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Kevin

March 08, 2005 07:05PM

I am curious how the dry sand in the sand dome is applied when needed.
Was it an a pressurized system using steam or air to blow the sand down on to the rails?
Or was it simply a gravity feed?
Was there more than one method used and it simply depended on the likes and dislikes of the CMO of a particular railroad?
How was the sand feed process activated?
Thanks.

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Sanders on steam locomotives	Kevin	March 08, 2005 07:05PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	dan	March 08, 2005 08:12PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	steve b	March 08, 2005 08:27PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	earl	March 08, 2005 11:18PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	Nick Oliver	March 09, 2005 03:47AM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	steve b	March 09, 2005 06:13AM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	earl	March 09, 2005 11:37AM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	Kevin Bush	March 09, 2005 12:47PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	C W Craven	March 09, 2005 10:36AM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	earl	March 09, 2005 11:44AM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	C W Craven	March 09, 2005 12:25PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	Phil Reader	March 09, 2005 12:57PM
Re: Sanders on steam locomotives	Bruce R. Pier	March 09, 2005 06:43PM
Stirring the dome	Dan Markoff	March 09, 2005 06:18PM
Re: Stirring the dome	Paul Hagglund	March 09, 2005 06:52PM
Inspection	Dan Markoff	March 10, 2005 09:48AM
Re: Inspection redux	Dan Markoff	March 10, 2005 09:52AM
Re: Inspection redux	Paul Hagglund	March 10, 2005 03:23PM
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