,,! ,,fireless ,,locomotive             
,illu/ration3 ,a new era arrives4 ,a    
spotless ,diesel is pu%$ into      !    
,,ncr y>d to replace ! ,company's       
v5]able /eam-/orage      locomotives4   
,illu/ration3 ,on "o ( its la/ work+    
days1 ! ,rubicon1 n[ on      display at 
,c>illon ,p>k1 pu%$ its successor to !  
factory eng9e      h\se4                
,illu/ration3 ,) sev]al ,,ncr employees 
abo>d1 ! replacem5t      eng9e makes its
 fir/ run across ,dayton's ,s\? ,ma9    
,/reet4        ,illu/ration3 ,! old     
yields to ! new4 ,! ,rubicon turns      
swit*+ responsibilities ov] to ! mod]n  
,diesel4 ,! transf]      is symboliz$ by
 an employee h&clasp4                   
8,! ,?ree little ,eng9es0               
,illu/ration3 ,! ,rubicon1 z yet unnam$1
 arriv$ at ,,ncr 9 #aiji      on a flat 
c>1 j z its successor 0 welcom$ m ?an   
half a      c5tury lat]4    ,mo/ ?+s    
yield to progress--& t1 ( c\rse1 is h[  
museums are  made4 ,! ,corliss eng9e n[ 
on display at ,c>illon ,p>k labor$      

mightily dur+ ! =mative ye>s ( ,am]ican 
indu/ry1 yet m  economical electric p[] 
sy/ems ev5tually s5t t /eam giant into  
retirem5t at ! ,p>k4 ,! ,cone/oga wagon 
& ! ,concord coa*1 !  ,gras%opp]        
locomotive & ! high-:eel$ ,cadillac--all
 s]v$ _!  purpose4 ,& !n1 ) s5tim5tal if
 some:at :imsical c]emony1 !y  7        
consign$ to _! f9al re/+ place4    ,9 ! 
summ] ( #aifb1 ,c>illon ,p>k made room =
 :at is probably its  mo/ unusual       
example ( antique 8roll+ /ock40         
,illu/ration3 8,! ,?ree ,little ,eng9es0
 are pictur$ soon aft]      _! pur*ase  
by ,,ncr4 ,! ,c>illon ,p>k relic1 !     
,rubicon1 is      pu%+ ! fir/ electric  
express c> us$ by ,! ,ohio ,electric    
,company4 ,! exhau/ /acks ( all ?ree    
fireless eng9es orig9ally      ext5d$ up
 ! front ( ! /orage tanks1 fully expos$1
 b !      tanks 7 lat] giv5 false fronts
 s ! ,rubicon1 ,! ,dayton &      ! ,s\? 
,p>k w\ld resemble conv5tional railroad 
locomotives4        ,illu/ration3 ,!    
,dayton        ,illu/ration3 ,! ,s\?    

,p>k    ,! newcom] is ! 8,rubicon10 "o (
 ?ree fireless locomotives :i*  7       
pur*as$ by ,! ,national ,ca% ,regi/]    
,company 9 ! e>ly ye>s  ( ?is ent]pris+ 
c5tury4 ,! ,rubicon1 h[ev]1 did n come  
to !  ,p>k f a ru/y & =gott5 limbo--z1 =
 in/ance1 ! ,gras%opp]  locomotive did4 
,! eng9e is an antique1 to be sure1 yet 
its boil] &  baffles _h sc>cely _h "t to
 dry :5 x 0 refurbi%$ = a place  ( honor
 9 ! museum4 ,its successor1 a          
,diesel-p[]$ swit* eng9e1  _h be5       
deliv]$ only a %ort "t be=e ! ,rubicon 0
 reliev$ (  s]vice & 0 ready to be      
conv]t$ into a public curiosity4 ,9     
fact1  ! ,rubicon--injury add$ to       
insult6--on "o ( its f9al trips puff$   
across ! ,,ncr y>d & pu%$ its bright    
blue-&-yell[ replacem5t  f ! flat c> on 
:i* x arriv$ to ! r\ndh\se4    8,! ,?ree
 ,little ,eng9es10 s long famili> to    
,daytonians1 7 among  ! fir/ fireless   
7or /eam /orage7 locomotives 9 ,am]ica4 
,! ,dayton  0 built 9 #aiac1 ! ,s\? ,p>k
 9 #aiaj & ! ,rubicon 9 #aiji--;all by  

