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Roger Hogan

September 13, 2018 03:02PM

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John Bush Wrote:
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> Washing the coal pile was instituted this summer.
> The goal is to reduce the amount of coal that has
> been ground down to a very small size (fines)
> before it gets to the fire box.
> When the locomotive is working hard the fines tend
> to get carried up the stack still burning. That
> increases the chance of line side fire. This
> summer despite the drought we had substantially
> fewer than usual fire issues.
>
> John Bush

Thanks for the information Mr. Bush.

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483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 06:11AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Clarence L. Tidewater	September 13, 2018 08:56AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	MD Ramsey	September 13, 2018 10:59AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	mark e czerwinski	September 13, 2018 12:27PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 12:43PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	drgwk37	September 13, 2018 07:20PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Charles Hettrick	September 14, 2018 03:10PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 14, 2018 04:21PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 12:43PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Russ489	September 13, 2018 07:36PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 12:42PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	John Bush	September 13, 2018 01:56PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 03:02PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	SR_Krause	September 13, 2018 03:44PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 13, 2018 06:17PM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	mark e czerwinski	September 14, 2018 05:16AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Chris Walker	September 14, 2018 05:39AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Russ489	September 14, 2018 06:37AM
Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Earl	September 14, 2018 10:24AM
Re: Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 14, 2018 10:25AM
Re: Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Earl	September 14, 2018 10:39AM
Re: Re: 483 Getting Ready=Chama Yard =Photos	Roger Hogan	September 14, 2018 11:06AM

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