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Dirk Ramsey

February 07, 2012 09:49PM

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Cast iron will hold up better than steel to cinder abrasion. I always worried about 346's as they are well worn by cinders bouncing off of them for so many years. 346 has square cast pipes, where as 318 has round ones that show little evedence of erosion.

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.	D&RGW 223	February 06, 2012 08:24AM
Re: 223's steam pipes	guymonmd	February 06, 2012 04:30PM
Re: 223's steam pipes	Jeff Ramsey	February 06, 2012 07:13PM
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Re: 223's steam pipes	Ray Cadd	February 07, 2012 10:42AM
.	D&RGW 223	February 07, 2012 11:19AM
Re: 223's steam pipes	Dirk Ramsey	February 07, 2012 09:49PM
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