Operating a Steam Engine

This page is for collecting notes on operating the steam engine in the steamship Virginia V, the last operating wood passenger steamer in the US.

The Engine

The engine is a triple expansion, double acting, three cylinder steam engine. It was designed by John T. Heffernan and built in downtown Seattle by Heffernan Engine Works.

The Symphony of the Engine Room

When operating a steam plant, once must use all their senses

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