So, you want to fire up a steam engine?

[Ryan]

Hope you have a few hours, it isn't as easy as turning the key:

https://medium.com/@philjern/how-to-boot-a-steam-locomotive-a8093223faee

Its 3:30 in the morning, as my alarm goes off. Ouch. Today, its my turn to get old 153 up to speed for Sunday operations. I drag myself out of bed, bleary-eyed, and shower quickly. An hour later, the gravel in the parking lot crunches beneath my tires as I drive up to the gate of the museum.

I take my coffee and rolls with me as I open the train shed, and flick on the lights. There, three feet away, are the cylinders of the 153, a 1922 product of the American Locomotive Company. The sight never fails to astonish me.