Ghost of D.J. Russell Wrote:
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> Looks like it had a steam boiler in Espee days,
> based on the split tank & patched tank filler up
> front on the frame.
Nope. It never had a steam generator.
What you're seeing is a 1700 gallon fuel tank that could be modified to carry 400 gallons of diesel fuel and 1200 gallons of Bunker C 'heavy' fuel for the dual fuel system SP tested on many units during the late Fifties. It was never installed in this unit, and it was always strictly diesel fueled.
Same unit with its 1965-1976 number. [Ed Cooper photo]
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