In March of 1943 while Jack Delano was working his way out west on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, he managed to get a little cab time while the steam locomotive was under way. Pictured below is Engineer B. F. Hale at the throttle of his charge.

The train has left Wellington, Kansas and is passing through Kiowa on it’s way to Waynoka, Oklahoma. Mr. Hale has the throttle pulled pretty far back, and the Johnson bar (barely visible) appears to be far in the corner, so it’s likely the locomotive is pulling hard as it leaves town.