Rewired, yea for all intents and purposes it was a chimney fire. and there are two of them, still a gutless wonder though. It wasn't that dramatic, so it was more of a "cool, look at that! Let's try that again!"
Modern railroad engines are not left running because of the noise issues, economy issues, and a few other things.
These big deseals don't mind idling and if it's cold out, sometimes getting them relit is a problem. There are ways out there to keep them warm now, little pony engines that run heaters to keep the block warm, thermostats that auto start the engine and shut it off when it reaches temp, a whole host of ideas.
Our engine gets plugged in at night, and yea, sometimes we wind up with a couple of 4'8 1/2" long extension cords. But that's what the gfi's for right?
The train has a couple of 25 KW gen on it. With really long exhaust pipes. We put cleanouts in the exhaust system to make it easier, so that they can be cleaned before it pukes all over the tourists.
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