Re: SVRy: What A Ride It Must Have Been!

Brian Norden Wrote:
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> Dave,
>
> The lighting in these cars was with Kerosene
> lamps. There were several styles use in passenger
> train cars. One is the style reproduced for the
> restorations done by the C&TS and others.
>
> Think of the old Kerosene burning table lamps, or
> the marker lamps used on trains, or the the
> kerosene burning lanterns once used by farmers, or
> even the modern Colman lanterns you might use when
> out camping. Each lamp had its own little
> reservoir with a wick and font; some double lamps
> in passenger cars had one reservoir feeding the
> font of each lamp.
>
> BN

Thank you, Brian, details are great to have. I guess the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the tank, was the tank that is on RGS Pierce Arrow Motors. My mistake and thank you for the correction and added information.

Still a Student,

Dave



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2024 01:43PM by davidtltc.