! ,lima ,locomotive ,works ( ,lima1     
,ohio1 on a basic design develop$ &     
popul>iz$ 9 ,g]many4 ,,ncr's f\nd]1     
,john ,h4 ,patt]son1 _h 9 fact  se5 su* 
an eng9e dur+ 8 travels 9 ,europe1 &    
decid$ x 0  j :at he want$ = ,dayton1   
,ohio4    ,mr4 ,patt]son 0 "o ( ! fir/  
,am]ican indu/riali/s to be  conc]n$ )  
8factory environm5t40 ,he believ$ t a   
factory w\ld  be an e/hetic asset to !  
community1 z well z a happy place =     
work]s1 if x 7 kept clean & attractively
 l&scap$4 ,,ncr  resembl$--!n1 z x does 
today--a s]ies ( (fice build+s r  ?an a 
huge indu/rial complex4    ,!           
neighborhood adjac5t to ! factory also  
conc]n$ ,john ,h4  ,patt]son2 he (f]$   
annual prizes to h\sehold]s :o kept !   
be/  y>ds & fl[] b$s4 ,an e>ly ,,ncr    
ma*9i/ :o look$ up f 8  la! & glanc$ out
 ! spaci\s w9d[--by way ( re/+ 8        
eyes--saw  lovely suburban g>d5s in/ead 
( ! grimy clutt] t bord]$ mo/  factories
 ( ! era4    ,keep+ ! s&/one build+s    
clean1 & ! g]aniums heal?y1 w\ld  be    

easi]1 ,mr4 ,patt]son conclud$1 if x    
w]5't = ! sooty smoke  bel*$ up by swit*
 eng9es4    ,! /eam-/orage locomotive   
prov$ to be ! answ]4 ,x c\ld *uff  ab\t 
= h\rs1 emitt+ no?+ m ?an a few puffs ( 
/eam4                                   
,a ,/eam ,tank on ,:eels      ,!        
,rubicon is actually little m ?an a #g- 
by #af-;foot /eam tank1  built some:at l
 a !rmos bottle & fitt$ out ) cyl9d]s & 
:eels4 ,! tank 0 two-?irds fill$ ) wat] 
& !n *>g$ f  a #aej-p\nd /eam l9e f !   
,,ncr p[]h\se4    ,z ! ,rubicon's eng9e]
 op5$ ! ?rottle1 /eam pass$ ?r\gh a     
r$uc+ valve & rea*$ ! cyl9d]s at a      
pressure ( #fj p\nds p]  squ>e in*4 ,!  
/eam *>ge1 at #cgj degrees ,fahr5heit1  
gradually  conv]t$ "s ( ! wat] to /eam1 
:i*--al?\gh at a less]  pressure--gave !
 locomotive additional op]at+ "t4    ,! 
,rubicon ran ?ree or f\r h\rs on a *>ge1
 dep5d+ on ! "w  load4 ,normally1 ?ree  
or f\r daily trips 7 made to ! r\ndh\se1
  to ex*ange a 8tir$0 eng9e = a         
fre%ly-*>g$ "o4 ,eighte5-in*  pi/ons    

enabl$ ! eng9es to move _! own weight ) 
j a few  p\nds ( /eam1 s x 0 r>e = !m to
 be /r&$ away f _!  8lifel9e40 ,! /orage
 tank 0 insulat$ ) a two-in* lay] (     
magnesia4 ,x 0 fitt$ ) baffles to keep !
 wat] f slo%+  back & =? z ! eng9e />t$ 
& /opp$4    ,tanks "u ! locomotive runn+
 bo>ds furni%$ compress$ air =  r++ !   
bell & s&+ ! rails 9 icy wea!r4 ,!y 7   
repl5i%$ at ! r\ndh\se1 = ! eng9e c>ri$ 
no air compressor4  ,nei!r 0 !re a      
g5]ator2 ! /orage batt]y :i* op]at$ !   
headlights _h to be re*>g$ regul>ly4    
,! eng9e's brakes 7 /rictly             
me*anical--op]at$ by tight5+ !  l>ge    
:eel 9 ! cab4        ,illu/ration3 ,!   
,c>illon ,p>k museum piece 0 photograph$
 at      ! ,,ncr ,s\? ,ma9 ,/reet       
factory cross+ 9 ! e>ly ye>s ( !        
c5tury4 ,se5 at left is ! ,,ncr (fice   
build+1 prior to      con/ruction ( !   
,,ncr auditorium4        ,illu/ration3  
,^! pictures record an ev5t :i* 0 p]haps
      inevitable ) ! increase ( auto-age
 traffic2 9 #aiae1 a t\r+      c> slid  

