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Earl

April 05, 2017 12:45PM

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74ford Wrote:
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> Thanks Earl. So I surmise the previous tank was
> SP?
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> -Jeff

Someone once told me the current tender came from a steam-powered pile driver. It was put behind 2248 when it became the ceremonial engine. I suppose it looked better than the big whale-back tank it had in fire train service. Where the tender was before it was behind the pile drive is unknown to me.

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NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	74ford	April 05, 2017 09:48AM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	Fritz Klinke	April 05, 2017 10:31AM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	74ford	April 05, 2017 11:21AM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	Earl	April 05, 2017 11:24AM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	74ford	April 05, 2017 12:37PM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	Earl	April 05, 2017 12:45PM
Re: NNG Q: SP/FWWR/GVRR 2248 Tank...	74ford	April 05, 2017 04:11PM

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