4449 Water Injector in Action

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Channel: deloreanman14 · 2010 · Science & Technology

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4449 volunteer and fireman Al Polpheter runs the water injector on the '49 to force water into the boiler. This cools the boiler slightly and causes a slight drop in pressure. The locomotive was at idle when this video was shot and running right around 250 pounds of steam pressure.

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