• An engineer inspects the running gear of a steam locomotive at Steamtown NHS

    Steamtown

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

Replacing a Tire on a Steam Locomotive

This slide presentation shows how a steam locomotive tire is changed (click to view MS Powerpoint (1,553k) or Adobe Acrobat (838k)).

Did You Know?

An engineer peers out of the cab of a steam locomotive.  The engineer drives the train, but the conductor is in charge.

The engineer drives the locomotive using the throttle lever, brakes, and reversing gear.  He (or she) is in charge of the locomotive.  The conductor, however, is in charge of the train.  Learn more about railroad jobs at Steamtown NHS in Scranton, Pennsylvania. More...