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John Cole

December 13, 2005 02:48PM

Thanks John, the Fairbanks Morse type Y diesel engine is the same type used in the Chama Coal tipple, except that one is a 15 horsepower model. I suspect that the reason the water tank wasn't needed after 1942 is that the smaller locomotives were retired. Is that correct? I know that they have the turning loop for the rotary snowplows by the tank. Since both rotories were saturated engines, I imagine they went through LOTS OF WATER. What did they use to water them after Lava was shut down?

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Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Cole	December 08, 2005 05:12PM
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Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Cole	December 08, 2005 07:02PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	Dave Dye	December 09, 2005 08:28PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse PIC	Dave Dye	December 11, 2005 10:00PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	Dave Dye	December 11, 2005 10:16PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Cole	December 13, 2005 12:49PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Templeton Chama Station Agent	December 13, 2005 01:29PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Cole	December 13, 2005 02:48PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	earl	December 13, 2005 09:29PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse	John Cole	December 13, 2005 09:49PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse PIC	Dave Dye	December 13, 2005 06:42PM
Re: Lava Tank and pumphouse PIC	Dave Dye	December 13, 2005 09:21PM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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