Oh, look! The single-named fireman has a 'shovel' under his arm too! Seriously, ol' #4097 didn't need any shoveling in any event since she was an oil burner. Makes sense in Texas and similar instead of hauling coal a long ways.

Q: Why can't a steam locomotive sit down?
A: It has a tender behind!

In my childhood musings, I thought driving a locomotive would be a blast, but these guys don't look like they have any fun at all!

But two cardigans on Mr. Wallingford.

Seems like a necktie is a bit overdressed to be shoveling coal into a firebox. Or any other job on a steam engine like this one.

Delano signaled the relative job status of each man: conductor and engineer in the middle, head brakeman with adjective of rank (a standard crew would have had a second brakeman), fireman without initials (unless Walker was his first name, in which case even more so). Even their heights convey comparative 'stature'.

The fellow on the far left is carrying a shovel. I'd wager he's the fireman, and the brakeman is on your far right.

[That's a glove, not a shovel. Stoking locomotives with shovels ended long before this photo was made. - Dave]

With a lot of miles on them I'll bet.