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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Railroad fireman blowing down the boiler

On a sticky-hot and incredibly humid day, the fireman of a Strasburg Rail Road steam locomotive blows accumulated sediment out of the boiler; because of the humidity, the condensed steam hangs in the air.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Oren Helbok