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Mike Trent

December 10, 2009 02:12PM

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Charlie,

Assuming you are referring to the box on the fireman's side of the smoke box in the picture below, it was used for flags, either cloth or painted sheet metal flags.

These were all removed in the mid fifties.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2009 02:14PM by Mike Trent.

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Box on 485's smoke box	CharlieMcCandless	December 10, 2009 01:14PM
Re: Box on 485's smoke box	Mike Trent	December 10, 2009 02:12PM
Re: Box on 485's smoke box	CharlieMcCandless	December 10, 2009 02:19PM
Re: Box on 485's smoke box	drgwk37	December 10, 2009 03:13PM

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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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