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Re: When Schellville locos didn't need a cage
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 08-25-2012 - 06:53

rgcx Wrote:
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> Those spark arrestors are interesting.

They were common on NWP-assigned SD7s during that period. SW8s and SW900s assigned to the NWP also had an external spark arrestor.

> Could a
> unit with a small fuel tank make a round trip to
> Eureka?

No, but they didn't need to, because both Willits and Eureka were servicing locations for road units. (Units on locals such as this one were fueled differently.) It's a 1200 gallon tank, by the way.

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  When Schellville locos didn't need a cage Photobob 08-24-2012 - 15:05
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