Originally Posted by Charly:
Just curious... despite the time it would take for equipment to get there to put this poor unfortunate engine back on the rails; Would they need to wait for the engine to loose pressure, cool down, etc., before attempting to rail it?
Technically no, as having any steam up really would not be an issue. However, in my opinion, I would cool her down slowly, dumping the fire and latter blow her out and drain all the water out of the tender at the same time. All that would drastically reduce the weight.