into ! ,rubicon's side at ! ,ma9 ,/reet 
cross+4        ,illu/ration3 ,! eng9e   
cle>ly won ! conte/6                    
,illu/ration3 ,x suff]$ only a slightly 
b5t driv+ rod1 visible      9 !         
photograph4        ,illu/ration3 ,!     
,lima ,locomotive ,works1 manufactur] ( 
!      ,rubicon1 featur$ a photograph ( 
! busily puff+ eng9e 9 "o      ( its    
catalogues4 ,! page is reproduc$ "h4    
,,fir/ ,,/eam-,,/orage ,,locomotive     
,,us$ ,,9 ,,am]ica ,,built ,,by ,,lima  
,,locomotive ,,& ,,ma*9e ,,co41 ,,lima1 
,,ohio1 ,,work+ ,,at ,,plant ,,(        
,,national                      ,,ca%   
,,regi/] ,,co41 ,,dayton1 ,,ohio4       
,,lima ,,/eam ,,/orage ,,locomotives    
,lima /eam /orage locomotives consi/    
ess5tially ( a l>ge tank1    l>ge       
cyl9d]s1 ! o!r ma*9]y be+ simil> to t ( 
regul>    locomotives4      ,! tank is  
fill$ ab\t half full ( wat]1 & is !n    
connect$    ) a /ation>y boil] until !  
pressure equalizes4      ,:5 ?is occurs1
 consid]able /eam w h be5 cond5s$1 b !  

wat] w h be5 rais$ to ne>ly ! pressure &
 temp]ature (    ! /eam 9 ! boil]4 ,z   
/eam is us$1 ! pressure falls1 b    ) ! 
decrease "p ( ! wat] becomes /eam4 ,!   
tank is *>g$    to full boil] pressure1 
#bej to #bjj p\nds z ! case may be1 & ! 
pressure r$uc$ to #fj p\nds by a r$uc+  
valve4      ,! cyl9d] diamet] is        
increas$ s ! tractive p[]1 to ! limit   
( adhesion c be utiliz$ at #fj p\nds    
pressure 9 ! cyl9d]s4    ,due to ^! l>ge
 cyl9d]s1 ! locomotive c move itself )  
only     or #d p\nds pressure4      ,"u 
ord9>y circum/ances1 x w n h to be *>g$ 
any    (t5] ?an ! regul> type (         
locomotive takes wat]4 ,v>y+ )    !     
am\nt ( "w desir$1 x w run f two to t5  
h\rs ) "o    *>ge4 ,two *>ges p] day is 
a good av]age4      ,?is type possesses 
_m advantages = "w 9 indu/rial plants1  
p[d] mills1 lumb] y>ds1 cotton mills1   
:>ves1 etc4 ,among its    advantages    
are3      #a4 ,absolute ,safety 9       
inflammable localities1 & f boil]       
explosion1 z pressure decreases         

con/antly4    #b4 ,simplicity4 ,no?+ to 
wat* b signals & gauge4    #c4 ,economy4
 ,9 fir/ co/2 9 ma9t5ance2 9 op]ation4  
,j ! locomotive = use ar\nd y\r plant4  
,absolutely no dang]    f fire2 c be    
op]at$ ar\nd factories manufactur+ ! mo/
    inflammable mat]ials ) p]fect       
safety4 ,we build all practical         
sizes4 ,write = fur!r p>ticul>s4      ,!
 fireless 8locos0 7 und5iably safe1 9 t 
/eam pressure 0    always on ! decrease 
& nev] ran wild4 ,on ! o!r h&1 !        
brakes 7 s primitive t fa/ em]g5cy /ops 
7 impossible    ) a /r+ ( heavy coal    
c>s4 ,visibility f ! cab 0 limit$1      
too--an add$ haz>d ) increas$ auto &    
p$e/rian traffic 9 !    ,,ncr factory   
area 9 rec5t ye>s4      ,b ! retirem5t (
 ! ,rubicon1 ! ,dayton1 & ! ,s\? ,p>k 0 
irrevocably decid$ by ! m\nt+ co/ (     
keep+ !m 9 repair4    ,replacem5t :eels 
_h to be specially ca/1 & _m o!r p>ts _h
    to be fa%ion$ f scrat*4 ,t[>d ! end 
( ! eng9es' s]vice1    two ma*9i/s 7    
devot+ full "t to pamp]+ _! a*es &      

