Re: Short Tables and Long Loco's.
| March 20, 2020 04:46PM |
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motorcarm19 Wrote:
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> These boys have learned just how much water they
> need in the loco and tender to balance the whole
> thing out. Its always great to see people
> applying what they have and making it work
I'm not certain whether it's a Hemisphere thing but down here water level is just that, regardless of how much is in the tank. J class were very well balanced but thanks for the chuckle.
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> These boys have learned just how much water they
> need in the loco and tender to balance the whole
> thing out. Its always great to see people
> applying what they have and making it work
I'm not certain whether it's a Hemisphere thing but down here water level is just that, regardless of how much is in the tank. J class were very well balanced but thanks for the chuckle.
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Chris Walker | March 20, 2020 01:57PM |
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motorcarm19 | March 20, 2020 03:20PM |
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bcp | March 20, 2020 03:45PM |
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Chris Walker | March 20, 2020 04:00PM |
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Chris Walker | March 20, 2020 04:46PM |
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tgbcvr | March 20, 2020 07:25PM |
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Rader Sidetrack | March 20, 2020 09:02PM |
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hudsonut1 | March 20, 2020 09:13PM |
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Brian Norden | March 20, 2020 11:21PM |
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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