Magma Arizona RR 2-8-0 No. 5
Galveston, TX, United States 		Location: Galveston Railroad Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Jul 18, 2014 @ 16:07:04 by Jacob Woods
Because on an oil burning locomotive like M&A #5 there is not a build up of ash and clinkers like on a wood or coal burning engine and no grating to hold in this ash the ash pan is open, allowing the flickering of the flames to show out the bottom, where as on coal and wood it is blocked the the ash the the firebox grates, both of which are not present in an oil burner. Hope this helps, and describes and bit of #5.
Posted: Jul 14, 2008 @ 20:07:59 by anonomous
why does an oil-fired Locomotive have the fire flickering out from underneath the firebox?
Posted: Feb 17, 2008 @ 13:02:59 by Daniel L

Number 5, now repainted for some reason as 555, DID in fact star in Emperor of the North TWICE! Once as number 5, (the fast mail that almost collides with 19, yes, the Yreka Western steamer!) and once as #27, (the passenger train.)

 

Dan

Posted: Jun 24, 2006 @ 22:06:26 by Brian C. Riley
This is a direst link to all information on the locomotive. http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com/ctc555.htm
Posted: Jul 30, 2004 @ 19:07:09 by Kenneth Cotton

 This locomotive has been used in several movies,including"Emperor of the North","Young Billy Young",and"Powderkeg".

  This locomotive was also operated for a brief time in Galveston in the 1980's. It is also the last steam locomotive to pull a freight train in Arizona.