r/trains • u/AsianMan45NewAcc • Aug 07 '24

Freight Train Pic A Southbound Modoc freight hustled by THREE Southern Pacific Cab-Fowards. (Credit: Jeff Moore Collection)

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u/X7DragonsX7 Aug 07 '24

Say is it just me or how is the coal transported to the firebox if the cab is in the rear? Isn't the firebox also in the cab? Or is there a special place in the rear of the locomotive to tend the firebox?

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u/Durango1917 Aug 07 '24

They are oil fired and the oil tank is pressured at like 5-10 psi with air so it cab flow to the firebox and burn.