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Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 03-25-2019 - 19:20

Hot Water Wrote:
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>
> Yes. there was an additional boiler water tank
> inside the carbody, with valves to eliminate
> filling that internal tank for those other
> railroads than the Santa Fe, that could not not
> handle the additional weight.

Interesting. In my experience on the SP, the auxiliary tank was used. If there were any Mechanical Department instructions (known as a GMO) not to use it, I wasn't aware of it . . . and apparently others in the Operating Department weren't either.

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  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam Dr Zarkoff 03-24-2019 - 00:06
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam George Andrews 03-24-2019 - 21:04
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam OPRRMS 03-24-2019 - 23:34
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam Dr Zarkoff 03-25-2019 - 00:41
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam WAF 03-25-2019 - 07:03
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam OPRRMS 03-25-2019 - 07:17
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam OPRRMS 03-25-2019 - 07:34
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam OPRRMS 03-23-2019 - 22:18
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam Saugus srvr 03-23-2019 - 23:41
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam WAF 03-24-2019 - 07:06
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam HUTCH 7.62 03-24-2019 - 08:16
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam Dr Zarkoff 03-24-2019 - 11:35
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam Beer & Pizza 03-24-2019 - 18:26
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F and train steam HUTCH 7.62 03-25-2019 - 10:10
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 ex-BN 03-25-2019 - 10:27
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 Hot Water 03-25-2019 - 11:43
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 ex-BN 03-25-2019 - 16:57
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 Hot Water 03-25-2019 - 17:38
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 ex-BN 03-25-2019 - 17:51
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 Hot Water 03-25-2019 - 18:08
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  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 OPRRMS 03-25-2019 - 19:20
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 George Andrews 03-25-2019 - 20:34
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 Hot Water 03-26-2019 - 09:06
  Re: Amtrak SDP40F vs. FP45 ex-BN 03-26-2019 - 12:22


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