Jasper Wrote:
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> I wonder if there has ever been given any thought
> to converting an old tender with a smallish diesel
> electric setup with powered trucks to provide an
> emergency get home (or off the main line).
> Painted properly, it could just look like the
> second water tender that many steam locomotives
> use and might comfort the rail owners that any
> breakdowns would not block the line. Just a
> thought.
>
> Jasper

Nice idea, but I bet it would cost a small fortune to make.