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Re: UP 830 - grit & grime
Author: Hot Water
Date: 06-21-2021 - 12:54

SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> A website tells me 830 was a class FEF-2 (sister
> to 833 preserved in Ogden).
>
> Date given is the 1960's. Piston rod is gone, so
> ready to be dismantled.
>
> These were bumped from passenger to freight by
> diesels. Obviously they got dirty in freight
> service.
>
> Hot Water: Is the white staining all over just
> from the water minerals?

Just my opinion but, I don't see how THAT much "water minerals" would accumulate all over the running gear. The characteristic white mineral deposits on UP steam locomotives were generally all around the top of the boiler turret, from the discharge of the Willson Blowdown Separator.
To me, that looks more like the locomotive was sitting a long time and subjected to dust storms.

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