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Dennis O'Berry

February 12, 2005 05:07PM

These rumors probably started in 1930s at least. Even Rio Grande trainmen (such as Gil Lathrop) manufactured/spread accounts that were "slightly inaccurate" although colorful and the suppositions have flowered ever since. According to the 1920 ICC 308 Forms: 268 received a new cistern in May 1905 and a new tender frame in June 1919. 278s record shows no tender activity. 268 appears to have kept the same tender/cistern until 1948 when changes made for the Chicago RR Fair. 278 had two or three different tenders between 1923 and 1927 - none of which were the one behind it now. Earliest view I have of 278 with the current tender/cistern is 1933 when it was stored.
Dennis

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C-16 No. 268 Tender	Kenneth Milner	February 11, 2005 05:15PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Paul Gibbs	February 11, 2005 05:59PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Kenneth Milner	February 11, 2005 08:04PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Fred	February 11, 2005 10:47PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Jerry Day	February 12, 2005 01:12PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Fred	February 12, 2005 02:13PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Dennis O'Berry	February 12, 2005 05:07PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Fred	February 12, 2005 06:33PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Paul Gibbs	February 12, 2005 09:02PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Jerry Day	February 12, 2005 07:44PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Kenneth Milner	February 13, 2005 08:52PM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Mike Stillwell	February 14, 2005 06:34AM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Jerry Day	February 14, 2005 07:52AM
Re: C-16 No. 268 Tender	Bill Dennehy	February 14, 2005 08:37AM

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