{"id":217,"date":"2022-04-22T02:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T02:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.sanfranciscotrains.org\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:22:06","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscotrains.com\/index.php\/sb4\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"State Belt #4: Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is No. 4?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under restoration next to the old Bayshore Roundhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes No. 4 special?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. 4 has a number of distinctions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>According to <em>Pacific News<\/em>, this was the largest Vulcan Iron Works steam locomotive &#8220;known to exist anywhere&#8221; when it emerged from the scrapyard in the Seventies<\/li><li>The only one of the State Belt&#8217;s steam locomotives known to survive<\/li><li>Subjective, but we would argue that No. 4&#8217;s wild journey through history is in and of itself a noteworthy distinction<\/li><li>Certain mechanical and aesthetic details (such as the one-piece cylinder and valve head covers) on No. 4 are not seen often among preserved locomotives<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Belt&#8217;s roster specifically, No. 4 stood out from the crowd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Their only locomotive not built by Baldwin or ALCo<\/li><li>Their only steam locomotive which had piston valves (the smaller &#8220;cylinders&#8221; on top of the cylinders, in contrast to the boxy slide valves which the Belt&#8217;s other steamers had)<\/li><li>Their lightest 0-6-0 (even lighter than one of the 0-4-2Ts!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will the restoration be complete?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At current pace, it will be quite a while before No.4 will be operable again. <a href=\"\/index.php\/categories\/news-and-updates\/state-belt-4-restoration-updates\">See our blog for restoration updates<\/a>. Alternatively, <a href=\"\/index.php\/howtohelp\">see our page on how you can help<\/a> &#8211; more volunteers are always appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where will No. 4 run?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undetermined. The Bayshore Roundhouse is its most likely place of long-term residence, but it will need to be trucked out to elsewhere for operation if an operational track isn&#8217;t part of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What fuel did No. 4 burn?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crude oil or heavy fuel oil (roughly equivalent to &#8220;Bunker C&#8221;).<br>(Confused? <a href=\"\/index.php\/misc\/oilburners\" data-type=\"URL\">We have a page on oil-burning steam locomotives.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What fuel <em>will<\/em> No. 4 burn?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undetermined beyond &#8220;liquid hydrocarbon&#8221; at this stage of the restoration, though we aren&#8217;t short on options. Commonly available substitutes for fossil oil include waste vegetable oil and molasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I heard that No. 4 was Vulcan&#8217;s first oil burner, is that correct?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You probably heard that from us&#8230; which is why we regret to inform you that we were mistaken. Our bad! There are still a few lingering questions about Vulcan and oil burners, though. <a href=\"\/index.php\/misc\/oilburners#first\">We have a write-up about this goof-up on our page about oil burners.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where is No. 4? Under restoration next to the old Bayshore Roundhouse. What makes No. 4 special? 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