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Coal-powered fireboxes have a firedoor, which can be open to shovel coal inside. The door should be kept closed otherwise, to prevent blowback. Blowback is a dangerous event where exhaust flow is reversed, drawing fire into the cab , potentially catastrophically harming the crew. It happens upon entering tunnels with the firedoor open.