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MatthewM

February 11, 2024 12:12AM

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6 Wheel tenders were incredibly popular until 1880 or so on both standard and narrow gauge railroads in the US, just not on the Rio Grande. Some say it was believed they offered a softer ride at higher speeds. Looking outside of the Rio Grande sphere (or even look at the early Grande locomotives in Utah) you will see the 6 wheel tenders either in a 4-2 (1 bogie and pedestal) arrangements such as shown here, or 2-2-2 (3 individual pedestals) such as those on the Colorado Central Porters were all over the place.

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D&RG #11 - Weird Tender Wheel Arrangement	The Train Tracker	February 09, 2024 02:43PM
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Re: D&RG #11 - Weird Tender Wheel Arrangement	George W Pearce	February 10, 2024 03:07PM
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Re: D&RG #11 - Weird Tender Wheel Arrangement	jim pallow	February 11, 2024 07:47PM
Re: D&RG #11 - Weird Tender Wheel Arrangement	MatthewM	February 11, 2024 12:12AM

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