Re: Steam Injector Parts stolen from the Sierra Railroad

Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> Tom Moungovan Wrote:
>
> > Well Kelly, I just gotta ask...I hope that you
> are talking about
> > the injectors and not the locomotive. FWIW,
> the 36 was considered
> > the best steam locomotive on the rr, not too
> surprising since she was
> > custom built by Alco for them.
>
> Yes, I was talking about the injectors. Regarding
> #36 herself, as my boss said, "What she lacks in
> looks, she makes up for in ability."
>
> Regarding her being custom built, I had heard just
> the opposite, that she was built for an eastern
> shortline who couldn't pay for her after the stock
> market crash, and the Sierra bought her from ALCO
> stock. ALCO replaced her tender with her current
> short one to fit on the Jamestown turntable, and
> converted her to oil before shipping her to CA. I
> don't know if that is true or not, but it is what
> I was told.
>
> Two details that lend credence to that story are
> that the perimeter framework for a master
> mechanic's front end is still in her smokebox
> (something that isn't needed on an oil burner),
> and the steam gauge is in the middle of the
> backhead, aimed at the oil bunker, not aimed at
> the fireman's seat. This makes the gauge
> inconvenient for the fireman to see, but would be
> just the place to put it if burning coal. I've
> never seen another oil burner with the steam gauge
> in that location.

Fair enough, I stand corrected and should have not simply assumed what I did.