Passenger locomotives

[MasonJar]

Frank...That's a fine looking engine not often seen...

What was the logic behind that configuration..?? How was coal fed to the firebox..??

I've wondered this myself. I'm guessing that a crew member must have hung out in the back (there appears to be a small sheltered area on the back of the engine before the tender), and the engineer stayed up front. I wonder if the camel-back was designed that way to increase visibility?

That is in fact the case. The camelbacks had a large/wide firebox that would have severely restricted visibility from a standard type cab. So the engineer rode up front, and the fireman stayed on the deck by the tender. Personally, I am not sure this was an improvement, because the engineer still could not see to the left side of the loco...


Andrew