{"id":2866,"date":"2022-05-15T08:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T13:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2022-05-15T08:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T13:49:54","slug":"replenishing-the-coal-and-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/2022\/05\/15\/replenishing-the-coal-and-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Replenishing the Coal and Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week we saw an image Jack Delano had recorded while visiting the C&NW roundhouse at the Proviso Yard near Chicago in December of 1942. Now he has moved outside to the coaling facility where he has captured a couple of steam locomotives taking on coal and sand. After this replenishment, they’ll move a bit further down to take on water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a steam locomotive fan who has been fortunate to have seen them working in person, you’ll probably remember that interesting (perhaps wonderful) aroma of coal smoke, steam and hot oil on a cold winter’s day. Once you smell that, you’ll likely never forget it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve previously seen a couple other photographs taken here by Mr. Delano on that day. Here’s one featuring one of the road’s “4000” locomotives<\/a> as it was being refueled. And here is a color image<\/a> taken from roughly the same vantage point as the featured image above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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