I have done some online searching, but I have not really come up with much, so I am going to post my request here. I am a conductor (and locomotive engineer), and I work for a Class I, but I am interested in how various devices work on a steam locomotive, as well as steam locomotive operation in general (from a steam locomotive engineer's perspective). I already have the book 'Suggested Unit Course in Locomotive Firing.' Does anyone know of any good online sources of information in regards to steam locomotive operation? Scans of older documents in PDF format are welcomed as well.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER TRAINING. This course prepares trainees for promotion to Locomotive Engineer by providing the fundamentals of locomotive and train operations. This course focuses on applying the FRA’s Track Safety Standards and Norfolk Southern’s MW&S Standard Procedures to the inspection and maintenance of track. Jan 11, 2018 - I see this question was posted 11 months ago, but maybe I can answer these questions for future conductor trainees. I completed my training.

While i dont know of any internet source, i would suggest trying to get your hands on some books on the subject. A couple that i have that are good are: ' Basic Steam Locomotive Maintenance ' by D.C. ( my copy is a reprint by Rail Heritage Publications, Box 544 Omaha, NE 68101) 'New Catechism of The Steam Engine' by N. Printed by Audel & Co. If you have a r.r. Museum that operates steam locomotives near you, i would ask if they have a libary that you could use or if any of the members have books on the subject.

Used book stores are worth checking out when you can also, that is where i have found most of what i have. Maybe also contact the NRLHS and see if they might have resources that you could use.

Good luck on your search. Trapper Posts: 35 Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:59 pm •. I highly recommend the 1925 Locomotive Cyclopedia.

It's about 1500+ pages of all parts of a steam locomotive, how they work, their purpose and their maintenance and repair. I asked this same question a few years ago and someone on this site told me what I am telling you. It is extremely helpful and you will learn a great deal about steam locomotives from it, albeit expensive. I got mine for $100 on ebay and that was a steal.

Don't buy the Train Shed editions because they sell individual parts of the book. Trust me when I say once you get your hands on it you'll want all 1500 pages right away. I just checked ebay and didn't find one listed but they are fairly common their so keep checking. Regards, Matt.

The fireman is not the engineer's assistant. The fireman's job is to make steam. That means putting water in the boiler and putting fuel in the furnace. The engineers job is to operate the engine. That means putting steam to the engine and applying brake to the wheels. Those are two full time jobs. All the necessary controls for each job are convenient to their respective work stations.

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Automation was in a rudimentary state prior to 1950, when the last steam locomotives were built, even in stationary power plants of the time, and were certainly not appropriate for the locomotive environment. Posts: 446 Joined: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:01 pm Location: Amherst, MA •. As a fireman, I have to agree with Eliphaz.

The fireman's basic job is to provide the steam that makes the locomotive work, and to do so he must manage fire, steam pressure and water. In South Africa (and elsewhere?) the fireman also had specific safety-related duties, including confirming signals with the driver, as many signals are difficult to sight due to the boiler.

Every aspect of a steam locomotive needs pretty constant attention, and in practice one man would not be able to do so alone. Remember also that right up until the end of steam, most coal-burning locomotives in many countries were hand-fired. Posts: 1308 Joined: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:09 pm Location: Nairobi, Kenya •. In my collection I have Topping, Wardale and Chapelon.

I also have some old manuals from steam days: 'Handbook for railway steam locomotive enginemen' - British Transport Commission - an original UK manual from 1957. 'Handbook on the Steam Locomotive for enginemen and running shed staff' - a 1956 original from South African Railways.

'Locomotive Management: Cleaning, Driving, Maintenance: Section 1' by Jas T Hodgson, a 1996 reprint of a 1939 edition. '2-10-0 Austerity Engine and Tender - brief description with hints on maintenance and repair' - Ministry of Supply, a 2005 reprint of a 1945 edition. An interesting and rare piece of history - an 'owner's manual' for a steam engine. Very few (if any?) other steam locos came with such a manual - it was apparently assumed that the railway company which designed and/or built them would know how to run and maintain them. A War Department Austerity engine would be used by all sorts of different companies and the military, so presumably that's why it has a manual - the poor squaddies would have been lost without orders to follow! Some of these might be available on out of print books websites.