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SMITTY

August 07, 2018 08:27PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Hi Chris, The D&S could mount the firing valve over on the engineers side and eliminate the fireman's job.....That used to be worth $4.00 a hundred for the engineer to not have a fireman.....on the US carriers......

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SMITTY GOIN' LOCO
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER, RETIRED
Last run July 24, 1992

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