The "TRIUMPH" book on Altoona-Pittsburgh mentions that PRR T-1's
were "killers of firemen." The engineer often could not see what
the fireman was doing when he went back onto the tender coal pile.
Any fireman who got caught in the stoker screw was ground into
small, dripping pieces, which were burned-up in the firebox as they were spat into it. What a ghastly way to die! (Hope it was quick.) The PRR covered it all up until over 50 years later, when Barnard Roberts
dug out the information. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
beyond the brief "Triumph" paragraph?
were "killers of firemen." The engineer often could not see what
the fireman was doing when he went back onto the tender coal pile.
Any fireman who got caught in the stoker screw was ground into
small, dripping pieces, which were burned-up in the firebox as they were spat into it. What a ghastly way to die! (Hope it was quick.) The PRR covered it all up until over 50 years later, when Barnard Roberts
dug out the information. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
beyond the brief "Triumph" paragraph?