Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> I forgot to add this in my previous post. After
> leaving Camp 13 with the days loads, mallet 4
> would encounter a steep pull up to Summit Switch.
> Because of this, it was often necessary to
> "double" the hill. This extra move added to
> mileage and increased oil consumption.
> While Clover Valley had 9 water tanks, I believe
> that oil facilities existed only in Loyalton and
> Camp 14 where 2-6-2 8 normally tied up. Mallet 4
> did not usually operate this far North.


I did some looking this afternoon in old correspondence and would like to correct an error
that I made. Clover Valley normally kept one oil car at Camp 13 where the 4 and 8
met and exchanged trains. There were 2 oil cars kept at Camp 14, the end of the
line where 2-6-2 8 normally tied up. There was also the large oil tank in town.