Does an engineer concern himself on where he stops his steamer. What I am getting at is do you stop it so each piston is on a power stroke so you have both pistons with steam coming in for best starting power. If a piston was at close to the end of its stroke there would be no immediate power for starting a train
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In a word...no.
Gilly, it is possible to stop a steam locomotive with one side on center. In that case only one side will "push" when the throttle is opened. If it takes more than half of the locomotives rated tractive effort to start the train, it won't move, even with the throttle wide open! Been there and done that a few times in the 765.
If the engine happens to stop with one side on center, the gentle taking of a little slack will take care of the problem.
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