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Today's picture is of a boilermaker at the roundhouse of the Proviso railroad yard near Chicago. I had to look up the definition of a boilermaker . . . it is one who is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications from plates and sections. Thinking of a locomotive, it is made from large plates of steel riveted together. I wonder how many "boilermakers" are left out there. The picture was taken in 1942.
Such a crisp and clear picture,like it was made in 2010.
ReplyDeleteOr like a fine painting.
ReplyDeleteI am a Boilermaker - The Purdue kind. But our symnbolic locomotive is as close as I ever get to trains.
ReplyDeleteBoilers heat buildings large and small. Boilers power steam turbines making electricity. Boilers abound.
ReplyDeleteThe railroad variety still exist. Visit Chama, New Mexico. The Friends of Chama are a volunteer group that maintain and run steam engines and cars. Getting parts is getting harder and harder, so many of the parts need to be fabricated and a tour of the facility is just fascinating.
ReplyDeleteBoilermaker - a shot of whiskey with a beer chaser. I'm fond bourbon and beer, but on separate days! A modern "boiler maker" is a super precise robotic welding machine. Anyone who watches the TV show "How It's Made" show will see the modern version eventually.
ReplyDeleteLots of boilermakers still out there working. Maybe not in railroads, but all your refineries and manufacturing plants will have them available.
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