The smoke from burning tires is toxic and will probably kill everyone nearby. Gasoline Alley may become so polluted that it has to be abandoned. Give me some time and I’ll find a downside to this.
daJellyBelly is right, and the shop crew is going to be really upset.
I’m not so sure about the smoke killing everyone (probably would need a LOT more burning tires than will be used to get the engine to a fuel supply). And the tires go in the firebox, not the boiler (the engine crew, being polite, don’t bother to correct him since they get the idea).
I was always fascinated by the incinerator our trash goes to. It chops up the trash, separates out metals (by density and magnetism) and sells them, burns the rest at >800°C, generates electricity to run the plant and export, collects non-metallic minerals in the smoke stack, separates them chemically, and sells them.
Why are a pair of nitwits in the middle of nowhere with a steam engine and no train, no fuel, no railfans? Steam locomotives don’t just travel about the countryside like this. There’s no way they could not have known they were short on fuel before they left wherever it was they came from.
DaJellyBelly almost 10 years ago
Bad idea, the tires will also melt and clog the ash grates. The thick soot will also clog the flues and smokestack!
Jogger2 almost 10 years ago
And create a lot of thick, black, stinky smoke, too.
alcors3 almost 10 years ago
Long as ya ain’t usin’ that dirty smelly old coal no more gore, moore & obumma be happy. Tell ‘em yer recyclin’!
Bill Thompson almost 10 years ago
The smoke from burning tires is toxic and will probably kill everyone nearby. Gasoline Alley may become so polluted that it has to be abandoned. Give me some time and I’ll find a downside to this.
OldTimer62 almost 10 years ago
daJellyBelly is right, and the shop crew is going to be really upset.
I’m not so sure about the smoke killing everyone (probably would need a LOT more burning tires than will be used to get the engine to a fuel supply). And the tires go in the firebox, not the boiler (the engine crew, being polite, don’t bother to correct him since they get the idea).
greenearthman almost 10 years ago
Not environmentally sensitive, but they burn hotter and harder than coal.
Guilty Bystander almost 10 years ago
And what if they’re steel-belted radials? What happens to the steel?
stuart almost 10 years ago
I was always fascinated by the incinerator our trash goes to. It chops up the trash, separates out metals (by density and magnetism) and sells them, burns the rest at >800°C, generates electricity to run the plant and export, collects non-metallic minerals in the smoke stack, separates them chemically, and sells them.
Starman1948 almost 10 years ago
Good day fans. Several good ideas and a few not so good ideas. Both groups interesting though.
ronpolimeni almost 10 years ago
Why are a pair of nitwits in the middle of nowhere with a steam engine and no train, no fuel, no railfans? Steam locomotives don’t just travel about the countryside like this. There’s no way they could not have known they were short on fuel before they left wherever it was they came from.
Jim Douglas almost 10 years ago
After reading all the comments
PEOPLE IT"S A COMIC ! ! !
GEEZ< SPIDERMAN LEAVING ALL THAT GOOGY STUFF HANGING FROM BUILDINGS