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    Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for? —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) These are called, (1) "smoke deflectors"... Very much more common on EuroTrash trains than on US proto (2). Good example of a US proto loco that uses them, though, is UP 8444 1 - In the best, totally unimaginative, tradition of railroad (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for? —James Powell
    (...) Yep, My EuroTrash Live Steamer has them...where does the smoke blow? Right into my face! (Mind you, I'm 16/1 too big for the cab of the engine too!) (...) Actually, I think it has more to do with the size of the engine and the front drag of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for? —Christopher Masi
     Hey, do you have pictures of your little steamer? They would be neat to see. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for? —James Powell
     (...) Yep, there are photos at: (URL) are pictures taken out here in Newfoundland...the track here is a bit wonky for running, but I should get a chance to do some repair work this spring, then more running of the engine. James Powell (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Elephant ears (was Re: What are the fins on some steam locomotives for? —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) But that's part of the FUN of live steam, no? (...) Yes, I think you're right about that! Turbulent flow would be much more likely to disperse the smoke by the time it got back to the cab than laminar flow would. I wonder if streamlined (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
 

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