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John Bush

December 12, 2018 02:54PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Locomotive #168 got a complete new hot riveted (not welded) tank as part of the restoration.
The bottom and the lower 12" of the sides were "shot". The reason we made a whole new cistern is because the tender did not have a riveted patch in 1915. The rest of the tank was worn but not shot. How long it might last in service before leaking was a question.

John Bush

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