Re: NG Oil burners- C&S 70

Donald Foster Wrote:
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> Purely economics. It was thought that converting
> the C&S to oil burning would result in significant
> fuel savings. The #70 was chosen for the
> conversion on a trial basis on the Clear Creek
> line in 1931. It seems that the results were
> promising, but by the time the trial results were
> in, the narrow gauge operations were winding down
> and the expense of converting all motive power and
> setting up fuel depots along the lines, made the
> change impractical.
>
and the price of oil had gone up, cutting into the potential savings.
hank