Steam Nerds
Photo: Daniel Terdiman/CNET
Steampunk is child’s play for people who actually run steam-powered locomotives
over at Railtown 1897 State
Historic Park in California. Daniel Terdiman of CNET explores the
brave old world of "steam nerds":
The inside of No. 3’s cab is a steampunk’s dream. It’s a motley
collection of old gauges, valves, knobs, and beautiful contraptions
with names like "hydrostatic lubricator," or "fireman’s
manifold." To a newbie, trying to figure it all out might well
result in a pressure-packed explosion [...], but to the experienced
hostler who knows how to read the various dials and hold her light up
in the right places to ensure there’s enough water where there’s supposed
to be, or recognizing the right color fire or smoke "stack,"
it’s all part of the passion that comes with getting "bit by the
steam bug."
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