When their train runs empty of its fuel reserves on the way to Appleloosa, Drawbar and his brother Axle Box are stranded deep in the forest. With no way of calling for assistance it's up to the two of them to find a way to get the locomotive moving again. Their search brings them to a quiet lumber mill, where they'll find more than just a way home.
Contains: double-dose gay shipping, country accents, and poorly-understood train jargon. Read at your own risk for each.
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What's a Drawbar?
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A drawbar is the part of a coupler that attaches to the frame of a train car or locomotive. Basically it's what allows traincars to be hooked together, and eliminates slack action(which is the amount of free movement of one railcar before it transmits its motion to an adjoined car.)
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Story seems good so far. Definitely following it to see where it goes.
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Thanks! Hope it continues to impress!
I remember when this story was in the 'New Stories' section. Wow, you have really updated it since last Wednesday. Keep it up!
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Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to check out the story. It's all just been coming to me as I'm writing, so that's why I've been getting the updates out so fast!
What annawesome story! Keep up the good work and stick with it. You've got me interested!
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it so much!
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i'v read the whole thing through and have loved it! in fact, i'v read it through more than once. so even though i know you posted it a while ago, i'm wondering if you can make some kind of sequel? please? please please please please PLEASE!?
I don't wanna be 'that guy', especially since you did give warning, but ten pounds of coal ain't enough to even get steam up on a locomotive. Especially on one that's been sitting cold iron for several days. It would take a couple hundred pounds just to start, and a few tons to run for any length of time.
Also I would think a steam sawmill would just burn their own byproduct rather than coal. Scraps and sawdust.
Sorry, steam power is a passion of mine. Good story otherwise.
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I was afraid of a comment like this, seeing as I know exactly nothing about trains, much less engines. I appreciate the insight, though! Thanks for reading and putting up with my glaring ignorance on steam engines