“Union Pacific 844 was converted from coal to fuel oil and is still going.”
Very viable. Perhaps wood could also be used for excursion runs. It might produce more “realistic” smoke.
CCP has embargoed Aussie coal ships outside CCP harbors.
Australia has coal. Give them a ring?
And have the additional beneficial effect of pissing off the Enviro-Weenies as it passes them belching REAL smoke! I like it:
FIREMAN: Agghhh. I see em. They got signs, too.
ENGINEER: Alright! Lets pour it on, we usually go through here at about 5 mph to let people admire us, but we can go up to 40 mph. Let's pour it on-FULL SPEED AHEAD!
FIREMAN: begins tossing logs in as fast as he can) Can I pour some coal juice in there too? That'll REALLY make some steam for us, and we are going to see the thickest, blackest, gooey oil-filled and global warming particulate-filled cloud belching out you have ever seen! I hope they all have some Tide at home, because that stuff all comes out the top too!
ENGINEER: Yeppers!
FIREMAN: They aren't moving off the tracks on the bridge!
ENGINEER: No problem, we do have a cow-catcher...let's see, who do we have back there? Billy and Sue, you want to blow the whistle real loud?
BILLY AND SUE: (in unison) YAAAAYYYY! (fighting over the whistle, then both yanking it over and over again)
TRAIN: WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOO!
PROTESTERS: HEY HEY! HO HO! FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO! HEY HEY! HO HO! FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO!
TRAIN: WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOO!
PROTESTERS: (in confusion) Aggggghhh! HE'S NOT STOPPING! AAARRRHHHHHHHHH! (leaping off bridge into icy water below)
BILLY AND SUE: (in unison) YAAAAYYYY!
ENGINEER: (with evil grin) I hate Environmental Nazis!