agues1 & ! ma9t5ance bill 0 com+ to m   
?an #af1jjj    annually4 ,railroad buffs
 w miss !m1 b !y _h to g6               
,illu/ration3 ,! ,,ncr eng9e h\se _h j  
be5 complet$ :5      employees clu/]$   
ar\nd ! ,dayton = ?is photograph4       
,illu/ration3 ,"o ( ! fir/ eng9e crews  
poses by ! ,rubicon4    ,!              
,diesel-electric locomotive :i* replac$ 
!m is a #ej-ton  eight-:eel unit        
manufactur$ by ! ,g5]al ,electric       
,company at ,erie1  ,pa4 ,x is p[]$ by  
two #aej-;horsep[] eng9es1 ea* driv+ a  
,d4,c4  g5]ator4 ,9 turn1 ea* ( !       
g5]ators p[]s a ,d4,c4 motor ge>$ to  an
 axle4 ,a p[]$ axle drives two :eels    
directly1 & by side arms two  o!r :eels 
are also driv54 ,?us1 ! locomotive is   
p[]$ by two  indep5d5t units4 ,! p[]    
units c be us$ sep>ately or             
simultane\sly z ! numb] ( c>s dem&s1    
giv+ traction to ei!r  f\r or eight     
:eels4        ,illu/ration3 ,,ncr help$ 
,dayton meet ! #aiac flood em]g5cy4 ,!  
,company's p[]h\se--equipp$ ) ! giant   

,corliss eng9e :i* is      se5 today at 
,c>illon ,p>k--suppli$ ! /rick5 city )  
electricity4        ,illu/ration3       
,moreov]1 ! h>d-work+ ,rubicon 0 s5t    
nor? on      ! /reetc> tracks to help   
haul away flood debris4    ,) !         
,diesel-electric1 no "t is lo/ re-*>g+ !
 tank4 ,!  eng9e]'s cab is com=tably    
heat$ 9 w9t]4 ,automatic c\pl]s1  front 
& re>1 increase employee safety4 ,p[]ful
 air brakes control  ! eng9e itself &   
air hoses c also be c\pl$ to t[$ c>s4   
,op]at+ co/ is only a fraction ( t      
requir$ = ! old  8*uff]s40              
,fireless ,eng9e ,slight$ 9 ,rail ,lore 
,! /eam /orage locomotive does n figure 
prom95tly 9 ! colorful  lit]ature (     
railroad+4 ,conf9$ to ! mode/ task (    
%unt+  miscellane\s c>s ab\t remote     
factory y>ds1 !re 0 no ,casey ,jones  to
 give x romance4 ,nor 0 !re a lu/y      
fireman or a w&]+ hobo to  immortalize x
 9 song4 ,x is kn[n t an obscure        
8,toon]ville0 type  ( road ne> ,new     
,orleans employ$ a fireless eng9e z e>ly

 z  #ahce--re*>g+ at ea* end ( ! track4 
,also1 a numb] ( fireless  eng9es 7 us$ 
ar\nd pap] mills & munitions factories1 
:]e  sp>ks f conv5tional eng9es c\ld h  
l$ to fire & cataclysm4                 
,illu/ration3 ,! ,s\? ,p>k1 si/] eng9e (
 ! ,rubicon1 edges      up to ! ,,ncr   
p[]h\se4 ,! photograph is undat$1 b !   
gleam      ( ! eng9e indicates t x      
hadn't se5 too _m ye>s (      s]vice4   
,! ,rubicon is "o ( ! la/ ( its         
bre$--p]haps ev5 ! la/ ( its  p>ticul>  
design4 ,b sport+ new black pa9t & fre% 
gold  lett]+1 x has f\nd a measure (    
immortality--albeit )\t  balladry--at   
,c>illon ,p>k1 among o!r relics (       
,am]ica's indu/rial  pa/4               
,illu/ration3 ,aft] ! ,rubicon's        
retirem5t1 workm5 began      refurbi%+ x
 = ! ,c>illon ,p>k hi/orical collection4
 ,"h      !y are se5 remov+ half a      
c5tury's accumulation ( pa9t4           
,illu/ration3 ,! ,rubicon is %[n z x    
travel$ ! la/ few feet      ( its long  
c>e]4 ,x 0 mov$ into its p]man5t        

,c>illon ,p>k      home on ,july #af1   
#aifb4        ,illu/ration3 ,on ,augu/  
#bj1 #aifb1 ! ,eng9e ,h\se at ,c>illon  
,p>k      0 op5$ ) in=mal ribbon-cutt+  
c]emonies4 ,%[n above are      sev]al ( 
! gue/s inspect+ ! refurbi%$ locomotive4
                                        
,,c>illon ,,p>k                         
,,dayton1 ,,ohio                   ,"o (
 a s]ies ( ,c>illon ,p>k booklets4      
,price t5 c5ts4                         
,transcrib]'s ,notes      --,sil5tly    
correct$ a few typos4    --,reta9$      
publication in=mation f ! pr9t$ edition3
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c\ntry ( publication4    --,9 ! text    
v]sions only1 text 9 italics is delimit$
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