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rainbowroute

October 19, 2018 03:36PM

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I would expect that the 200lbs is the rated working pressure of the boiler, not it's physical weight. That is, a "200 lb boiler", means 200 pounds of steam pressure, measured in pounds per square inch (psi).

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March 1962 study on the Durango-Silverton by the National Park Service	DakotaRed	October 19, 2018 03:20PM
Re: March 1962 study on the Durango-Silverton by the National Park Service	rainbowroute	October 19, 2018 03:36PM

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