CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-Wheeler
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CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler Operating Manual Developed by Smokebox for Dovetail Games' Train Simulator 2018TM © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 2 Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Locomotive Technical Specifications................................................................................................................. 4 Positions of the Controls and Gauges in the Cab .............................................................................................. 5 Key Assignments................................................................................................................................................ 9 Animations....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Lights................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Sanding ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 Particle Effects................................................................................................................................................. 14 Other Special Effects ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Expert Mode, Simple Mode and Automatic Fireman...................................................................................... 15 Genuine Wheelslip .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Real Steam Chest with Individual Valve Events............................................................................................... 17 Throttle and Reverser Behavior ...................................................................................................................... 17 Brakes .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Firebox............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Water............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Speedometer................................................................................................................................................... 25 Headlight ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Impaired Operation......................................................................................................................................... 26 Adjustable Controls Difficulty.......................................................................................................................... 27 Cab Views and Head-Out Views ...................................................................................................................... 29 Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................................... 30 A Few More Tips on Operating the Locomotive.............................................................................................. 31 Asset Selection in the Scenario Editor............................................................................................................. 32 © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 3 Rolling Stock .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Toolset Used to Build the Model..................................................................................................................... 33 Special Thanks ................................................................................................................................................. 34 © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 4 Introduction The "Buffalo" series of ten-wheelers built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey, appear on the CPRR's roster for November 1868. They were based on a standard 4-4-0 design (as represented in Train Simulator by the Union Pacific No. 119) but with an extra pair of driving wheels placed in the gap between the usual two pairs of drivers and the pilot truck. Consequently, there was less space to fit the valve gear and crosshead pumps, leading to the cramped and cluttered appearance of the area just behind the cylinders. The locomotive burns wood for fuel, hence the "balloon" smoke stack with its large spark arrestor made from hardware cloth. The extra pair of drivers gave the locomotive better adhesion than the 4-4-0, which was beneficial on the steep grades that the CPRR's segment of the Transcontinental Railroad traversed through and over the Sierra Nevada mountains from Sacramento, CA, until meeting up with the Union Pacific at Promontory Summit, UT. Locomotive Technical Specifications Build date: 1868 Builder: Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works of Paterson, NJ, U.S.A. Type: "Buffalo" series Wheel configuration: 4-6-0 ("ten-wheeler") Operating company: Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California (CPRR) CPRR numbers and names: 82 "Buffalo", 83 "Mountaineer", 85 "White Bear", 86 "Gorilla" and 87 "Tempest" Cylinders: 2 each of 18" cylinder bore and 24" piston stroke Driving wheel diameter: 52" without tires, 57" with 2.5" thick tires Boiler pressure: 120 psi Tender fuel: 2,000 US gallons of water, 2 cords of wood Starting tractive effort: 13,096 lbf - estimated Boiler horsepower: 290 bhp - estimated © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 5 Steaming rate: 10,000 lb/hr - estimated Maximum cut-off: +/- 75% (15 forward notches; neutral notch; 7 reverse notches) Injector rate of flow: 19.2 US gallons (16 Imperial gallons) per minute at 120 psi Positions of the Controls and Gauges in the Cab The diagrams below show the positions of the cab controls (operated by dragging or clicking with the left mouse button) and gauges (or gages, if you prefer). © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 6 © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 7 © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 8 1. Toot 20. Window 2. Long Whistle 21. Door 3. Short Toot 22. Window 4. Safety Valve Spring Balances 23. Window 5. Steam Gauge 24. Door 6. Blower Steam Throttle 25. Water Gauge Try Cock 7. Feedwater Heater 26. Water Gauge Try Cock 8. Feedwater Heater 27. Water Gauge Try Cock 9. Throttle 28. Blowdown 10. Sander 29. Firebox Door 11. Cylinder Cocks 30. Blower 12. Feedwater Pump Try Cock 31. Feedwater Pump Try Cock 13. Reverser 32. Handbrake 14. Window 33. Water Valve 15. Water Valve 34. Three Short Toots 16. Feedwater Valve 35. Injector Water 17. Desired Fire Mass (visible only after clicking 36. Injector Steam in the firebox opening and dragging up or down; vanishes when the firebox door 37. Injector Steam Throttle begins to close) 38. Feedwater Valve 18. Manhole Cover 39. Front Damper 19. Bell 40. Rear Damper © Smokebox 2018, all rights reserved Issue 1 Train Simulator - CPRR "Buffalo" Ten-wheeler - Operating Manual Page 9 Key Assignments Item Key Action Remarks Engineer's Controls A Increase The throttle controls the rate at which the steam chest Throttle D Decrease (not the cylinders directly) is filled with steam. W Forwards The reverser controls the length of the valve cut-off, i.e. for how long steam is admitted to the cylinders on each Reverser Reverse piston stroke, as well as the direction of travel (although S (“Hook up”) it is possible, in the right circumstances, to be traveling forwards with the reverser in reverse, and vice-versa). X Open Sand is effective in increasing traction only when Sander Shift X Close traveling forwards. Spacebar Blow Tap quickly to produce a short toot. Tap for slightly longer to produce a longer toot. Spacebar Quill Hold for approximately one second to initiate a long Whistle Return whistle. Shift Three Short Signals to everyone around that the locomotive is about Spacebar Toots to back up. Bell B Toggle On/Off The standard way to operate the bell from the keyboard. Steam will be expelled from the cylinder cocks only when they are open and the regulator is not fully closed. Toggle Cylinder Cocks C There will be a catastrophic failure if the cylinder cocks Open/Close are not used after the loco has been stationary for some time, as a result of steam condensing in the cylinders. Blowdown Shift F8 Open Toggle Open the damper doors to let