The wood fired train kiln was developed by John Neely and employs a bourry box in the front of a basic cross draft tube design. The unique features of this kiln are a "throat arch" that connects the bourry box to the ware chamber and a "checker flue opening" connecting the ware chamber to the chimney.
An example of a "throat arch" made from refractory castable.
The origional train kiln in at USU in Logan UT.
The "double wide" train kiln in Logan UT.
A small train kiln at The University of North Texas circa 2001.
An obnoxiously huge train kiln at NAU in Flagstaff, AZ.
Train kiln at the studio of Don Reitz in Clarkdale, AZ with a side loading door.
Another photo of the previous kiln.
The train kiln at St. Petersburg Clay Company.
The train kiln at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT.