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John Craft

March 11, 2008 04:25PM

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Granflaten Wrote:
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> The cast stack shows up in the photos of the 315
> in 1942. The last photo we (DRHS) have showing the
> straight stack was dated 1940. I too suspect the
> the tapered stack came from a retired C-17. Just
> don't know what advantage that would have been.
> Draw better?

Perhaps the straight stack was cracked, rusted / cut through, or otherwise worn out. There are a few locomotives that have run in the post-steam era who have needed a stack replacement for one reason or another.

JAC

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D&RGW 315 (todays picture)	BillD	March 10, 2008 07:36PM
Re: D&RGW 315 (todays picture)	mesaman3000	March 10, 2008 08:36PM
Re: D&RGW 315 (todays picture)	Granflaten	March 11, 2008 04:21PM
Re: D&RGW 315 (todays picture)	John Craft	March 11, 2008 04:25PM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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