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Article: Holding steam in high esteem: Devotees of old, smoky engines unite this weekend.
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- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)
- Article date:
- July 13, 2007
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Byline: Holly Zachariah
Jul. 13--PLAIN CITY, Ohio -- The flames shot from the belly of the old steam engine, and the heat could be felt 10 feet away.
So imagine how intense it must have been for John Yowler, hunkered down with his face inches from the fire and jabbing his steel poker over and over to fuel the flames.
After a few minutes, the sweat dripped off his suntanned face and soaked the back of his red T-shirt.
But a little elbow grease is a small price to pay, he says, to get his 16-horsepower, 1920 Huber rolling.
Besides his own hard work, all he needs to keep his prize equipment going all weekend at the 58th annual ...