Rob Leese posted:traindavid posted:I see three yahooos just had to be right up to the tracks, fortunately they did move back in time. Maybe that's why the cocks were open, to encourage folks to back away.
Without knowing the true answer, that was my thought, as well. A portion of the crowd were acting foolish with no gumshoes around to keep them a safe distance from the track. You can see the engineer motioning the people to back away.
Except,,,,,,,,,,,,the cylinder cocks are NOT open on the Fireman's side, nor are they open on the rear cylinders on the Engineer's side. Control of the cylinder cocks doesn't work that way, as they are ALL either closed or open.
