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| ROARING CAMP & BIG TREES RAILROAD |
| The RR operates Geared Steam Locomotives, designed to operate over rough track and steep grades. This is a 2 truck Heisler, the first such engine I have ever seen under steam. In the foreground is a recreated, fully operational, steam powered sawmill. They opereate it as a demonstration several times a year. Although there was no logging actually done on the property, much effort has been made to re-create the image of a logging operation in the area. |
| Upper Left - The boiler is being 'blown down' a process designed to remove the sediment from the water. Heislers have 2 cylinders, one on each side of the locomotive. They point down and in, in effect forming a V-2 configuration. The cylinders turn a drive shaft which runs along the centerline of the locomotive. Beveled gears turn the drive axle on each of the 4 wheel trucks. Siderods connect to the other axle. |
| The fireman deboards at the top of the hill amidst towering Redwoods. |
| Below- A time honored tradition of filling the tender with water. |