Re: Colorado and Southern #9 Fuel Question
| November 06, 2010 07:23PM |
The Colorado Historical Society requires that all steam locomotives used on the Georgetown Loop burn oil. Thus #9 was converted to oil for its brief return to service in 2006.
Jason Midyette
C&S #9 in Silver Plume August 31, 2006. The "Bear Trap" spark arrestor and cinder pipe had just been installed.
C&S #9 on a cold day in Silver Plume, September 2006
C&S #9 at Hall Tunnel, September 21, 2006
Jason Midyette
C&S #9 in Silver Plume August 31, 2006. The "Bear Trap" spark arrestor and cinder pipe had just been installed.
C&S #9 on a cold day in Silver Plume, September 2006
C&S #9 at Hall Tunnel, September 21, 2006
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