorado) coal burning tourist train stops several
times for water, but not for coal, on the round trip.  In fact, there
doesn't even seem to be anywhere to keep coal in Silverton, and it didn't
seem like they reloaded coal in Durango between trips.  So one load of coal
lasted all day for them, but they needed water (if memory serves) twice on
the way up to Silverton.  The downhill return trip uses less steam.

Jeff Y. tourist guy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Robert Blair" <pellinoire@yahoo.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:57 AM
Subject: [DL] Re: Steam needs water


> You make a very important point about steam engines
> need for water.
> You will need a lot of water unless:
> 1. You have condensors - which will add weight and
> volume and you will still lose steam from leaks,
> whistles, etc.
> 2. It is a ship and can distill fresh water from salt
> (historically this took a while coming, early marine
> boilers used salt water - with horrible corrosion
> problems).
>
> I don't know much about steam trains but I have the
> impression they stopped for water more often than
> coal.
>
>
> Michael
>
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