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El Coke

May 13, 2005 11:32PM

The Colorado Rail Annual from some years back shows #70 at Black Hawk in 1931, as an oil burner. According to that annual the crew escaped with minor injuries in the boiler explosion. In its repair #70 lost its old U.P. style smokebox front and received a "Burlington" style smokebox front.

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C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Chris Ahrens	May 13, 2005 06:27PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Kevin	May 13, 2005 06:32PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Charlie Mutschler	May 13, 2005 08:39PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Chris Ahrens	May 15, 2005 09:11PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Charlie Mutschler	May 16, 2005 09:42PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Chris Ahrens	May 17, 2005 04:54PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	El Coke	May 13, 2005 11:32PM
Re: C&S 70 Oil burner & Boiler Explosion	Mike Trent	May 14, 2005 08:28AM

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