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Kevin

March 19, 2005 11:12PM

Other than the SP's use of the whaleback, and thus the narrow guage railroads that ran under SP control or influence, why would a railroad use a whaleback tender instead of a regular style tender with an oil bunker installed?
Where there advantages in operation, i.e. I guess visibility, capacity?
Or was it just a matter of preference?
Thanks.

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Whaleback vs regular tenders	Kevin	March 19, 2005 11:12PM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	John Braun	March 20, 2005 10:16AM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	Ed Kelley	March 20, 2005 01:39PM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	Brian Norden	March 20, 2005 05:26PM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	SVRy Lineman	March 20, 2005 05:41PM
A few obvious advantages..	El Coke	March 21, 2005 08:49AM
Re: A few obvious advantages..	Dan Robirds	March 21, 2005 10:41AM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	Paul Hagglund	March 20, 2005 07:03PM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	Tom Armstrong	March 20, 2005 06:39PM
Re: Whaleback vs regular tenders	Kimball McGinley	March 21, 2005 01:50PM
What are they?	Robert	March 21, 2005 07:12AM
Loaf-of-bread	Bob Yarger	March 21, 2005 07:28AM
Re: Loaf-of-bread LINK	Don Richter	March 21, 2005 09:49AM
Don't forget the Whalebottom!	Greg Scholl	March 21, 2005 03:42PM
Re: What are they? PIC	Ed Kelley	March 21, 2005 11:55AM
Thanks for your help! NM	Robert	March 21, 2005 02:09PM
Another image for you LINK	Greg Scholl	March 21, 2005 06:49PM
Morenci Southern Tenders	WilliamDiehl	March 22, 2005 11:52AM

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