Re: SP4449 auxiliary tender
Author: Craig Tambo
Date: 08-01-2020 - 23:27
George Andrews Wrote:
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> During the 1984 Louisiana World's Fair Daylight
> trip, there was one segment where the auxiliary
> tender was NOT used. Somewhere during the
> Southbound run through California the aux tender
> suffered a mechanical malady that required setting
> it out enroute. The 4449 Daylight went over
> Tehachapi Loop and Soledad Canyon without the
> extra tender, thereby looking All the World like a
> proper San Joaquin Daylight from the 1940's. The
> aux tender was repaired and rejoined the train at
> Los Angeles.
The auxiliary tendered experienced a hotbox and was set out between San Francisco and San Jose.