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Some of you may know my son Grant who has been around live steam since he was born. He is now six and in kindergarden, and has access to my track in the back yard with his battery operated trains. Last fall I had Grant run my Ruby at Larry Hergets, and he did OK for his first run, using gloves to control the throttle. So last weekend, I went out and fixed up the track, since it was nice out. Today we took #346 out. Grant oiled all around the engine himself, then he put the water in the boiler and the steam oil in. I gassed it up and lit it. Other than that, Grant preformed the entire run, including use of the johnson bar to reverse the locomotive to pick up cars. He did it very slowly so as not to bump the cars. He can read the pressure guage and accuratly reported the pressure frequently, as well as keeping an eye on the sightglass. I worked on a couple trouble spots we found in the track, while Grant continued the run. So I guess I am the fireman now. LOL